For the sixth year in a row, a member of the Seavey mushing family has claimed the top spot in the Last Great Race. This year it was Mitch Seavey who won finished the Iditarod at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, March 14.
Iditarod
Waiting for Martin Buser in Unalakleet: Old friends, and muktuk
Mushers who have been competing in the Iditarod a long time have relationships and traditions they revisit each time they run the race. When Martin Buser gets to Unalakleet, that means a bag of muktuk.
Nome could see Iditarod champ as early as Tuesday afternoon
Nome may be less than 24 hours away from its 2017 Iditarod finish. Assuming no unexpected complications or changes in his pace, Mitch Seavey could arrive under the Burled Arch as this year’s Iditarod champion by about 7 p.m. Tuesday night — perhaps slightly earlier.
300 miles to Nome: Race dynamics change as Iditarod moves to the coast
Iditarod teams have left the Yukon river and reached the Bering Sea coast. Mushers are shedding equipment, dropping slow dogs, and looking to make a move in the final 300 miles of the Iditarod.
Iditarod’s mid-pack mushers prepare final pushes to Nome
Iditarod mushers face a grueling next few days. Not just those fighting tooth-and-nail at the top of the pack but, also, everyone else with competitive ambitions jockeying for spots in the top 10, 20 and 30.
Iditarod changes dropped dog transport standards following Friday death
The necropsy results for an Iditarod dog that died Friday while flying to Anchorage indicate that it died from overheating.