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Dallas Seavey wins Iditarod, matches most wins by a musher
Read full article: Dallas Seavey wins Iditarod, matches most wins by a musherDallas Seavey poses with his dogs after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race race near Willow, Alaska, early Monday, March 15, 2021. Seavey on Monday collected his fifth Iditarod title, winning the pandemic-shortened race by more than three hours over second-place musher Aaron Burmeister. He matched the record of five wins by Rick Swenson, known as the King of the Iditarod for picking up those titles from 1977-91. Seavey said he didn’t allow himself to think about a fifth win on the trail because he didn’t want to jinx it. He said he holds no animosity toward the Iditarod and said the entire Seavey family loves the race and what it means to Alaska.
Pandemic forces route change, other precautions for Iditarod
Read full article: Pandemic forces route change, other precautions for IditarodFILE -bIn this Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach poses for a photo in Anchorage, Alaska. Urbach is encouraging fans to watch the race start and finish live on TV or on the Internet. AdHe said he told Redington before the first Iditarod in 1973: “There’s nobody in Iditarod. AdUrbach has had challenges at every turn as he tries to pull off the second Iditarod during the coronavirus pandemic. The next year, the Iditarod reversed its decision and cleared Seavey, but he took his dogs to Norway to race instead.