Dallas Seavey

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race's leaders reached White Mountain early Tuesday morning and Dallas Seavey maintained his lead by checking out at 8:22 a.m. The rest of the top five leaderboard were listed still in White Mountain as of 9:00 a.m. Tuesday. Dallas Seavey arrived at White Mountain at 12:14 a.m., followed by Aliy Zirkle at 1:22 a.m. Tuesday. All teams are required to spend an 8-hour layover at White Mountain. Ramey Smyth continued his late surge into third place by checking in at 2:17 a.m. Aaron Burmeister trailed in fourth place with a check in time at 3:50 a.m. and Peter Kaiser rounded off the top 5 with a 6:55 a.m. check-in time.

Dallas Seavey of Willow won his first 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Tuesday, capturing victory after an intense endgame that came at the climax of nearly 1,000 miles and more than 10 days of trials and trail. Fans cheered as Seavey, 25, pulled up to Nome's Burled Arch at 7:29 p.m., with nine dogs still in harness. The team made good time from the race's final checkpoint of Safety, covering the 975-mile trail's final 22 miles in about four hours after Seavey pulled out at 3:42 p.m. Seavey's closest competition was Two Rivers musher Aliy Zirkle, who lost her lead to Seavey en route to Shaktoolik as he drove his team to overtake her. Zirkle was about seven miles behind Seavey in the race's final hours and took second with an 8:29 p.m. arrival, while Ramey Smyth of Willow was a few miles behind her and on track for a third-place finish shortly before 9 p.m. Congratulatory statements on Seavey's win quickly streamed in from Gov. Sean Parnell , as well as Sens.

Prior to 2012, Dallas Seavey already held one close to unbreakable Iditarod record.  In 2005, he turned the minimum age of 18 years old on the day of the race's ceremonial start, making him the youngest participant in race history.  It soon became quite clear that although Seavey was a young man, his years of experience in the sport itself made him a contender.  Dallas, son of 2004 champion Mitch Seavey, established himself with three consecutive top...

Twelve rookies and seven former champs are among sixty-eight mushers who have signed-up for the 2013 Iditarod sled-dog race, including a rookie from Brazil and Norway. Dallas Seavey, this year's winner and the youngest musher to win at the age of 25, will try to repeat his victory and his father Mitch Seavey, 2004 champ, will also hit the trails. The deadline to register was Friday, Nov. 30 and most of the mushers have headquarters in Alaska, but there are some mushers from across the globe.

Ray Redington Jr. 36 Ramey Smyth 36 Pete Kaiser 23 Jake Berkowitz 25 Aily Zirkle 41 Dallas Seavey 25 Aaron Burmeister 36   Dallas Seavey is the youngest-ever winner of the Yukon Quest. Libby Riddles was 29 when she became the first woman to win an Iditarod. Rick Swenson won his first Iditarod at the age of 27 Dick Wilmarth, the winner of the first Iditarod was 31 Carl Huntington Emmet Peters 35      

The 66 mushers competing in Iditarod XLI drew for start positions at Thursday night's start banquet.  Six past champions are in the race, including defending champion Dallas Seavey.  His father, 2004 champion Mitch Seavey is also entered in the race, as are four-time winners Martin Buser, Jeff King, and Lance Mackey, plus 2011 winner and record holder John Baker.  The ceremonial start begins at 10am Saturday on 4th Avenue in downtown Anchorage.  ...

Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle has passed Mitch Seavey on the path to Nulato. Zirkle took her mandatory 8-hour stay in Galena, giving Seavey an opportunity to pass her on the trail.  Seavey left Galena at 9:20 p.m. last night, Zirkle hours later at 11:53 p.m. Zirkle made up the time on the trail, regaining the lead from Seavey and checking in to Nulato at 6:13 a.m. this morning.  Seavey arrived 3 hours behind her at 9:23 a.m., followed by...

The Iditarod 2012 Finishers Banquet was held in Nome on Sunday, March 18 with 14 awards handed out minus the Red Lantern Award. A separate banquet will be held on Monday evening, March 19 for mushers Jan Steves and Bob Chlupach - after finishing early Monday morning. Steves reached the Burled Arch in 14 days, 11 hours, 57 minutes and 11 seconds and won the Red Lantern Award early Monday morning. 53 teams out of 66 completed the nearly 1,000 mile sled dog race.  25-year-old Dallas Seavey became the youngest Iditarod champion with his finish on Tuesday, March 13. The complete list of Iditarod Banquet Award Winners includes: Pen Air Spirit of Alaska Award - Aliy Zirkle GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award - Jim Lanier Wells Fargo Bank Alaska Gold Coast Award  - Aliy Zirkle Nome Kennel Club Fastest Time from Safety to Nome Award  - Mike Williams, Jr. Horizon Lines Most Improved Musher Award   - Rohn Buser Jerry Austin Rookie of the Year - Brent Sass Fred Meyer Sportsmanship Award - Lance Mackey ExxonMobil Mushers Choice Award- Dan Seavey Northern Air Cargo Herbie Nayokpuk Memorial Award - Michelle Phillips Golden Clipboard Award - Community of Nulato Golden Stethoscope Award  - Ruth Kothe, DVM and Tanja Kruse, DVM Alaska Airlines Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award - DeeDee Jonrowe City of Nome Lolly Medley Golden Harness Award Winner ...

The world famous Iditarod XLI trail sled dog race kicked off Saturday morning in downtown Anchorage with thousands gathering to watch the ceremonial start. 4-time champ Martin Buser took off first among 66 mushers from West 4th Ave and D St, near the Balto statue, around 10 a.m. Saturday. Teams must have at least 12 dogs and a maximum of 16 dogs at the restart. “I like to be out on the trail and get it on in and get the game on, so for me it's very comforting to be out on the trail,” Buser said after being asked what's it like starting the race.

