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Two Rivers rookie Jeff Reid crossed the finish line early Saturday, fulfilling a longtime goal. “It’s kind of a surreal feeling, you know, actually being here,” he said.
None of the four members of the Salty Science team had rowing experience, but they managed to win the World’s Toughest Row women’s division after crossing more than 3,000 miles of ocean.
A fan club welcomed Rookie of the Year Josi Thyr as much of the rest of the field took shape. Just a few rookie mushers remained on the trail.
After Aaron Burmeister scratched in Unalakleet, he passed the ashes of Howard Farley to 2023 champion Ryan Redington so he could complete the journey home.
This year the deaths of three dogs during the race — and five more during training — have refocused attention on the darker side of Alaska’s state sport.
The 2024 race marks the first time four women have finished in the top 10: Cantwell musher Paige Drobny led the way in fifth place, followed by Mille Porsild, Amanda Otto and Jessie Royer.
Arriving at all hours of the day and night, competitors mushed down Front Street in Nome as spectators cheered them on.
Troopers said they identified a person of interest in the incident, which involved musher Bailey Vitello’s team. The Iditarod said the snowmachine made “contact” with a dog but it wasn’t injured by race standards.
To earn a sixth championship, “this one was supposed to be hard. It had to be special. It had to be more than just the normal Iditarod — and for me, it was,” Seavey said.
A 3-year-old male on rookie Calvin Daugherty’s team “collapsed on the trail roughly 10 miles before reaching the Shaktoolik checkpoint,” according to Iditarod officials.
Seavey and his team of 10 dogs took off from White Mountain just before 8 a.m. with 77 miles between them and the finish line in Nome.
Mushers’ family, friends and fans began calling Peace on Earth weeks ago to place pizza orders. Many asked for special messages to be written on the boxes.
After days without a single scratch, six mushers have now dropped out — including two who decided to pull out after a dog on each of their teams died.
George, a 4-year-old on Hunter Keefe’s team, collapsed on the way to Unalakleet, race officials say.
Dallas Seavey is hoping to notch a record-setting sixth Iditarod victory. He regained the lead after a two-hour penalty earlier in the race.
A 2-year-old dog on rookie Isaac Teaford’s team died near the Nulato checkpoint. Three mushers have now scratched from this year’s race.
While there are plenty of examples that romanticize the danger associated with bears, the reality is animals prefer to be left alone.
The mushers are adding clothing to themselves and their dogs to stay warm in subzero wind chills.
“We’re only halfway in the race, and tons can happen,” said musher Pete Kaiser.
Wind chill along the river could get as low as minus 55 in the coming days, with no relief down the trail at the Norton Sound coast.
Both the Big Lake musher and his voracious huskies were eager to eat, having made it to the Yukon River first Thursday night.
Musher Dallas Seavey was assessed a two-hour penalty for failing to properly gut a moose he shot earlier in the race after it attacked his team.
Also, Dallas Seavey recounts what happened in the aftermath of the moose killing and his dog’s injury before he was dealt a two-hour penalty.