Iditarod 42 (starts March 1)

[Tonichelle]

I'm hoping my fellow Idita-fans are still here on GS, anyone can feel free to jump in.

Musher bib draw is Thursday night, and the race has its Ceremonial Start on Saturday, and the real race begins Sunday afternoon (alaska time of course).

Anyone else planning to follow along?

 

[Olympia]

I don't know if I'll have the chance to watch, but you know I'll be rooting for our guys! How exactly does one follow the race? (Keeping in mind that I'm one step up from a Luddite and don't do much more than the basics on my PC.) Are you giving an account on your website or someplace else you can link to?

Let me ask, what exactly are the hours of daylight during the race? I know it's about three weeks to the Equinox, but what does that end up being in the duration of daytime? I remember vividly the article I edited for one of our programs, about the original serum run to Nome, and so much of that original journey was in darkness because it occurred in January. Thank goodness the Iditarod organizers don't feel the need to be quite that authentic.

 

[ManyCairns]

I'll be there as usual, getting the Insider package and following on the Iditarod site forums. I tend to have tabs opened in my browser for the Iditarod race page, the Insider tracker, the forum, the BSSD forum/board, SK Blog [CORRECTION: SP Dog Log http://spkenneldoglog.blogspot.com/ ] and Happy Trails Blog and Seavey blog/FB (any of the kennels that are giving race updates as we go), etc.

Toni, I'm sure you know -- might was well just spill it now -- which Seavey will it be this year? :agree:

 

[Olympia]

Oh, thanks for the names of the sites, Rallycairn. I'll google. Sorry to be so ignorant and forgetful from year to year, Toni.

 

[Tonichelle]

ha ha, no worries. I wanted to see who was still paying attention. I have an excel spreadsheet of all of the teams on the roster (had to do it for Danny Seavey before he got called to run the dang thing a couple weeks ago LOL).

rallycairn - hmmmmm that's a good question. Neither one has done any of the other races this year (though the dogs have), Mitch was set to run the Tustumena 200 but it was canceled due to lack of snow (boooo). I actually want to see Aliy take the championship though LOL I'd actually say (at this point) Dallas will come out ahead of his dad... BUT! I haven't seen Mitch all season (rarely see him once the snow flies unless it's at a race) and I'm going over to the kennel tomorrow to take headshots of the A team and probably Danny's team... so if he's around I might get a feel for how it's going and change my mind about who's the top Seavey lol

 

[ManyCairns]

Olympia, I probably wasn't clear -- the SP blog I mentioned is the Skunk's Place kennel's site and blog == Aliy Zirkle and Allen Moore. They do great race updates throughout, with vids and comments. Happy Trails is Martin Buser, and his wife and team post reasonably frequent updates. Brent Sass and Wild and Free are usually fun to follow, but unfortunately Brent is out this year due to his head injury during the Yukon Quest; he had to w/d from the Iditarod. And of course toni and company keep the Seaveys' social media outlets updated.

The Iditarod forum is very nice, too, I think -- I'm Rallycairn there, too, so I'm easy to see!

 

[Tonichelle]

I try not to post on the Iditarod/mushing forums. While Danny and Mitch both don't care if I post my own opinions (even if they're "negative" opinions) I just don't feel right as people know who I work for.

I just spent over two hours out at the Seavey Kennel taking photos of Danny and Mitch's Iditarod teams (and a few extras as they haven't broken down and picked their 16 yet)... some of the characters were too busy trying to eat my jacket so... we'll see how the photos turned out.

Mitch was in good spirits, and Danny seems to be pretty chill. They all head for Anchorage tomorrow as the mandatory musher meetings begin early Thursday. I don't like having to rush the photos because we waited so long, but with all of the changes vet checks and photos had to wait until today. (Danny was a last minute choice to run the Iditarod as their "puppy team musher" Matt Giblin broke his foot and Mitch called Danny who was on vacation in FL to run.)

3 days to go!

ETA - if there's interest I can put the list of mushers/ways to follow them on here...

 

[ManyCairns]

Toni, I think a list of the mushers and their links/info would be great.

