Currently, the top of the Iditarod leader-board is filled out with younger mushers, most of them in their 20s and 30s — the race’s up-and-comers. Many esteemed members of mushing’s old guard are content to watch a new generation inherit the mantel.
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As Iditarod has changed, so has its relationship with its Native roots, mushers say
Before the ceremonial start Saturday of the 2018 Iditarod, veteran musher Ketil Reitan of Kaktovik remarked on how fewer Inupiaq people are dog mushing nowadays. Fewer than 10 mushers out of the 67 competing in this year’s Iditarod are Alaska Native.
Some mushers deck out in ‘full body armor’ to tackle Dalzell Gorge
The protective equipment is specifically for the hundred miles of trail through the Alaska Range, on past Rohn and into Nikolai. Jim Lanier has broken enough bones in the course of his mushing career to dress with precaution in mind.
Redington, Pettersson and Seavey first into Skwentna checkpoint
After signing in, Ray Redington Jr. and all 16 of his dogs pulled in for a rest at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Just one minute behind him was Mats Pettersson, who led the full pack of mushers for a stretch of the evening before being overtaken not long before arriving.
Mushers, fans gather for world’s most famous sled dog race
Mushers, barking dogs and excited fans are converging on Alaska’s largest city for the ceremonial start of the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
How an Arkansas duck tagger became a champion musher
Allen Moore, sometimes known as the Southern Gentleman of Mushing is an elite sled dog runner, who’s path from small-town Arkansas to mushing fame surprises even him.
Role reversal: Anchorage Iditarod prep means dumping snow on city streets
Set up for Saturday’s ceremonial Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race start in Anchorage means dumping thousands of pounds of snow on downtown streets.
Iditarod set to start under a cloud of scandals
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off this Saturday, as mushers and their teams begin cross a thousand miles of the Alaska wilderness. But this year the event is mired in scandals: Fallout from a dog doping fiasco, a musher mutiny, and unprecedented pressure from protest groups.
Seavey attorney: Report shows musher didn’t drug dogs
An attorney for four-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey released a toxicology report Wednesday that he says proves the musher did not drug his dogs in last year’s race.
Iditarod mushers demand board president resignation, don’t get it
The Iditarod Official Finisher’s Club called for the immediate resignation of Iditarod Board President Andy Baker. The club’s letter to the board, first reported by the Anchorage Daily News, said Baker has “jeopardized the integrity of our whole livelihood through his poor leadership.”