The race begins with a parade-like ceremonial start in Anchorage on Saturday, March 4.
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4-time Iditarod champion disqualified for positive meth test during race
A positive drug test for methamphetamine has disqualified veteran dog musher Lance Mackey from the 2020 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, according to a statement from race organizers.
Shaktoolik awarded for COVID-19 accommodations, hospitality during Iditarod
The Native Village of Shaktoolik is being recognized for their makeshift checkpoint during this year’s unusual Iditarod sled dog race.
Nome, Iditarod officials postpone end-of-race festivities
Iditarod mushers will still be finishing on Front Street in Nome next week, but the city of Nome will not be hosting any festivities.
From queen of the yard to life of the party: Meet 5 of this year’s Iditarod dogs
Hundreds of sled dogs are running across Alaska this week as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race plays out over 1,000 miles from Willow to Nome.
Here are 16 photos of frosty Iditarod mushers and fuzzy muzzles
With temperatures plunging deep into the negatives on Tuesday, mushers and dogs sported a coating of frost when they pulled into Nikolai, a small village about a quarter of the way into the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.