Seward, AK, is a great place to visit. There are so many places to see and things to do, however you may have the question “What do I with my luggage?” Here is a list of possible solutions: Many [...]
Joe Redington Sr. is the father of the Iditarod, founding the race in 1973 and going on to race 19 times. Two of his sons and three grandsons have carried on the tradition, a total of six Redingtons [...]
Ryan Redington was again the fastest team to Unalakleet (mi 737), posting a 10 hour 5 minute time over the 81 miles. I'm not a big fan of doing that long run non stop, it's only the 3rd time [...]
I made it. Thursday afternoon I finished my third Iditarod in 10 days 22 hours 17 minutes and 41 seconds in 35th place. If you watched this year’s race, you’ve heard what we went through. From the gorge and burn [...]
By now you know Thomas Waerner has the Iditarod under control. He can leave White Mountain, the last checkpoint, at 1:35 pm, and will likely be in Nome around midnight. I’ll write all the standard Iditarod disclaimers about how it’s [...]
Looking at the Iditarod competition as the teams make their way down the Yukon River, there are 20 teams still in competitive position, and it’s hard to tell who’s winning. Here’s some of the criteria I use. There’s nothing scarier [...]
We always hear about the Changing of the Guard. Guards must always be changing. Every heist in every movie all time has happened during the changing of the guard. Seriously, you’d think security companies would catch on by now. But [...]
Musher Bib Layover Martin Massicotte (r) 2 25:52 Tim Pappas 3 25:50 Kristy Berington 4 25:48 Ramey Smyth 5 25:46 Fabio Berlusconi (r) 6 25:44 Wade Marrs 7 25:42 Linwood Fiedler 8 25:40 Peter Kaiser 9 25:38 Lev Shvarts 10 [...]
I’ve been posting stats all day showing that the mushers in front at Nikolai usually ends up in the front at Nome. The run from Nikolai to McGrath is an even stronger indicator. The team that ‘wins’ that run [...]
With Iditarod Insider’s awesome live-cam coverage from checkpoints, fans have witnessed dog team after dog team happily mushing into checkpoints like well-oiled machines. All lines tight, beautiful trots on full display. We then watch those same dog teams rest [...]
