IT'S IDITAROD TIME....trouble already

Paige Drobny was the first into Galena! She has declared her 24 hr rest. She has won the FEAST!! :applause: :applause: :applause:


Matthew Failor and Jeff Deeter declared and completed their 24 hr rest back in Tanana.

Mandatory rest stops.
These must be declared and taken at an official check point.

Each musher must take a 24hr rest somewhere along the route before hitting the coast.

Also each musher must take an 8hr rest somewhere along the Yukon River.

There is also a mandatory 24 hr rest at White Mountain.

THIS ENSURES DOGS AND HUMANS R 'GOOD TO GO''

ere are the top 10 as of 6:45am AKST

Resting in Kaltag 1 (Mile 456)

1 Jessie Holmes

On their way to Kaltag 1

2 Nicolas Petit MILE 445

Resting in Nulato (Mile 420)

3 Michelle Phillips
4 Mitch Seavey
5 Travis Beals

On their way to Nulato

6 Emily Ford MILE 398

Resting in Galena (Mile 369)

7 Paige Drobny
8 Matt Hall
9 Ryan Redington
10 Mille Porsild

BOLDED...OLD TIMER FROM WAY BACK....GETTING UP IN YEARS, BUT STILL HAS IT IN HIS BLOOD.

Here's this morning's top 10 as of 7:25 AKST

The following Have left Kaltag 1 and are heading toward Eagle Island 1
All 8 of these mushers have completed their 24 hr rest

1 Paige Drobny MILE 500
2 Jessie Holmes MILE 495
3 Matt Hall MILE 487
4 Mille Porsild MILE 477
5 Mitch Seavey MILE 475
6 Michelle Phillips MILE 472
7 Ryan Redington MILE 469
8 Travis Beals MILE 464

In Kaltag 1 (Mile 456)

9 Nicolas Petit
10 Emily Ford


5 teams have Scratched

Daniel Klein (r)
Jeff Deeter
Mike Parker (r)
Brenda Mackey (r) RACING FAMILY
Charmayne Morrison (r)

GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award

This year, the Halfway point will be the Grayling 1 checkpoint. The first musher to reach this checkpoint will receive a trophy and his/her choice of $3,000 in gold nuggets symbolic of the history of this interior area of the Iditarod Mining District or a brand-new smartphone with a year of free service from GCI.

GOLD NUGGETS ALMOST A TRADITION....ALWAYS A ULTRA COOL THING. . my brother collects nuggets like rolls of quarters.......no gold coins for him. IT'S AN ALASKAN THING

With today, March 8th, being International Women’s Day, it’s fitting to remember and salute the great women of Iditarod and their accomplishments. From the first woman to finish Iditarod, Mary Shields (1974), to two time Red Lantern recipient Cindy Abbott (2015 & 2017), there are so many strong women mushers who serve as role models for girls and women. Lolly Medley, Pam Flowers, Libby Riddles, Susan Butcher, DeeDee Jonrowe, Aliy Zirkle are only a few of the past Iditarod legends that have inspired other women mushers.

STRONG WOMEN......A WONDROUS THING.

Lost a dog this week. Sad.

See that one musher used all shelter dogs. Hope they finish well.

out gardening.....late for this report,

Jessie Homes won the Half-Way award by being the first to arrive in Grayling 1 :applause: :applause: :applause:

Here's the top 10 as of 7:01am AKDT

Resting in Anvik (mile 603)

1 Jessie Holmes

Mushing toward Anvik

2 Paige Drobny MILE 597
3 Matt Hall MILE 592

Resting in Grayling 1 (Mile 582)

4 Michelle Phillips
5 Ryan Redington
6 Mitch Seavey
7 Nicolas Petit
8 Mille Porsild

Mushing toward Grayling 1
a9 Bailey Vitello MILE 558
10 Travis Beals MILE 550

I wonder where on the route, they have had warm weather earlier on the trek....any other info on the conditions that caused the death?

Top 10 teams as of 6:28 AKDT

Mushing towards Eagle Island 2 (MILE 715)
1 Jessie Holmes MILE 699
2 Matt Hall MILE 682
3 Paige Drobny MILE 678
4 Mitch Seavey MILE 662

In Grayling 2 (MILE 659)
5 Nicolas Petit
6 Michelle Phillips

Mushing towards Grayling 2

7 Mille Porsild MILE 657
8 Bailey Vitello MILE 643
9 Travis Beals MILE 637
10 Ryan Redington MILE 636

Next Special Award

Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award
This award has been presented by Bristol Bay Native Corporation since 2014 to the first musher to reach the Kaltag checkpoint. This year, the award will be given at Kaltag 2, teams’ second stop through Kaltag before they head to the coast. The musher will receive a check for $2,000 and 25 pounds of Bristol Bay salmon.

YUMMOS.....SALMON JERKY,SMOKED SALMON, BAKED SALMON CASSEROLE ....my brother goes up to KENAI most summers...brings back his limit of kings,fyi the runs r getting smaller and smaller because of wide net fishing...by commercial boats.....they cast a wide,.wide net and scoop up the salmon.
THIS IS SO WRONG...THE ESKIMOS DEPEND ON THE RUN FOR THEIR FOOD THRU THE WINTER.......

SEA COAST COMING UP FAST........

his morning's top 10 at 5:05am AKDT

Everyone in the top 10 has completed both the 24 hr and 8 hr mandatory rest, except for Jessie Holmes (he's got another ~hour at Kaltag2 to finish his 8hr) and Mitch Seavey (who must take his 8 hr when he reaches Kaltag2)

Resting in Kaltag 2 (MILE 785)
1 Jessie Holmes
2 Paige Drobny
3 Matt Hall

Mushing towards Kaltag 2
4 Michelle Phillips MILE 745
5 Nicolas Petit MILE 743
6 Mille Porsild MILE 731
7 Bailey Vitello MILE 729
8 Mitch Seavey MILE 717

Resting in Eagle Island 2 (MILE 715)
9 Travis Beals
10 Ryan Redington

Jessie Holmes claimed the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award by being the first musher into Kaltag2. This award consists of 25 pounds of fresh Bristol Bay salmon filets, $2,000 and a wood-burned art piece by BBNC shareholder artist Apay’uq Moore.

From Kaltag2 the mushers will make an 81 mile trek to Unalakleet (MILE 866), the first check point on the Bering Sea/Norton Sound coast.


The Ryan Air Gold Coast Award
This was first presented in 1987. Ryan Air began sponsoring this award in 2019 and for this year it will be given to the first musher to reach the Unalakleet checkpoint. The winning musher receives $1,500 in gold nuggets and a carved ivory sled dog team.