Iditarod To Begin Today

The 40th running of the Iditarod, “The Last Great Race” is set to start today at 10am Alaska Time, 2pm Eastern, with the ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage. The actual race begins Sunday at 2pm AKT, 6pm ET, in Willow.

Things of note:

Brothers Ray Redington, Jr. and Ryan Redington, grandsons' of Joe Redington, the “Father of the Iditarod”, bookend the field, starting first and last, respectively.

Veteran Kristy Berington starts two positions in front of her twin sister, rookie Anna.

Dallas Seavey starts immediately in front of his father, Mitch. Mitch’s father, Dan, is starting 64th. Dan is the only musher running this year who also ran in the inaugural race in 1973. And the youngest of Mitch’s sons, Conway Seavey, the winner of the 2012 Junior Iditarod, will drive the first sled during the ceremonial start that carries this year’s honorary musher Dave Olson, who cleared trail for the 1973 and 1974 races.

66 mushers are entered. 49 male, 17 female. 51 veterans. 15 rookies, 9 male and 6 female. 52 teams are from Alaska, 7 from the lower 48 states, 4 from Canada and 3 are international – 2 from Norway and one New Zealand.

John Baker set the record for the fastest time to Nome last year, finishing in 8 days, 18 hours, 46 minutes and 39 seconds.
The record for the Northern Route (run in even years) was set by Martin Buser in 2002 at 8 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes and 2 seconds.

This year the race runs the Northern Route, measured to be around 975 miles.


SUGGESTED LINKS:
Official Iditarod Sites
http://iditarod.com/
http://iditarod.com/race/current-standings/
http://www.iditarodforums.com/index.php
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iditarod-Trail-Committee/112545578798091

Mushing Loon Pages
https://www.facebook.com/mushing.loon
http://mushingloon.blogspot.com/

Alaska News Outlets
http://www.adn.com/iditarod/
http://www.ktuu.com/sports/iditarod/
http://newsminer.com/pages/sports_iditarod
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/section/iditarod-2011

Blogs, Websites, Facebook
http://www.mushing.com/index.php
http://northernlightmedia.com/
http://gomush.com/
http://www.iditablog.com/
http://backstage-iditarod.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Husky-Productions/185581807454

On the Scene Reports
Joe Runyan http://www.facebook.com/jrunyan1989
Sebastian Schnuelle http://www.facebook.com/sebastianschnuelle

Contact me for many, many others.

2012 IDITAROD STARTING ORDER:
Bib Numbers (X)
Rookie {R}
(Bib #1 goes to the Honorary Musher)

1. Ray Redington Jr (2)
2. Jim Lanier (3)
3. William Pinkham (4)
4. Tom Thurston (5)
5. Jodi Bailey (6)
6. Wade Marrs (7)
7. Cim Smyth (8)
8. Nicolas Petit (9)
9. Jeff King (10)
10. John Baker (11)
11. Kelly Maixner (12)
12. Michael Suprenant (13)
13. Aliy Zirkle (14)
14. Pat Moon (15) {R}
15. Trent Herbst (16)
16. DeeDee Jonrowe (17)
17. Lance Mackey (18)
18. Travis Cooper (19) {R}
19. Kelley Griffin (20)
20. Ramey Smyth (21)
21. Mike Santos (22) {R}
22. Gerry Willomitzer (23)
23. Sigrid Ekran (24)
24. Paul Gebhardt (25)
25. Michelle Phillips (26)
26. Hugh Neff (27)
27. Peter Kaiser (28)
28. Jake Berkowitz (29)
29. Jaimee Kinzer (30) {R}
30. Kristy Berington (31)
31. Anjanette Steer (32) {R}
32. Anna Berington, (33) {R}
33. Dallas Seavey (34)
34. Mitch Seavey (35)
35. Bruce Linton (36)
36. Scott Janssen (37)
37. Justin Savidis (38)
38. Ken Anderson (39)
39. Jan Steves (40) {R}
40. Martin Buser (41)
41. Colleen Robertia (42)
42. Karin Hendrickson (43)
43. Aaron Burmeister (44)
44. Ed Stielstra (45)
45. Ryne Olson (46) {R}
46. Kirk Barnum (47)
47. Hank Debruin (48) {R}
48. Bob Chlupach (49)
49. Brent Sass (50) {R}
50. Michael Williams, Jr (51)
51. Matt Giblin (52)
52. Zoya DeNure (53)
53. Silvia Furtwängler (54) {R}
54. Josh Cadzow (55) {R}
55. Karen Ramstead (56)
56. Matt Failor (57) {R}
57. Gerald Sousa (58)
58. Sonny Lindner (59)
59. Rick Swenson (60)
60. Curt Perano (60) {R}
61. Rohn Buser (61)
62. Braxton Peterson (63) {R}
63. Art Church, Jr (64)
64. Dan Seavey (65)
65. Lachlan Clarke (66)
66. Ryan Redington (67)

Iditarod 2011 Starting Lineup

The field is set for the 2011 Iditarod.

The Actual race starts today in Willow, Alaska, with the re-start.
The field includes Honary musher wearing bib #1 - former KNOM general manager Tom Busch, who died in November at age 65. Busch’s wife Florence will wear the honorary No. 1 bib and ride in the sled of Junior Iditarod champ Jeremiah Klejka during the ceremonial start in Anchorage.