Looks like there are a lot of rookies this year, and a couple of new all-Siberian teams, which I enjoy watching just to see how the purebred Sibe stacks up. One is a team of Sibes from Norway, and there's another, too (Lisbet Norris, I believe, is running AKC Sibes), plus of course Karen Ramstead's Siberian team which have been around a few years.


TONI -- who are some lesser-known teams or kennels to watch? Not necessarily who are going to be in the top 10, but maybe rookies who seem like they are good dog folk or who are taking the time to learn the ropes right, or who do things right but maybe don't have the best dog bloodlines -- who are some fun human-interest type teams to watch???

She's not exactly obscure and should finish well, but I really enjoy following Jessie Royer. More obscure but out this year to a knee surgery (I think) is Kelley Griffin -- I liked following her the last few years, too.

 

[Tonichelle]

Newton Marshall is always a great human interest story, considering this year he's not running under a big sponsor (in the past Jimmy Buffett helped him out). Jamaican Dog Sled team is like Cool Runnings the spin off series!

Cindy Abott has a good human interest story (she has a very odd disease that she's overcome many times), but I was a little put off by her run last year that ended before the finish. She obviously was not going to be able to safely complete the race, and yet she argued to stay in. Hearing even more of her story in a recent interview I'm even less keen on her motives, but that's just me. Most people love her for her story.

Jake Berkowitz is going to be great this year, I'm pretty sure. IF he runs... not that I think a lot of mushers will bail after they hear the trail conditions at the musher's meeting tomorrow morning, but Jake's sounded pretty iffy on facebook and in the media.

Travis Beals should do pretty well, he used to work for the Seavey's so he knows how to do it... he was a rookie last year and proposed to his girlfriend when he crossed under the burled arch. He's hoping to improve on his time and placement.

Christian Turner is running Dallas' puppy team. He's a fun guy. Dallas probably has him running a strict schedule (like Mitch will have Danny's team running) so we probably won't see him place high, but he's running a someday soon championship team.

ANYone from Team Norway can end up being a dark horse to place well.

 

[Tonichelle]

[TABLE="width: 914"]
[TR]
[TD]Musher[/TD]
[TD]Website/Blog[/TD]
[TD]Facebook[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cindy Abbot[/TD]
[TD]http://reachingbeyondtheclouds.com/?cat=6[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/cindy.abbott[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Elliot Anderson[/TD]
[TD]http://buserdog.com/blog[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/elliot.anderson.963?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ken Anderson[/TD]
[TD]http://windycreekkennel.com/index.php?id=6[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]John Baker[/TD]
[TD]http://teamjohnbaker.blogspot.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Baker-Iditarod-Update/339379803705[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Travis Beals[/TD]
[TD]http://turningheadskennel.com/news/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/turningheadskennel[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Charley Bejna[/TD]
[TD]http://www.iditarodmusher.com/The_2013_Iditarod.php[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/charley.bejna?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Anna Berington[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]http://www.seeingdoublesleddogracing.com/iditarod-race-blog.html[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Kristy Berington[/TD]
[TD]http://www.seeingdoublesleddogracing.com/iditarod-race-blog.html[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/MorningViewKennel[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jake Berkowitz[/TD]
[TD]http://www.jakeberkowitz.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/APEXKENNELS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Alex Buetow[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/APEXKENNELS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Robert Bundtzen[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/robert.bundtzen?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Aaron Burmeister[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/AaronBurmeisterAlaskanWildstyleRacing[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Martin Buser[/TD]
[TD]http://buserdog.com/blog[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/martinbuser.happytrailskennel[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Rick Casillo[/TD]
[TD]http://www.battledawgsracing.com/blog.html[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/battledawgs?ref=br_tf[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Yvonne Dabakk[/TD]
[TD]http://siberiansleddogs.com/news/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/SiberianSleddogs[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Richie Diehl[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/richie.diehl.5?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]John Dixon[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/john.dixon.1690?fref=browse_search[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Paige Drobny[/TD]
[TD]http://squidacres.com/follow-us-2/blog/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Squid-Acres-Kennel/126734840738384[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mike Ellis[/TD]
[TD]http://teamtsuga.blogspot.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/TeamTsugaSiberians[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Matt Failor
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/pages/17th-Dog-Team-Matthew-Failor/561186377244821[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Linwood Fiedler[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/linwood.fiedler?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Marcelle Fressineau[/TD]
[TD]http://www.marcelle-fressineau.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alayuk-Adventures/106602679385698[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cindy Gallea[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Hans Gatt[/TD]
[TD]http://www.gattsled.com/index.html[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Paul Gebhardt[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/MorningViewKennel[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]

