It Starts Tomorrow
OK, so tomorrow is really a parade and the real race starts on Sunday.
The 62 teams in starting order: [Bib 1 is no longer used, as it is considered Susan Butcher’s bib and is carried during the parade by an honoree who isn’t racing.]
1 DeeDee Jonrowe (2)
2 Ray Redington, Jr (3)
3 Trent Herbst (4)
4 Allen Moore (5)
5 Newton Marshall (6)
6 Kristy Berington (7)
7 Kris Hoffman (8)R
8 Zoya DeNure (9)
9 Robert Bundtzen (10)
10 Martin Buser (11)
11 Melissa Owens (12)
12 Bruce Linton (13)
13 Nicolas Petit (14)R
14 Bob Storey (15)R
15 Jodi Bailey (16)R
16 Lance Mackey (17)
17 Aliy Zirkle (18)
18 Angie Taggart (19)R
19 Kelley Griffin (20)
20 Dallas Seavey (21)
21 Magnus Kaltenborn (22)R
22 Hans Gatt (23)
23 Billy Snodgrass (24)
24 Tom Thurston (25)
25 Ellen Halverson (26)
26 Mike Santos (27)R
27 Mitch Seavey (28)
28 Judy Currier (29)
29 Ramey Smyth (30)
30 Sebastian Schnuelle (31)
31 Scott Janssen (32)R
32 Gerry Willomitzer (33)
33 Paul Gebhardt (34)
34 Hugh Neff (35)
35 Jessica Hendricks (36)
36 Karin Hendrickson (37)
37 Wattie McDonald (38)
38 Michelle Phillips (39)
39 G.B. Jones (40)
40 Michael Williams, Jr. (41)
41 Lachlan Clarke (42)
42 Ken Anderson (43)
43 Brennan Norden (44)R
44 Sven Haltmann (45)
45 Paul Johnson (46)
46 Kirk Barnum (47)
47 Cain Carter (48)R
48 Rick Swenson (49)
49 Heather Siirtola (50)
50 Robert Nelson (51)
51 Sonny Lindner (52)
52 John Baker (53)
53 Peter Kaiser (54)
54 Kelly Maixner (55)R
55 Ed Stielstra (56)
56 James Bardoner (57)R
57 Jessie Royer (58)
58 Cim Smyth (59)
59 Matt Giblin (60)
60 Matt Hayashida (61)
61 Gerald Sousa (62)
62 Justin Savidis (63)The Mushers in bold are former winners of the Iditarod, the numbers in parentheses are their Bib numbers.
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Hey! It’s about to start soon! It’s the one time of the year that I allow myself the luxury of following a sport. I do so love these dogs.
I noticed that Colleen Robertia isn’t running this year. I’ll miss her group of dogs. They were fun to follow.
The start went off without a hitch at 10AM AKST [1PM CST]. The actual racing starts at 2PM AKST [5PM CST] Sunday at Willow.
This is a smaller than normal field, reflecting the economy, but Zoya DeNure, ex-fashion model and musher for runts, rejects, and strays is set to go with her mini-husky [35 pounds], Sebe, in the lead.
Zoya DeNure, ex-fashion model and musher for runts, rejects, and strays is set to go with her mini-husky [35 pounds], Sebe, in the lead.
yay! looking forward to following this team.
I just discovered that Aliy Zirkle is going with a 34 pound dog, Boondocks. No one mentioned it, but her husband, Allen Moore, had Boondocks on his team in this year’s Yukon Quest, and was logged as the smallest dog in the race. The thing about teams is that they require more than just power, they need to want to run. If a small dog can provide it, you go with her. [Females tend to be lighter than the males, coming in at 45-50 pounds].
I still looking for someone running the purebreds, but no luck. The usual crew, Karen Ramstead [shows Siberians as well as racing them] and Blake Freking [all white Siberians] are sitting the Iditarod out this year.
I’ll enjoy keeping up with Aliy’s team. The fact that these dogs can run the Iditarod just goes to show that the “rejects” can still be very good dogs. Especially if the handler believes in them and gives them a chance.
I wonder why Karen decided to stay out this year.