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The four-time champion left the final checkpoint before the finish line at 8:44 p.m. Sunday. A win would match Rick Swenson’s record five championships.
UPDATE, 1 p.m. Friday: The two mushers who shared Gunnar Johnson’s tent in Nikolai had not been identified as of noon Friday, race officials said. Additionally, COVID-19 testing is being added to two more checkpoints on the return route -- Rainy Pass and Skwentna. In-bound mushers will also be tested in McGrath. Original story: Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race officials are trying to identify two mushers who shared a tent at a checkpoint with Gunnar Johnson, the Minnesota musher who was pulled from the race this week after testing positive for COVID-19. Johnson, 52, tested positive Wednes...
Deep snow and limited trail-breaking resources prompted the change.
As the Iditarod prepares to shift into reverse, mushers dread what’s ahead Wait 1 second to continue. OPHIR — Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race mushers are contending with an unprecedented situation this year, one that is stirring anxiety as racers ruminated during their 24-hour mandatory rests on Wednesday. For the first time, the Iditarod is following an out-and-back route. That means competitors now have a clear idea what’s in store when they go back over daunting sections of trail. “On a normal year, you just go and you hit a bad spot, and you’re through it and you just forget a...
As the leader of the Iditarod pack in McGrath, Seavey draws a lot of attention — but his focus stays on his dogs Published March 9 Share on Facebook Print article McGRATH — Dallas Seavey pulled off the Kuskokwim River and into the checkpoint here at exactly 4 p.m. Tuesday. For the next hour and a half, he methodically worked through an elaborate set of essential chores with the kind of focus that he’s hoping will win him a fifth Iditarod title. It began with a swab jabbed up his nose by a stranger, a mandatory COVID-19 testing precaution for every musher coming into McGrath. Even...