Iditarod Update - Friday March 20

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Teams keep on streaming in to the finish, as the weather has cleared up on the bay.

The back of the pack are moving across the frozen Norton Bay on their way to Koyuk. Current Red Lantern have all made it to the coast, with the exception of Cindy Abbott, who is in position for the Red Lantern, is resting in Shaktoolik.

Two teams who struggled in severe weather on the bay between Shaktoolik and Koyuk have scratched, bringing the total to 12 teams that are out of the race.

At 12:30 ET, here are the updated standings, based upon the Official Standings and my own analysis of the GPS trackers, so some mileage may vary.

Finished in Nome

1.     Dallas Seavey (46)

2.     Mitch Seavey (18)

3.     Aaron Burmeister (63)

4.     Jessie Royer (3)

5.     Aliy Zirkle (32)

6.     Joar Leifseth Ulsom (16)

7.     Jeff King (59)

8.     Wade Marrs (65)

9.     Ken Anderson (36)

10. Nicolas Petit (12)

11. Travis Beals (56)

12. Paul Gebhardt (28)

13. Kelly Maixner (9)

14. Peter Kaiser (54)

15. Christian Turner (73)

16. Ray Redington Jr (34)

17. Thomas Waerner (8) {R}

18. Jason Campeau (70) {R}

19. Hugh Neff (24)

20. Michelle Phillips (6)

21. John Baker (78)

22. Martin Buser (4)

23. Richie Diehl (42)

24. Nathan Schroeder (26)

25. Mats Pettersson (55)

26. Scott Smith (69)

27. Paige Drobny (58)

28. Anna Berington (39)

29. Kristy Berington (11)

30. Jodi Bailey (22)

31. DeeDee Jonrowe (29)

On the Trail to Nome

32. Curt Perano (21)

33. Justin Savidis (19)

34. Charley Bejna (38)

35. Seth Barnes (23) {R}

On the Trail to White Mountain

36. Benjamin Harper (37) {R}

37. Linwood Fiedler (27)

38. Allen Moore (57)

39. Mike Santos (61)

40. Rohn Buser (31)

In Elim

41. Matt Failor (15)

42. Timothy Hunt (68)

43. Lance Mackey (30)

44. Jason Mackey (72)

45. Lisbet Norris (41)

46. On the Trail to Elim

47. Rick Casillo (52)

48. Heidi Sutter (76) {R}

49. Rob Cooke (2) {R}

50. Brian Wilmshurst (50) {R}

51. Laura Allaway (49) {R}

52. Monica Zappa (53)

53. Yvonne Dabakk (33)

54. Chuck Schaeffer (67) {R}

55. Lev Shvarts (40) {R}

56. Yuka Honda (60) {R}

57. Becca Moore (47) {R}

58. Alan Stevens (77) {R}

In Koyuk

59. Alan Eischens (7) {R}

60. Mark Selland (17) {R}

61. Steve Watkins (66) {R}

62. Isabelle Travadon (43) {R}

63. Marcelle Fressineau (25)

On the Trail to Koyuk

64. Lachlan Clarke (5)

65. Trent Herbst (75)

66. Cindy Gallea (64)

In Shaktoolik

67. Cindy Abbott (10) {R}

Scratched

Zoya DeNure (79)

Gwenn Bogart (14) {R}

Christine Roalofs (62)

Philip Walters (51) {R}

Ellen Halverson (35)

Gerald Sousa (44)

Jan Steves (45)

Katherine Keith (74)

Jim Lanier (13)

Scott Janssen (20)

Bryan Bearss (48)

Withdrawn

Brent Sass (71)

Iditarod Update - Thursday March 19

Nome is a busy place, as the teams keep coming in. The top twenty have already finished.

Reports of severe weather on the bay has forced some teams to hunker down before reaching Koyuk, with numerous others stopped in Shaktoolik.

Thomas Waerner wins the Rookie of the Year award over Jason Campeau by an hour and twenty minutes.

The back of the pack have all made it to the coast, with the exception of Cindy Abbott, who is on her way to Unalakleet.

With long-time racer Jim Lanier scratching, ten teams are out of the race.

At 1:00 ET, here are the updated standings, based upon the Official Standings and my own analysis of the GPS trackers, so some mileage may vary.