[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Gus Guenther[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/gus.guenther.77?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ellen Halverson[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Karin Hendrickson[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/karin.hendrickson.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Scott Janssen[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/mushinmortician[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ralph Johannessen[/TD]
[TD]http://teambergvang.no/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/teambergvang[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DeeDee Jonrowe[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/JonroweKennel[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tommy Jordbrudal[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/tommy.jordbrudal?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dan Kaduce[/TD]
[TD]http://www.dewclawkennel.com/blog/[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Peter Kaiser[/TD]
[TD]http://kaiserracing.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/kaiserracingkennel[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Katherine Keith[/TD]
[TD]http://www.akphoenixracing.blogspot.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/AKPhoenixRacing[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jeff King[/TD]
[TD]http://www.huskyhomestead.com/blog/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/huskyhomestead[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jim Lanier[/TD]
[TD]http://www.northernwhites.com/blog.html[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/NorthernWhites[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Joar Leifseth Ulsom[/TD]
[TD]http://racingberingia.tumblr.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/joar.leifsethulsom?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sonny Lindner[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jason Mackey[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/jason.mackey.3954?fref=ts&ref=br_tf[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Kelly Maixner[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/madstork.kennel[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wade Marrs[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/wade.marrs?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Newton Marshall[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/newton.marshall.3?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Allen Moore[/TD]
[TD]http://www.spkenneldoglog.blogspot.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/aliy.zirkle[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Hugh Neff[/TD]
[TD]https://sites.google.com/site/hughneffgypsymusher/home/kennel-news[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/LaughingEyesKennel[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lisbet Norris[/TD]
[TD]http://lisbetnorris.blogspot.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/AnadyrSiberians[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Curt Perano[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Itasca-NZ-Sled-Dog-Team/118312195743[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nicolas Petit[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/Girdwood2Nome[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mats Pettersson[/TD]
[TD]http://sleddog.se/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/KirunaSleddogTours[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Michelle Phillips[/TD]
[TD]http://www.tagishlakekennel.com/blog/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/TagishLakeKennel[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Karen Ramstead[/TD]
[TD]http://www.northwapiti.blogspot.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Karen-Ramstead-North-Wapiti-Kennels/118830361194?ref=br_tf[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ray Redington Jr[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/TeamRedington[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jesse Royer[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/jessie.royer.33[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mike Santos[/TD]
[TD]http://wolfsdenkennel.blogspot.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/mike.santos.961[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Brent Sass[/TD]
[TD]http://blog.wildandfreealaska.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wild-and-Free-Mushing/107262291335[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Justin Savidis[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Snowhook-Kennel/120062308004636[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Nathan Schroeder[/TD]
[TD]http://www.horsesnhuskies.com/blog.html[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/horsesnhuskies[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Dallas Seavey[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/DallasSeavey[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mitch & Danny Seavey
[/TD]
[TD]http://www.ididaride.com/latest-news/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/seaveysididaride[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Lev Shvarts[/TD]
[TD]http://teamollie.com/news.php[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-Ollie/142626385899473[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cim Smyth[/TD]
[TD]http://www.perseverancespringsfarm.com/Cim/News/News.html[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/cim.smyth?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ramey Smyth[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/smythracingteam[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Robert Sorlie[/TD]
[TD]http://www.sled.no/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-Robert-Sørlie/341029344351[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Jan Steves[/TD]
[TD]http://livingmydream2.blogspot.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/jan.steves.1?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Ed Stielstra[/TD]
[TD]http://www.natureskennel.com/racing/index.php[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/natureskennel[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Christian Turner[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Abbie West[/TD]
[TD]http://cosmicanines.blogspot.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/abbie.cosmicanines[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Michael Williams Jr[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/mike.williamsjr.9?fref=ts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Monica Zappa[/TD]
[TD]http://osmarracingandtours.com/category/iditarod/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/OsmarRacingAndTours[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Aliy Zirkle[/TD]
[TD]http://www.spkenneldoglog.blogspot.com/[/TD]
[TD]https://www.facebook.com/aliy.zirkle[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[Olympia]

Thanks, Toni!

