IDITAROD: Special Coverage from APRN

Hugh Neff Talks About Books and the Iditarod

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:45:08 +0000

Hugh Neff, in to Ruby this morning, talks about his support for books and what he learned about Alaska and the Iditarod by reading.

Mushers Talk Trail Tunes

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:44:36 +0000

Match the Musher with his/her playlist preferences: 1) Justin Savidis 2) Zack Steer 3) Martin Buser 4) Kristy Berington 5) Hugh Neff A) Van Halen B) Classic Rock C) Hobo Jim D) Michael Jackson E) Grateful Dead And why does Jeff King listen to his MP3 player? Watch the video and find out.

Jamaican Newton Marshall a Crowd Favorite

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:42:38 +0000

Rookie Newton Marshall draws supportive applause for his first Iditarod. Marshall has been training with champion musher, Lance Mackey.

Rookie’s Grandpa Made Original Serum Run

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:39:40 +0000

Rooke Middy Johnson has family ties to the original 1925 serum run. Unalakleet musher William ‘Middy’ Johnson is a rookie, but his grandfather, Henry Ivanoff, was on the original serum run in 1925. His nickname Middie is from his younger days when his grandmother called him Mr. William and younger kids who couldn’t quite say Mister, [...]

Iditarod Officials Encourage Using Shuttle

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:14:38 +0000

Buses will be leaving the Millennium Hotel in Anchorage three times the morning of the restart. Spectator tickets are $20 for a round-trip ride to the start. Volunteers will be charged $10 for a round-trip ride to the start. Tickets may be purchased at the Millennium Hotel beginning Friday, Feb. 26 at 10:00 a.m. Specators may purchase tickets [...]

2010 Iditarod Preview

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:34:27 +0000

With the Ceremonial start of the 2010 Iditarod sled dog race slated for Saturday March 6th, racers are preparing for what looks to be a very competitive field. Various groups are putting together their pools for picking the winners. Here is a breakdown of some of the favorites in no particular order. John Baker – 3rd in [...]

Iditarod 2010

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:25:26 +0000

APRN’s news coverage of the 2010 Iditarod starts this week. Please join us here and at APRN.org for complete coverage of this year’s exciting race. APRN’s Annie Feidt, KSKA’s Ellen Locker and veteran reporter Tim Bodony will be on the trail this year. You can listen to reports on your favorite APRN station. We will be bringing you [...]

Iditarod Finishers Continue to Arrive in Nome

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:38:02 +0000

The action is picking up in Nome at the finish line of the Iditarod. Willow musher Ramey Smyth recorded another top ten finish – the sixth of his Iditarod career – when he claimed ninth place this morning (Thursday). Tim Bidony, APRN – Nome Download Audio (MP3)

Iditarod GPS Tracking Gets Good Reviews

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:36:07 +0000

The Iditarod Trail Committee’s “Insider” coverage package is completing its first year of offering paid subscribers a GPS tracking system on the Internet. Every musher in the field was required to carry a GPS transponder this year, after a voluntary test run last year involving about two dozen mushers. Tim Bidony, APRN – Nome Download Audio (MP3)

Iditarod Morning: March 19, 2009

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:21:34 +0000

The race was won yesterday morning by Lance Mackey, that surprised no one. With fifteen dogs – that did. Download Audio (MP3) Get a race update later today on APRN stations statewide on Alaska News Nightly. Follow all our race updates on Twitter at twitter.com/iditarod.

Lance Mackey Wins 3rd Consecutive Iditarod

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:33:32 +0000

Lance Mackey rolled into Nome at around noon today to win his third consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race. Mackey joins Susan Butcher and Doug Swingley as the only mushers to win three races in a row. Tim Bodony, KIYU – Galena Download Audio (MP3)

Iditarod Morning: March 18, 2009

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:44:30 +0000

Lance Mackey will reach Nome today. Two teams that made it through the wind across Norton Bay yesterday morning will be next. Then it’ll be a while. Download Audio (MP3) Get a race update later today on APRN stations statewide on Alaska News Nightly. Follow all our race updates on Twitter at twitter.com/iditarod.