Finished in Nome

1.     Dallas Seavey (46)

2.     Mitch Seavey (18)

3.     Aaron Burmeister (63)

4.     Jessie Royer (3)

5.     Aliy Zirkle (32)

6.     Joar Leifseth Ulsom (16)

7.     Jeff King (59)

8.     Wade Marrs (65)

9.     Ken Anderson (36)

10. Nicolas Petit (12)

11. Travis Beals (56)

12. Paul Gebhardt (28)

13. Kelly Maixner (9)

14. Peter Kaiser (54)

15. Christian Turner (73)

16. Ray Redington Jr (34)

17. Thomas Waerner (8) {R}

18. Jason Campeau (70) {R}

19. Hugh Neff (24)

20. Michelle Phillips (6)

On the Trail to Nome

21. John Baker (78)

22. Martin Buser (4)

23. Richie Diehl (42)

24. Mats Pettersson (55)

25. Nathan Schroeder (26)

26. Scott Smith (69)

27. Paige Drobny (58)

In White Mountain

28. Anna Berington (39)

29. Kristy Berington (11)

30. Jodi Bailey (22)

On the Trail to White Mountain

31. DeeDee Jonrowe (29)

32. Curt Perano (21)

33. Charley Bejna (38)

34. Justin Savidis (19)

In Elim

35. Seth Barnes (23) {R}

On the Trail to Elim

36. Linwood Fiedler (27)

37. Rohn Buser (31)

38. Benjamin Harper (37) {R}

39. Allen Moore (57)

40. Mike Santos (61)

41. Timothy Hunt (68)

42. Matt Failor (15)

On the Trail to Koyuk

43. Bryan Bearss (48)

44. Scott Janssen (20)

45. Chuck Schaeffer (67) {R}

46. Lance Mackey (30)

47. Jason Mackey (72)

In Shaktoolik

48. Rick Casillo (52)

49. Yvonne Dabakk (33)

50. Lev Shvarts (40) {R}

51. Rob Cooke (2) {R}

52. Laura Allaway (49) {R}

53. Brian Wilmshurst (50) {R}

54. Heidi Sutter (76) {R}

55. Monica Zappa (53)

56. Yuka Honda (60) {R}

57. Lisbet Norris (41)

58. Becca Moore (47) {R}

59. Marcelle Fressineau (25)

60. Alan Stevens (77) {R}

61. Mark Selland (17) {R}

62. Steve Watkins (66) {R}

On the Trail to Shaktoolik

63. Isabelle Travadon (43) {R}

64. Alan Eischens (7) {R}

In Unalakleet

65. Lachlan Clarke (5)

66. Cindy Gallea (64)

67. Trent Herbst (75)

On the Trail to Unalakleet

68. Cindy Abbott (10) {R}

Scratched

Zoya DeNure (79)

Gwenn Bogart (14) {R}

Christine Roalofs (62)

Philip Walters (51) {R}

Ellen Halverson (35)

Gerald Sousa (44)

Jan Steves (45)

Katherine Keith (74)

Jim Lanier (13)

Withdrawn

Brent Sass (71)

Iditarod Update - We have a winner!

We have a winner!!!!!

Dallas Seavey has won the 2015 Iditarod in 8 days, 18 hours, 13 minutes and 6 seconds. It is his 2^nd win in a row, and his third in four years – only interrupted by his father, Mitch, who won in 2013. Mitch finished this year in 2^nd place, almost 4 hours behind his son. Aaron Burmeister is in Nome, for a 3^rd place finish, his best yet.

Jessie Royer has a sizable lead over Aliy Zirkle, for 4^th and 5^th places respectively.

Joar Leifseth Ulsom, Jeff King, Wade Marrs and Ken Anderson are on their way to Nome, with Nicolas Petit set to leave in 10^th position.

Jason Campeau is out of Elim with an hour and a half lead over Thomas Waerner in the Rookie of the Year race.

The back of the pack are all heading to the coast, with the exception of Cindy Abbott, who is on her way to Kaltag.

Nine teams are out of the race.

At 2:00 ET, here are the updated standings, based upon the Official Standings and my own analysis of the GPS trackers, so some mileage may vary.

Finished in Nome

1.     Dallas Seavey (46)

2.     Mitch Seavey (18)

3.     Aaron Burmeister (63)

On the Trail to Nome

4.     Jessie Royer (3)

5.     Aliy Zirkle (32)

6.     Joar Leifseth Ulsom (16)

7.     Jeff King (59)

8.     Wade Marrs (65)

9.     Ken Anderson (36)

In White Mountain

10. Nicolas Petit (12)

11. Travis Beals (56)

12. Paul Gebhardt (28)

13. Peter Kaiser (54)

14. Kelly Maixner (9)

15. Christian Turner (73)

16. Ray Redington Jr (34)

On the Trail to White Mountain

17. Michelle Phillips (6)

18. Hugh Neff (24)

19. Jason Campeau (70) {R}

20. Thomas Waerner (8) {R}

21. Nathan Schroeder (26)

22. John Baker (78)

23. Martin Buser (4)

24. Richie Diehl (42)

25. Mats Pettersson (55)

On the Trail to Elim

26. Paige Drobny (58)

27. Scott Smith (69)

28. Anna Berington (39)

29. Kristy Berington (11)

30. DeeDee Jonrowe (29)

In Koyuk

31. Jodi Bailey (22)

32. Justin Savidis (19)

33. Charley Bejna (38)

34. Curt Perano (21)

On the Trail to Koyuk

35. Seth Barnes (23) {R}

In Shaktoolik

36. Linwood Fiedler (27)

37. Mike Santos (61)

38. Bryan Bearss (48)

39. Benjamin Harper (37) {R}

40. Scott Janssen (20)

41. Jason Mackey (72)

42. Lance Mackey (30)

43. Allen Moore (57)

44. Rick Casillo (52)

45. Matt Failor (15)

46. Chuck Schaeffer (67) {R}

47. Yvonne Dabakk (33)

On the Trail to Shaktoolik

48. Timothy Hunt (68)

49. Lev Shvarts (40) {R}

50. Rob Cooke (2) {R}

51. Rohn Buser (31)

52. Laura Allaway (49) {R}

53. Brian Wilmshurst (50) {R}

54. Heidi Sutter (76) {R}

In Unalakleet

55. Jim Lanier (13)

56. Alan Eischens (7) {R}

57. Monica Zappa (53)

58. Lisbet Norris (41)

59. Becca Moore (47) {R}

60. Marcelle Fressineau (25)

61. Alan Stevens (77) {R}

62. Yuka Honda (60) {R}

63. Mark Selland (17) {R}

64. Steve Watkins (66) {R}

On the Trail to Unalakleet

65. Isabelle Travadon (43) {R}

66. Lachlan Clarke (5)

67. Cindy Gallea (64)

68. Trent Herbst (75)

On the Trail to Kaltag

69. Cindy Abbott (10) {R}

Scratched

Zoya DeNure (79)

Gwenn Bogart (14) {R}

Christine Roalofs (62)

Philip Walters (51) {R}

Ellen Halverson (35)

Gerald Sousa (44)

Jan Steves (45)

Katherine Keith (74)

Withdrawn

Brent Sass (71)