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Mushers from around the world plan for 2010 Iditarod

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Dog drivers from Jamaica, Scotland, Italy, Canada and the United States – most especially Alaska – will compete the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a northern route that will take mushers and nearly 1,000 sled dogs over 1,112 miles of Alaska wilderness. Read the rest of this entry »

Appetite and Attitude: A Conversation with Lance Mackey

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Appetite and Attitude: A Conversation with Lance Mackey is perhaps as revealing about the past that brought him to this point as what drives him today. Mackey’s repeated refrain that his father Dick Mackey, who won the closest finish of the Iditarod ever, taking a win over Rick Swenson by one second, was viewed as something of a laughing stock amongst those involved in the sport when he started made me wonder given Mackey’s claims of not getting the respect he deserves. Read the rest of this entry »

Yukon Quest plans earlier start date in 2010

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Organizers of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race have moved their 2010 start time up a week, a change that could tempt more mushers to try both the Quest and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »

Junior Iditarod set to hand out $13,000

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One of the richest events for Alaska teenage athletes has a new sponsor and is set to hand out $13,000 in scholarships to the top five finishers as well as the winners of the humanitarian and sportsmanship awards. Read the rest of this entry »

Teen musher, leukemia survivor plans to compete in Junior Iditarod, Yukon Quest

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The sleek, 6-year-old Alaskan Husky gladly lifted her paws Tuesday as Justin Fink, of Gladwin, fitted her feet with protective coverings. Read the rest of this entry »

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Kuskokwim 300 moves along trail to recovery

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Dogged by financial problems the last several months, the Kuskokwim 300 appears to have maneuvered through tough sledding in advance of its 30th running in January.
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Quest starts, but there’s a detour ahead

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Mushers won’t have to deal with sled-burning descent through the boulders. Read the rest of this entry »

Poor conditions prompt trail change for Yukon Quest

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Poor trail conditions have prompted a course change for the 25th Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, which starts Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

25th Yukon Quest kicks off today

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A Frenchman and a German will bookend the start of the 25th Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race here today, and neither is happy about their position. Read the rest of this entry »

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Meet The Mushers 2008: Lance Mackey

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As promised, here is the first of our however-many part series highlighting the competitors in this year’s running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. We begin with last year’s champion Lance Mackey. Read the rest of this entry »

Yukon Quest mushers to bypass snow-sparse Rosebud Summit

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The 25th Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race had not even begun before the first major story broke this afternoon – teams will be trucked from the Chena Hot Springs checkpoint to the Mile 101 dog drop checkpoints to avoid a 42-mile stretch that includes a rocky and snow-parched Rosebud Summit. Read the rest of this entry »

Quest musher has a three-year plan to savour victory

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It might appear that Yukon Quest rookie musher Jean-Denis Britten has already dropped two dogs by the time Read the rest of this entry »

Quest mushers in for a challenge

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This year, notorious Eagle Summit isn’t the main trail concern for officials of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race Read the rest of this entry »

Route change for Yukon Quest

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Officials with the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race say poor trail conditions have caused a change for the race. Read the rest of this entry »

Quest vets give the OK as teams prepare for race

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Compare Lance Mackey and Donald Smidt, and it seems they have little in common. Read the rest of this entry »

Field of seven ready to run Junior Quest

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Two children of well-known Yukon Quest mushers highlight the field for the Junior Yukon Quest, which starts Saturday at noon in downtown Fairbanks. Read the rest of this entry »

Georgia woman trains for sled dog races

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When Alice White takes her dog out for a run, she makes sure she wears a helmet, elbow and knee pads. Read the rest of this entry »

Down to 27 entrants

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Trent Herbst of Ketchum, Idaho, and Jeremie Matrishon of Whitehorse, Yukon, withdrew from the Quest in the past week, leaving 27 mushers still entered. Read the rest of this entry »

February event is 25 years in the making

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The start of the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in Fairbanks on Feb. 9 this year marks the 25th annual running of the race or, to put it more succinctly and in common terms, the 25th anniversary. Read the rest of this entry »

Spouse replaces injured Quest musher

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Back problems won’t stop the Ledwidge family in Dawson City from competing in the 1,600-kilometre Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »

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