Posts from — March 2024

Dallas Seavey won the race to Cripple and the Halfway Prize, but was fined 2 hours for not properly gutting the moose he shot.

Standings at 10:00PM CST (7:00PM AKST):
Beyond Cripple
1 Nicolas Petit (17)
2 Travis Beals (14)
3 Jessie Holmes (9)
4 Paige Drobny (38)
At Cripple
5 Dallas Seavey (7)
6 Ryan Redington (21)
7 Peter Kaiser (26)
8 Matt Hall (16)
9 Hunter Keefe (10)
Beyond Ophir
10 Jessie Royer (20)
11 Aaron Burmeister (29)
12 Jason Mackey (19)
13 Mille Porsild (12)
14 Mats Pettersson (5)
15 Gabe Dunham (24)^R
16 Matthew Failor (31)
17 Jeff Deeter (18)
18 Amanda Otto (28)
19 Jessica Klejka (8)
20 Josi Thyr (22)^R
21 Bailey Vitello (32)
22 Anna Berington (2)
23 Anna Hennessy (25)^R
24 Deke Naaktgeboren (34)
25 Erin Altemus (23)^R
26 Sean Williams (27)^R
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The temperature is forecast to be in the mid 10s to high 20s °F with snow which is borderline for running sled dogs. Many teams will rest during the day and run at night.

People are beginning to take their mandatory 24-hour layovers while Dallas is probably going for the Halfway Money at Cripple. He wants a big lead for his attempt at his sixth win.

Standings at 10:30PM CST (7:30PM AKST)
Beyond Ophir
1 Dallas Seavey (7)
2 Nicolas Petit (17)
At Ophir
3 Jessie Holmes (9)
4 Matthew Failor (31)
5 Jeff Deeter (18)
6 Anna Berington (2)
7 Deke Naaktgeboren (34)
8 Sean Williams (27)^R
At Takotna
9 Travis Beals (14)
10 Ryan Redington (21)
11 Peter Kaiser (26)
12 Matt Hall (16)
13 Hunter Keefe (10)
14 Paige Drobny (38)
15 Jessie Royer (20)
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Anchorage & Campbell Airstrip
Willow
Skwentna & Yentna, Finger Lake, Rainy Pass, Rohn
McGrath & Nikolai, Takotna, Ophir
Ruby
Galena
Nulato
Kaltag
Unalakleet
Shaktoolik
Koyuk
Elim
Golovin
White Mountain
Nome & Safety

The temperature is forecast to be in the mid 10s to high 20s °F with snow which is borderline for running sled dogs. Many teams will rest during the day and run at night.

On early Monday morning outside of Skwenta, Dallas Seavey encountered a moose which ended with a dead moose and one injured dog. Having lived in Alaska, trust me – moose are mental. They are the reason you go armed outside of town. Bears and wolves are not a real threat to humans most of the time, but moose are the biggest threat to people, dogs, and VW Beetles.

Standings at 11:00PM CST (8:00PM AKST)
Beyond Nikolai
1 Jessie Holmes (9)
2 Matt Hall (16)
3 Travis Beals (14)
4 Ryan Redington (21)
5 Dallas Seavey (7)
6 Hunter Keefe (10)
7 Mille Porsild (12)
8 Peter Kaiser (26)
9 Paige Drobny (38)
10 Matthew Failor (31)
11 Mats Pettersson (5)
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And they’re off. The temperature is forecast to be in the mid 10s to mid 20s F which which borderline for sled dogs. Many teams will rest during the day and run at night.

Standings at 11:00PM CST (8:00PM AKST)
At Rohn
1 Dallas Seavey (7)
Beyond Rainy Pass
2 Jessie Holmes (9)
3 Peter Kaiser (26)
4 Matt Hall (16)
5 Wally Robinson (39)
6 Mille Porsild (12)
7 Matthew Failor (31)
8 Travis Beals (14)
9 Ryan Redington (21)
10 Hunter Keefe (10)
11 Aaron Burmeister (29)
12 Paige Drobny (38)
13 Mats Pettersson (5)
14 Jason Mackey (19)
15 Jessie Royer (20)
16 Jeff Deeter (18)
17 Nicolas Petit (17)
18 Anna Berington (2)
19 Gabe Dunham (24)^R
20 Jessica Klejka (8)
21 Bailey Vitello (32)
22 Josi Thyr (22)^R
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And they’re off. The temperature is forecast to be in the low to mid 10s F which which is good for sled dogs. There’s about 5 hours of sunlight left at the starting time and teams leave at two minute intervals, so the last team out about an hour and a half after the first team.

Beyond Willow

1 Anna Berington (2)
2 Connor McMahon (3)^R
3 Will Rhodes (4)^R
4 Mats Pettersson (5)
5 Bryce Mumford (6)^R
6 Dallas Seavey (7)
7 Jessica Klejka (8)
8 Jessie Holmes (9)
9 Hunter Keefe (10)
10 Joshua Robbins (11)^R
11 Mille Porsild (12)
12 Lauro Eklund (13)^R
13 Travis Beals (14)
14 Isaac Teaford (15)^R
15 Matt Hall (16)
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It is the first Saturday in March which is Susan Butcher Day in Alaska and marks the Iditarod ‘parade’ from Anchorage to the airport. The actual race is set to start on Sunday in Willow.

It’s Saint David’s Day, and, as he is their patron saint, it is a national holiday in Wales. The Welsh wear leeks or daffodils [called Peter’s leek in Welsh] on this day.