Lots of interesting people.

I can't tell you the mental image I had when you mentioned the "puppy team"....

 

[Tonichelle]

yeah, puppy normally means 2 years old. they're rookie dogs... they have very little experience on super long races, so they are just on a long training run on their first Iditarod.


ETA - forecast for this weekend is not looking good, rain Friday, and in the 40s on Saturday. While that sounds chilly for us (especially Olympia who is always cold lol) it's incredibly warm for dogs (think about how you feel when you run and work up a sweat. now, go get one of those huge fur coats the russians wear and put that on... and run... 11 miles... and do it in about 30-35 minutes)

 

[ManyCairns]

Yikes, that is warm. I know there was a lot of discussion about changing the early part of the route due to the warm conditions.

 

[Tonichelle]

Yikes, that is warm. I know there was a lot of discussion about changing the early part of the route due to the warm conditions.

There was, but according to Danny Seavey after the Musher's Meeting this morning he says the trail is far better than expected. Mark Nordman (Race Marshall) said in an an online live interview last night that they worked their butts off to get the trail developed for the race and that he's very confident they made the right decision. They're more concerned about the Norton Sound. The Iron Dog had to go inland because of the ice being broken up and water being visible.

Tonight is the Musher's Banquet and Bib Draw.

 

[Olympia]

Oh, boy. They really can't risk the Sound if the temperature is that high and there's so much rain.

Meanwhile, the Great Lakes are mostly frozen over. I'm tempted to suggest them as an alternate route.

 

[Tonichelle]

https://www.facebook.com/seaveysidi...95785894/550572311716654/?type=1&notif_t=like


Danny's happy about the temps, though... so I guess I shouldn't worry too much.

 

[Tonichelle]

Bib Numbers are as follows:

