Iditarod 2009: Tuesday Update

I’m afraid I don’t really know anything more than you do from looking at the Iditarod leader board and GPS tracker. Aliy is on the move between Rohn and Nikolai, right in the thick of it with other top mushers like Lance Mackey, Jeff King, Hans Gatt and Bjornar Anderson. … Read More

Iditarod 2009: Young Racer Update

A better title for this post might be “Bragging Rights”… Here’s why: Those of you who have read the Howler know that SP Kennel has some dynamic yearlings. The “car litter” — Beemer, Honda, Hummer, Malibu, Olivia, Rambler, Ranger, Scout and Viper — are a cross of ChaCha (smart, confident, … Read More

Iditarod 2009: Aliy 4th Into Rainy Pass

The Iditarod current standings show Aliy was 4th into Rainy Pass checkpoint, only 90 minutes off the pace. This is great news and confirms that she is right on her “plan.” You can’t see Aliy’s number (#24) because it is hidden beneath Hans Gatt’s (#25) which means they are probably … Read More

Iditarod 2009: Virtual Iditarider

Iditariders are people who pay thousands of dollars to ride in an Iditarod musher’s sled during the Ceremonial Start. It’s a great ride I’m sure, but it’s also “out of reach” for most folks. So, Aliy wanted to film it and share it with you, kind of like a “virtual” … Read More

Iditarod 2009: Sunday Wrap-Up

As you can see from this zoomed in screen grab of the GPS tracker, Aliy, Allen and all the dogs are camped together after their planned five hour first run. All I can tell you at the moment is that the teams will be resting there for different lengths of … Read More

Iditarod 2009: Start Update

Here’s a little update from Bridgett on the Official Iditarod 2009 Start: If you are having trouble with the embedded mp3 player, you can click here to access the mp3 file directly and play it however your computer normally handles mp3 files.

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