With nearly all of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race's mushers across the finish line in Nome, officials are trying to understand how the race's first dog death since 2009 happened early Friday. According to race standings as of 5:30 p.m. Friday, only nine mushers of the 65 who left Wasilla at the race's restart are still on the trail. A total of 45 teams are in Nome, the latest arrival being Mike Williams Sr. at 3:35 p.m. Friday with nine dogs. Meanwhile, Iditarod officials say a cause hasn't been determined for the Unalakleet death Friday morning of Dorado, a dog dropped at the checkpoint Monday by musher Paige Drobny.

Mitch Seavey has captured another championship in the Iditarod XLI Trail Sled Dog Race , covering nearly 1,000 miles from Willow to the burled arch in Nome, after an intense showdown with last year's runner-up. The 53-year-old Seavey, of Seward, checked in first around 10:39 p.m. Tuesday, marking his second victory. Seavey and his 10 dogs crossed the finish line on Front Street ahead of contender Aliy Zirkle. The showdown began Tuesday within the last 77 miles at White Mountain where the race boiled down to under 15 minutes between Seavey and Zirkle, however that gap expanded at the last checkpoint in Safety.

STORY UPDATED AT 8:26 p.m. 3/12/13: Less than a half-hour separate Mitch Seavey and Aliy Zirkle from Iditarod victory. Both teams immediately checked in and out from Safety. Mitch Seavey remained in the lead wasting no time and left the last checkpoint in the Iditarod at 7:37 p.m. with his 10 dogs. Aliy Zirkle trailed behind with her 10 dogs and checked into Safety at 8:01 p.m. and checked out at 8:02 p.m. Only 22 miles remain from Safety to Nome. STORY UPDATED AT 6:28 p.m. 3/12/13: Iditarod officals said early Tuesday evening that veteran Iditarod musher Jan Steves, of Edmonds, Washington scratched at Eagle Island at 5:54 p.m. Steves scratched in the best interest of her team," with 15 dogs, according to Iditarod officals.

STORY UPDATED AT 10:45 p.m. 3/11/13: The race to White Mountain started Monday night with race leader Mitch Seavey heading out in first place. The 2004 champ and his 10 dogs hit the trails at 9:25 p.m. after reclaiming the lead earlier in the evening. Last year's runner up Aliy Zirkle rested only 1 hour and 43 minutes at Elim and took off with 10 dogs less than an hour after the race leader. Teams must take a mandatory eight-hour layover in White Mountain and the following checkpoint is in Safety with less than 100 miles to Nome.

STORY UPDATED AT 5:42 p.m. 3/10/13: After spending nearly 5 hours in Unalakleet, Mitch Seavey checked out of the Norton Sound community in first place at 3:10 p.m. Sunday. 15 minutes behind the leader was Aaron Burmeister who also spent nearly 5 hours at the checkpoint. 4-time champ Jeff King and his 13 dogs leapfrogged the competition to third place from Kaltag and left Unalakleet shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday. Here's what the Iditarod standing look like as of 5:13 p.m. Sunday: 1. Mitch Seavey - Unalakleet (Out)

With the ceremonial start out the way, 65 Iditarod XLI trail sled dog race teams officially restarted Sunday afternoon in Willow on the path to Nome, about 1,000 miles away. 4-time champ Martin Buser had the opening spot and left around 2 p.m. Sunday with 16 dogs, which is the maximum amount teams are allowed to have on the trail. Last year's champ Dallas Seavey took off in 18th place, and Aliy Zirkle, 2012 second place finisher, left the chute in 26th place. Each of the top 10 and 14 of the fastest 15 from 2012 have returned to become of sled dog history.

The world famous Iditarod XLI trail sled dog race kicked off Saturday morning in downtown Anchorage with thousands gathering to watch the ceremonial start. 4-time champ Martin Buser took off first among 66 mushers from West 4th Ave and D St, near the Balto statue, around 10 a.m. Saturday. Teams must have at least 12 dogs and a maximum of 16 dogs at the restart. “I like to be out on the trail and get it on in and get the game on, so for me it's very comforting to be out on the trail,” Buser said after being asked what's it like starting the race.

The 66 mushers competing in Iditarod XLI drew for start positions at Thursday night's start banquet.  Six past champions are in the race, including defending champion Dallas Seavey.  His father, 2004 champion Mitch Seavey is also entered in the race, as are four-time winners Martin Buser, Jeff King, and Lance Mackey, plus 2011 winner and record holder John Baker.  The ceremonial start begins at 10am Saturday on 4th Avenue in downtown Anchorage.  ...

Prior to 2012, Dallas Seavey already held one close to unbreakable Iditarod record.  In 2005, he turned the minimum age of 18 years old on the day of the race's ceremonial start, making him the youngest participant in race history.  It soon became quite clear that although Seavey was a young man, his years of experience in the sport itself made him a contender.  Dallas, son of 2004 champion Mitch Seavey, established himself with three consecutive top...

Twelve rookies and seven former champs are among sixty-eight mushers who have signed-up for the 2013 Iditarod sled-dog race, including a rookie from Brazil and Norway. Dallas Seavey, this year's winner and the youngest musher to win at the age of 25, will try to repeat his victory and his father Mitch Seavey, 2004 champ, will also hit the trails. The deadline to register was Friday, Nov. 30 and most of the mushers have headquarters in Alaska, but there are some mushers from across the globe.