[TABLE="class: stats-table"]
[TR]
[TH]Bib #[/TH]
[TH]Musher Name[/TH]
[TH]Sex[/TH]
[TH]City[/TH]
[TH]State[/TH]
[TH]Country[/TH]
[TH]Status[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Curt Perano[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Central Otago[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]NEW ZEALAND[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]Paige Drobny[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Fairbanks[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Gus Guenther[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Clam Gulch[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]Dan Kaduce[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Chatanika[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]Mitch Seavey[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Seward[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]Michael Williams, Jr.[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Akiak[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]Yvonne Dabakk[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Oslo[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]NORWAY[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]Newton Marshall[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]St. Anne[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]JAMAICA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]Aliy Zirkle[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Two Rivers[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]Richie Diehl[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Aniak[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]Tommy Jordbrudal[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Longyearbyen[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]NORWAY[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]Kelly Maixner[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Big Lake[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]Dallas Seavey[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Willow[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]Michelle Phillips[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Tagish[/TD]
[TD]YT[/TD]
[TD]CANADA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]DeeDee Jonrowe[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Willow[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Jeff King[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Denali[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]Monica Zappa[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Kasilof[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]Allen Moore[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Two Rivers[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]Scott Janssen[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Anchorage[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]Christian Turner[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Karratha[/TD]
[TD]WA[/TD]
[TD]AUSTRALIA[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]Robert Sorlie[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Hurdal[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]NORWAY[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]Aaron Burmeister[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Nome[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]Ellen Halverson[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Wasilla[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]Nathan Schroeder[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Chisholm[/TD]
[TD]MN[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]Charley Bejna[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Addison[/TD]
[TD]IL[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]Jessie Royer[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Darby[/TD]
[TD]MT[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]Cim Smyth[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Big Lake[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD]Nicolas Petit[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Girdwood[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]Rick Casillo[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Willow[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD]Lev Shvarts[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Willow[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]Linwood Fiedler[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Willow[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]Karin Hendrickson[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Wasilla[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]34[/TD]
[TD]Justin Savidis[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Willow[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]35[/TD]
[TD]Paul Gebhardt[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Kasilof[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]36[/TD]
[TD]Martin Buser[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Big Lake[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]37[/TD]
[TD]Jake Berkowitz[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Big Lake[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]38[/TD]
[TD]Jim Lanier[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Chugiak[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]39[/TD]
[TD]Jason Mackey[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Wasilla[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]40[/TD]
[TD]Jan Steves[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Edmonds[/TD]
[TD]WA[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]41[/TD]
[TD]Lisbet Norris[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Willow[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]42[/TD]
[TD]Cindy Gallea[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Wykoff[/TD]
[TD]MN[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]43[/TD]
[TD]Peter Kaiser[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Bethel[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]44[/TD]
[TD]Mats Pettersson[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Kiruna[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]SWEDEN[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]45[/TD]
[TD]John Dixon[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Fairbanks[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]46[/TD]
[TD]Cindy Abbott[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Irvine[/TD]
[TD]CA[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]47[/TD]
[TD]Joar Leifseth Ulsom[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Mo i Rana[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]NORWAY[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]48[/TD]
[TD]Travis Beals[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Seward[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]49[/TD]
[TD]Ramey Smyth[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Willow[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]50[/TD]
[TD]Marcelle Fressineau[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Whitehorse[/TD]
[TD]YT[/TD]
[TD]CANADA[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]51[/TD]
[TD]Ray Redington Jr[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Wasilla[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]52[/TD]
[TD]Anna Berington[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Kasilof[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]53[/TD]
[TD]John Baker[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Kotzebue[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]54[/TD]
[TD]Ralph Johannessen[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Dagali[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]NORWAY[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]55[/TD]
[TD]Elliot Anderson[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Big Lake[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]56[/TD]
[TD]Kristy Berington[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Kasilof[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]57[/TD]
[TD]Matt Failor[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Willow[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]58[/TD]
[TD]Hans Gatt[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Whitehorse[/TD]
[TD]YT[/TD]
[TD]CANADA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]59[/TD]
[TD]Karen Ramstead[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Perryvale[/TD]
[TD]AB [/TD]
[TD]CANADA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]60[/TD]
[TD]Alex Buetow[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Fairbanks[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]61[/TD]
[TD]Hugh Neff[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Tok[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]62[/TD]
[TD]Danny Seavey[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Seward[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]63[/TD]
[TD]Katherine Keith[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Kotzebue[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]64[/TD]
[TD]Robert Bundtzen[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Anchorage[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]65[/TD]
[TD]Ken Anderson[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Fairbanks[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]66[/TD]
[TD]Mike Ellis[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Two Rivers[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]67[/TD]
[TD]Wade Marrs[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Wasilla[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]68[/TD]
[TD]Mike Santos[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Cantwell[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: alt"]
[TD]69[/TD]
[TD]Abbie West[/TD]
[TD]F[/TD]
[TD]Two Rivers[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Rookie[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]70[/TD]
[TD]Sonny Lindner[/TD]
[TD]M[/TD]
[TD]Two Rivers[/TD]
[TD]AK[/TD]
[TD]USA[/TD]
[TD]Veteran[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


The "Honorary Musher" is always #1. This year they gave it to Deby Trosper who for a very long time was the volunteer coordinator for the Iditarod. She passed away last fall after a long battle with cancer. She was an amazing person and I loved working with her every year.

 

[Tonichelle]

Photos by Jeff Schultz (official Iditarod photog, a good friend, and a great mentor) can be found here - http://iditarod.com/photo/ - 69 mushers in one picture (it's too small to really see faces though ) it's fun playing "where's Waldo".

 

[Tonichelle]

First team to scratch is Cindy Gallea in Skwentna.

The Happy River Steps have claimed a lot of sleds, but everyone's come out pretty okay... a little drama never hurt anyone.

 

[Olympia]

Thanks for the update!

I just read the country of origin list. New Zealand; wow!

And of course Jamaica....