Iditarod Mushers Fight Brutal Weather

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:54:21 +0000

Mushers were worried about the wind and cold as they left the Unalakleet checkpoint yesterday. Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)

Mackey Maintains Huge Iditarod Lead

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:53:37 +0000

Lance Mackey is hours ahead of the rest of the field in this years Iditarod sled dog race. He left the Elim checkpoint at 11am this morning. His closest competitors, Sebastian Schnuelle and John Baker arrived at Elim two hours later. All of the mushers were battling low temperatures and fierce wind today. The leaders [...]

Iditarod Morning: March 17, 2009

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:02:11 +0000

It’s a time of challenge on the Iditarod. Wind and blowing snow on the coast, and in the hills, two dogs died in the drifts. Teams push their way along the coast of Norton Sound. Skies will be clear there today. Download Audio (MP3) Get a race update later today on APRN stations statewide on Alaska News [...]

Iditarod Mushers Dealing with Extreme Cold snap

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:04:06 +0000

The leaders felt a swift drop in temperatures between Saturday night and Sunday morning as they pushed up the Yukon River to Kaltag. Tim Bodony, KIYU – Galena Download Audio (MP3)

Yukon Quest Champ Running 2nd in Iditarod

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:02:17 +0000

The winner of last months Yukon Quest, Sebastian Schnuelle is well acclimated to the sleeplessness that comes with the sport. Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)

Lance Mackey Has Formidable Lead

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:59:26 +0000

Lance Mackey left Unalakleet late last night, as a crowd of fans from the town looked on. Annie Fedit, APRN – Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)

Iditarod Morning: March 16, 2009

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:26:45 +0000

Back on the Yukon, Aaron Burmeister officially named Lance Mackey “Superman” – and of course that really means super team in this race – as the leading canine athletes pull him out of Shaktoolik and across the ice of Norton Bay this morning hours head of anyone else. Mackey has clearly mastered this year’s Iditarod. [...]

Crossing Over into the Lance Mackey Zone

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:42:16 +0000

You unlock this door with the key to his imagination. Beyond it is another dimension – a dimension of barking, a dimension of snow, a dimension of Gee and Haw, and thirteen hour runs. You’re moving into a vast northern land of aurora and substance, of things, ideas, and a 16 dog team with super [...]

Mackey’s Team In The Lead From Anvik

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:00:13 +0000

Two-time defending Iditarod champion Lance Mackey was the first musher to reach the Yukon River today, pulling in to the village of Anvik just past noon. David Shurtleff, APRN – Anchorage Download Audio (MP3)

The Race isn’t Over Yet, is it?

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:05:57 +0000

In the old inter-office, inter-family, or inter-village pool, it was difficult to place your money on Lance Mackey this year. You almost want there to be a competitive race. The list of mushers competing was simply stuffed with the best mushing pedigrees around. Lance was the odds on favorite before the start of the 2009 [...]

Iditarod Morning: March 13, 2009

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:23:17 +0000

Lance Mackey’s powerful team has pulled way ahead of everybody else in the Iditarod. He’s showing what his team can do. But other prior winners are moving up. Download Audio (MP3) Get a race update later today on APRN stations statewide on Alaska News Nightly. Follow all our race updates on Twitter at twitter.com/iditarod.

Leaders Head For Iditarod Checkpoint

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:00:23 +0000

The leaders of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are on their way to the remote Iditarod checkpoint. Aaron Burmeister was the first set out on the 90 mile trip this morning. He left the Ophir checkpoint at 6:17, with Hugh Neff, Lance Mackey, Sebastian Schnuelle and Jeff King close behind. Annie Feidt and David Shurtleff, [...]

Bjørnar Andersen has scratched at Takotna

webmaster@aprn.org (Alaska Public Radio Network) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:07:54 +0000

Considered by many to be one of the favorites in the 2009 Iditarod, Bjørnar Andersen from Team Norway has scratched from the Iditarod race. The musher who calls Elverum Norway home had a mishap after the Rohn checkpoint where the sled tipped on it’s side and dragged him over an icy surface for a considerable [...]