It's that time again. Let's do a little bit of a mushing social media round up. Alaska is in full swing of fishing season, so many of the mushers have gone dark as they prepare to stock up for the winter months so the humans can eat, too. However, some made sure to share with fans this week. If you aren't following Kailyn and Justin Olnes on social media you really should. The owners of ReRun Kennel have a hybrid kennel of sled dogs that they rescue from shelters/rescues plus a few they get from top kennels. They keep fans updated with all the dogs in their kennel on facebook and have started ..read more

 It's been a while since this blog has done a "round of" of mushing news/social media posts, but it's back by popular demand (well, semi-popular, some of y'all have asked!) This will by no means be an exhaustive search of each and every kennel out there, but just a taste of what's being shared on a week to week basis (or about that). If you find something interesting, or if you're a musher/race director who wants to spread some news - contact me! We'll all work together to keep up with each other during the busy summer. So let's take a look at what the world of Mushing Socials has been up ..read more

It may be the last weekend in June, but thoughts have turned to snow and sled dogs in Wasilla Alaska as the Iditarod hosted their annual picnic and sign up event. Overall nineteen mushers signed up in person with another five submitting their applications online. As with the last few years of the event, the sun was out and it was a hot one. Fans, volunteers, and mushers alike spent much of the day chasing shade - many wishing for the cooler temps of race season. The grill masters filled plates with hot dogs, burgers, and fresh caught Bristol Bay salmon. Many familiar faces mingled with volunt ..read more

Lauro Eklund's lead dogs at the ReStart of Iditarod 52. Race List Alpine Creek Excursion Sled Dog Race DISCONTINUED Knik 200* January 2025 Website / Twitter / Facebook  MUSH Synnfjell January 10, 2025 Website / Twitter / Facebook Tahquamenon Country Sled Dog Race January 2025 Website / Facebook Gunflint Mail Run January 11, 2025 Website / Twitter / Facebook Bogus Creek 150 January 2025 Website / Facebook  Copper Basin 300* January 2025 Website / Twitter / Facebook  ..read more

As South Central and Interior Alaska becomes a mushy, muddy mess, the Arctic is hanging onto winter and teams are eager to have one final hurrah before Spring truly sets in. The finale of the mid-distance season is upon us and there's a healthy roster on its way to the starting line. The roster is heavy on the mushers from outside the Kotzebue area, with many of the teams being the "new veterans" of dog mushing.  Also on the roster are two of the three mushers who ended their Iditarod prematurely due to dog deaths - choosing to use the Kobuk as a sort of healing with their team of dogs w ..read more

Josi Thyr's team at the restart of Iditarod 52. March 3, 2024. Willow, Alaska Jeff Reid came under the burled arch to end the Iditarod 52nd running Saturday at 2:22am. The twenty-ninth and final musher of the race was awarded a red lantern and asked to extinguished the Widow's Lamp before heading off to the dog lot and a well deserved rest. Reid had fans worried much of Friday when his team continually tried to head out from the checkpoint of Safety only to return. Reid left ahead of Severin Cathry and Joshua Robbins out of White Mountain only to watch first Robbins and then Cathry pa ..read more

Friday looks to be the last day on the trail for Iditarod 2024 - unless one team can somehow reboot and charge up to White Mountain soon. Three rookies are making their way into the final checkpoint of Safety, one just left white mountain, and the final team has been in the former checkpoint of Golovin for over 24 hours. Lauro Edlund leads the final flight into Safety with Sevy Cathry and Jeff Reid close behind. The three have traveled most of the trail together and no doubt will continue to do so all the way to the arch. As they leave the checkpoint it will be just a little more coastal run ..read more

All eyes have turned to "the back of the pack" today as the final ten teams continue to make their way to the finish line. Like most years the back is filled with Iditarod rookies, though the team closest to Nome at the moment is Iditarod Veteran Anna Berington. The teams stretch from just before Safety to just outside of Elim. If all goes well all teams will be in by Friday evening. Fans have been puzzled at the slow movement of Bryce Mumford who finally made it to Unalakleet Wednesday night. The tracker shows him resting at the airport in the Coastal town. Current standings have not update ..read more

Only three teams came in on Tuesday, but Nome has been a steady stream of top teams coming under the burled arch Wednesday. By Noon the top ten had been completed, and at the time this blog posts fifteen total are into Nome. While no record times were made last night with Dallas Seavey's win (he DID break the record of most wins, so it's still a big deal), it seems the champion lucked out and outran the storm that hit the infamous blow hole later that night and into the morning. The storm steadily grew Wednesday with many of the mushers reporting winds nearing hurricane force. For the first t ..read more

"The winner came in, why are you still posting about Iditarod?" While the Iditarod is first and foremost a race to see who can finish first, it's a feat many of us will never even attempt much less achieve. And, just like after the Superbowl we immediately start talking about Free Agency and the Draft, Iditarod does not end just because there is a winner. There are currently seven teams sitting in Nome, finished with the task, and there are three more charging down the home stretch to make up the top ten. No, seriously, Otto and Kaiser are pretty neck and neck on the GPS tracker and Jessie R ..read more