Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The rugged Iditarod started Monday, but a dearth of snow has forced the iconic dog sled race to start ...
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2025 Iditarod Race Live Blog
Hundreds of dogs, 33 mushers, and thousands of onlookers are gathering in Anchorage and Fairbanks this weekend and early next ...
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Iditarod standings 2025: Updated results, current leaderboard for Alaska dog sled race
The Iditarod, now in its 53rd year, is the largest and most popular dog sled race in the world. "The Last Great Race on Earth ...
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‘Prepared to be adaptable’: Mushers leave Fairbanks to officially launch a historic 53rd Iditarod
This year’s 1,128-mile sled-dog race follows a novel route through Interior Alaska with a loop on the Yukon River. “We are ...
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Iditarod mushers dream of snowy trail out of Fairbanks during warm ceremonial start
Rookie Emily Ford said her dog team cannot wait to get into some snow. “I think they're gonna be so stoked and be like — ...
The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever. Here’s a look at Iditarod, by the numbers
Thanks to a lack of snow, this year’s edition of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race needed a new route across the Alaska ...
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Iditarod ceremonial start draws eager dog teams, spectators and calls for ‘bootie bootie bootie’
Even as a lack of snow forced organizers to shorten the course to less than 2 miles, the crowds in downtown Anchorage brought ...
Wisconsin transgender man racing in this year’s Iditarod is from (and named) Mountain
The Iditarod is underway and the first openly transgender person racing this year is from Mountain, Wisconsin.
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Our favorite 25 photos from the 2025 Iditarod ceremonial start
Here are 25 of our favorite photos from the day: Musher Jason Mackey and his dog team dash down Cordova Street as the crowd ...
Lack of snow forces Alaska’s famous Iditarod race to make ‘difficult but necessary’ change
The race is meant to commemorate and celebrate the history of Alaska and the critical part that sled dogs have played in the ...
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Interior Alaska communities now along the Iditarod trail sprint to make way for mushers
Business owners and checkpoint volunteers say they're busy readying food and beds for Iditarod teams after race organizers’ ...
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The world's most famous sled dog race is longer than ever. Here's a look at Iditarod, by the numbers
The world's most famous sled dog race will have its longest course ever this year ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer this year than ever before. Thanks to a ...