Recent Iditarod News and Articles

03/14/2007 Jeff King Arrives In Fifth Place

03/14/2007 Four Time Iditarod Champion Martin Buser

03/14/2007 Steer Blazes In To Nome In 3rd Place

03/14/2007 Lance Mackey Makes #13 One Lucky Number

03/13/2007 Gebhardt Makes It To Nome In Second Place!!!

Lance Mackey Finishes First!

Lucky number 13 proved its magical power as Lance Mackey was
the first to cross under the Burled Arch in Nome in dramatic style Tuesday night.

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Kim Slade, Wells Fargo Teacher on the Trail™

From Trail Tidbits 17, March 13 — "NOME: This old gold town looks like something out of the past. The streets were bustling with volunteers and tourists here to see the Iditarod. There is not much snow around town and, like Anchorage, they had to bring in snow in order for the sleds to come down the street. By 8:08 p.m., Lance Mackey and team were standing under the Burled Arch. The emotions of the finish were felt all around — everyone was excited to see Lance’s dream of winning the Iditarod come true. He was wearing the same bib number, 13, as his father and brother when they won their Iditarod. " Read more…

ZUMA, Famous Iditarod K-9 Mushing Reporter

March 13 — "Wow! What a Finish! I knew two days ago that Lance's team would get to Nome first; I just knew it in my own mind that this was the team to become double champions. I was whooping it up with all the other dogs and humans as Lance and his team came down Front Street in Nome, Alaska this evening. The official time for the team was arrival on March 13, at 8:08 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) for a total time of 9 days, 9 hours, 8 minutes, 41 seconds." Read more…

 

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