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NISSWA — A 2,500-mile, seven-day race across Alaska is dubbed “The World’s Longest, Toughest Snowmobile Race” — the Iron Dog. And Nisswa native Dan Zimmerman can call himself an ...
Wearing bib #34, it took her 13 days, 1 hour, 35 minutes, and 44 seconds to complete the race. This Iditarod’s course was the longest in the race’s 53-year history, stretching 1,128 miles.
Holmes crossed the finish line in Nome, Alaska, with a winning time of 10 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes and 41 seconds – the longest winning time since Jeff King in 1993 (10d, 15h, 38m, 15s).
The Iditarod, dubbed "The Last Great Race on Earth," is a 1,000-mile race that spans from Anchorage to Nome and can last up to 10 days, with 12 to 16 dogs and a musher sledding across Alaska.
Nick Begich III and Mary Peltola at Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (James Oh/Alaska Public Media) Spending in Alaska's U.S. House race has exceeded $40 million ...
Eric Hafner, who is serving a 20-year sentence, is running to represent a state in which he has never set foot. He could play the spoiler under Alaska’s ranked-choice system.
- Alizadeh will take to the water for the men’s single sculls repechage and needs a top-two finish to advance to the next round. He will be up against Abdalla Ahmed, of Sudan, Vladislav Yakovlev ...
In the Race to Alaska, at any time and anywhere between points A and B, he says, “you have to be paying attention. You’re making decisions every 20 minutes because there’s something ...
Life Nation Northwest Travel Dog deaths revive calls for end to Iditarod, the endurance race with deep roots in Alaska tradition March 13, 2024 at 9:08 pm Updated March 14, 2024 at 6:20 am ...
The last dog to die during the annual race was Oshi, a 5-year-old female on musher Richie Beattie’s team, in 2019. At a post-race checkup, veterinarians found signs of pneumonia in the dog.
FILE - Wade Marrs (Willow, AK) drives his team from the starting line during the restart of the 2020 Iditarod Sled Dog Race at Willow Lake on March 8, 2020 in Willow, Alaska.
I never watched "The Amazing Race," but according to some "Jet Lag" makes it look like a pile of dog shit. Anyway, here's the first episode of the current season. Watch it. Or don't, I'm not your mom.