tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65345538616917928162024-02-07T02:03:25.540-06:00The Loon's Mushing ReportNews, stories and information about mushing and sled dogs from Mushing Loon Kennels.Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-69629018225892545982017-03-12T12:26:00.001-05:002017-03-12T12:26:33.486-05:00Iditarod 2017 - The Race to the Coast
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Thomas Waerner is up front, in 8th position running with the big dogs!
Jason Campeau is in the Top 15.
Benjamin Harper and Chuck Schaeffer are resting in Ruby.
The rest are all on the trail out of Tanana.Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-55828498872723820282015-03-12T11:41:00.000-05:002015-03-12T13:54:09.529-05:00Iditarod Update - Thursday, March 12
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Sad news as fan favorite and 2015 Yukon Quest champion Brent Sass has been disqualified for using a two-way communication device - an IPod Touch. The fallout from this decision will be huge.Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-55114885641216314052014-03-12T13:34:00.000-05:002014-03-12T13:34:57.688-05:00Iditarod 2014 - Top Twenty Are In
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mso-font-format:Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-5680935104085792772014-03-11T07:05:00.002-05:002014-03-11T07:05:38.497-05:00Dallas Seavey is the 2014 Iditarod Champion!Wow what a race!Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-77066003925172797112014-03-11T05:30:00.002-05:002014-03-11T05:30:16.979-05:00Iditarod 2014 - Who Will Finish????Jeff King scratches at White Mountain due to 65mph winds on the coast!
Dallas Seavey leads Aliy Zirkle by one mile as they pass through Safety! Who will win??????????Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-38978641255689179742014-03-10T14:11:00.000-05:002014-03-10T14:11:38.449-05:00Iditarod 2014 - Race to the FinishJeff King arrived in White Mountain nearly an hour ahead of Aliy Zirkle. After taking their mandatory 8-hour rest, it will be a 77-mile sprint to the finish. Barring any major trouble for King, the title should be his, and he'll join Rick Swenson as the only 5-time Iditarod champions.Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-84792501544945576292014-03-09T16:49:00.000-05:002014-03-09T16:49:33.439-05:00Iditarod 2014 Sunday Afternoon - Across the Ice!Jeff King has passed Aliy Zirkle as they approach Koyuk, traveling across the frozen Norton Sound. From here, it will be a couple of days race to Nome. Anything can happen!
Unofficial
standings (based on Official Standings and tracker positions) as of 5:30pm ET:
On the trail to Koyuk
1. Jeff King (17)
2. Aliy Zirkle (10)
3. Martin Buser (36)
4. &Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-7251816041046374162014-03-08T15:38:00.000-06:002014-03-08T15:38:12.875-06:00Iditarod 2014 Update #4 - The Race to the Coast!After racing down the Yukon river to Kaltag, the teams leave the river to follow the old mail trail down to Unalakleet on the Bering Sea Coast. Aliy Zirkle blasted through Kaltag and took a rest along the trail. Martin Buser has passed her into the lead. Close behind are Nicolas Petit, Jeff King, Sonny Lindner, and Mitch Seavey, all within 20 miles of the leaders.
Rookie Abbie West has a Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-10377283402003494352014-03-07T13:22:00.001-06:002014-03-07T13:22:49.339-06:00Iditarod 2014 Update #3 - The Race on the Yukon!Aliy Zirkle arrived in Galena nearly 3 hours ahead of Martin Buser. However, Aliy has yet to take her mandatory 8-hour rest on the Yukon, while Martin has taken his, so he is the true race leader at this point.
Aaron Burmeister is next on his way to Galena, but he also needs to take his 8. Robert Sorlie is a dozen miles back, and he has taken his 8, followed by Nicolas Petit, also done with his Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-61345077063186840732014-03-06T13:58:00.001-06:002014-03-06T13:58:20.420-06:00Iditarod 2014 Update #2 - First to the Yukon!
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Martin Buser once again ran a blistering race inLoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-88167279839255501252013-03-12T16:46:00.000-05:002013-03-12T16:47:59.303-05:00Iditarod Report - 2 Mushers, 77miles, 13 minutesThe top two mushers, Mitch Seavey and Aliy Zirkle are finishing their final mandatory 8 hour rest in White Mountain, with only 77 miles separating them from Nome. Mitch will leave 13 minutes before Aliy. Jeff King will start about an hour and a half behind, only weather or some unforeseen trouble could hold the leaders up enough to make him a factor. Stay tuned for an exciting sprint to the Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-57750813610656766562013-03-07T14:50:00.000-06:002013-03-07T14:50:00.421-06:00Iditarod Update #4 - In IditarodLance Mackey won $3,000 in gold by winning the GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award for being the first musher to the historic ghost town of Iditarod. Joining him are Sonny Lindner and Jeff King. While those three appear to be taking their mandatory 24-hour rest, Martin Buser has joined them. With his 24 out of the way, any distance he puts between them will be the actual race lead.
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