Starting Lineup - (Bib #) {R}=Rookie

DeeDee Jonrow (2)

2. Ray Redington Jr (3)

3. Trent Herbst (4)

4. Allen Moore (5)

5. Newton Marshall (6)

6. Kristy Berington (7)

7. Kris Hoffman {R} (8)

8. Zoya DeNure (9)

9. Robert Bundtzen (10)

10. Martin Buser (11)

11. Melissa Owens (12)

12. Bruce Linton (65) (13)

13. Nicolas Petit {R} (14)

14. Bob Storey {R} (15)

15. Jodi Bailey {R} (16)

16. Lance Mackey (17)

17. Aliy Zirkle (18)

18. Angie Taggart {R} (19)

19. Kelley Griffin (20)

20. Dallas Seavey (21)

21. Magnus Kaltenbrn {R} (22)

22. Hans Gatt (23)

23. Billy Snodgrass (24)

24. Tom Thurston (25)

25. Ellen Halverson (26)

26. Mike Santos {R} (27)

27. Mitch Seavey (28)

28. Judy Currier (29)

29. Ramey Smyth (30)

30. Sebastian Schnuelle (31)

31. Scott Janssen {R} (32)

32. Gerry Willomitze (33)

33. Paul Gebhardt (34)

34. Hugh Neff (35)

35. Jessica Hendricks (36)

36. Karin Hendrickson (37)

37. Wattie McDonald (38)

38. Michelle Phillips (39)

39. G.B. Jones (40)

40. Michael Williams, Jr (41)

41. Lachlan Clarke (42)

42. Ken Anderson (43)

43. Brennan Norden {R} (44)

44. Sven Haltmann (45)

45. Paul Johnson (46)

46. Kirk Barnum (47)

47. Cain Carter {R} (48)

48. Rick Swenson (49)

49. Heather Siirtola (50)

50. Robert Nelson (51)

51. Sonny Lindner (52)

52. John Baker (53)

53. Peter Kaiser (54)

54. Kelly Maixner {R} (55)

55. Ed Stielstra (56)

56. James Bardoner {R} (57)

57. Jessie Royer (58)

58. Cim Smyth (59)

59. Matt Giblin (60)

60. Matt Hayashida (61)

61. Gerald Sousa (62)

62. Justin Savidis {R} (63)

Iditarod 2009 Mushers - With Bib Numbers!

2 Aaron Peck Grande Prairie AB Veteran
3 Nancy Yoshida Thompson ND Rookie
4 Ed Iten Kotzebue AK Veteran
5 Rick Larson Sand Coulee MT Veteran
6 Allen Moore Two Rivers AK Veteran
7 Warren Palfrey Yellowknife NWT Veteran
8 Rick Swenson Two Rivers AK Veteran
9 Blake Matray Two Rivers AK Rookie
10 Ray Redington, Jr Wasilla AK Veteran
11 Michael Suprenant Chugiak AK Rookie
12 Jake Berkowitz Anchorage AK Veteran
13 Ryan Redington Wasilla AK Veteran
14 Gerry Willomitzer Whitehorse YT Veteran
15 Paul Gebhardt Kasilof AK Veteran
16 Ramey Smyth Willow AK Veteran
17 Jessie Royer Fairbanks AK Veteran
18 Bjornar Andersen Elverum NORWAY Veteran
19 Matt Hayashida Willow AK Veteran
20 Trent Herbst Ketchum ID Veteran
21 Mitch Seavey Seward AK Veteran
22 Judy Currier Fairbanks AK Veteran
23 Robert Nelson Kotzebue AK Veteran
24 Aliy Zirkle Two Rivers AK Veteran
25 Hans Gatt Whitehorse YT Veteran
26 Chad Lindner Brookline MA Rookie
27 Tom Thurston Oak Creek CO Rookie
28 Linwood Fiedler Willow AK Veteran
29 Karin Hendrickson Chugiak AK Rookie
30 Melissa Owens Nome AK Veteran
31 DeeDee Jonrowe Willow AK Veteran
32 Alan Peck Eagle River AK Rookie
33 Martin Buser Big Lake AK Veteran
34 Sebastian Schnuelle Whitehorse YT Veteran
35 Jim Lanier Chugiak AK Veteran
36 Gerald Sousa Talkeetna AK Veteran
37 Cim Smyth Big Lake AK Veteran
38 Bob Hickel Anchorage AK Veteran
39 Mike Williams Akiak AK Veteran
40 Bruce Linton Kasilof AK Veteran
41 Jeff King Denali AK Veteran
42 Sonny Lindner Two Rivers AK Veteran
43 Lou Packer Wasilla AK Rookie
44 John Baker Kotzebue AK Veteran
45 Laura Daugereau Port Gamble WA Veteran
46 Ed Stielstra McMillan MI Veteran
47 Lance Mackey Fairbanks AK Veteran
48 Wade Marrs Wasilla AK Rookie
49 Cindy Gallea Seeley Lake MT Veteran
50 Rob Loveman Seeley Lake MT Rookie
51 Robert Bundtzen Anchorage AK Veteran
52 Kim Darst Blairstown NJ Rookie
53 Sven Haltmann Willow AK Veteran
54 Ken Anderson Fairbanks AK Veteran
55 Hugh Neff Skagway AK Veteran
56 Aaron Burmeister Nome/Nenana AK Veteran
57 Tim Osmar Ninilchik AK Veteran
58 Rachael Scdoris Bend OR Veteran
59 Kurt Reich Divide CO Rookie
60 Eric Rogers Eagle AK Veteran
61 Jen Seavey Seward AK Rookie
62 Dallas Seavey Seward AK Veteran
63 Heather Siirtola Talkeetna AK Veteran
64 Timothy Hunt Marquette MI Rookie
65 Bill Cotter Nenana AK Veteran
66 David Sawatzky Healy AK Veteran
67 Harry T Alexie Bethel AK Rookie
68 Jeff Holt North Pole AK Veteran