The Armchair Mushers Self Help Page

The Armchair Mushers Self Help Page The page has been born out of the 2012 Iditarod Race. Lorraine J. Smith, Admin of this page. (c) Lorraine J. Smith

We hope it will be a place for all of the Armchair Mushers out there to share their stories and experiences, and get us through until next year. A look inside the Iditarod Race through the hearts and eyes of the the dedicated fans is a fascinating experience! I am sure you will not find, in any other sporting arena, a group of more compassionate, caring, and committed (no pun intended!) fans, who

often refer to themselves as Armchair Mushers. For two weeks in March, mushers and dogs hit the historic Iditarod Trail and begin their journey from Anchorage to Nome. While at home the armchair team fill up with coffee and begin their two week sabbatical, adandoning family and friends, and become all consumed with gps tracking devices and the map of Alaska. Outside their own community, not much is known or understood about the iditarod fans... That's about to change! Thank you to all of you for joining us here, and for supporting the mushers, dogs, ITC, volunteers and everyone else involved in The Last Great Race!

03/15/2022

Brent Sass claims victory in 2022 Iditarod, beating defending champion Dallas Seavey Tuesday morning in Nome.

02/12/2021

Aliy Zirkle announces she will retire after 2021 Iditarod.

The final has made it to Nome. What a race!
03/22/2020

The final has made it to Nome. What a race!

The final Elim 11 musher Kaci Murringer has arrived in Nome!

Rookie Iditarod musher Kaci Murringer (bib #57), of Willow, Alaska, is the final musher to cross the finish line in Nome at 12:29 p.m. today, claiming the Red Lantern Award.

Murringer and her race team completed the Iditarod in 13 days, 22 hours, 29 minutes and 45 seconds. Murringer had 10 dogs in harness when she arrived at the finish line underneath the burled arch on Nome’s Front Street.

The Red Lantern Award acts as a symbol of perseverance for the Iditarod. According to historians, awarding the red lantern for the last place finisher has become an Alaska tradition in sled dog racing. The award honors the final team’s dedication to fulfilling their goal of safely and successfully crossing under the burled arch despite unexpected challenges.

In a race field that began with 57 mushers nearly 1,000 miles away in Willow, Murringer was the 34th and final musher that completed Iditarod XLVIII.

The award will be presented to Murringer at a later date at the Iditarod awards banquet. For more information, visit Iditarod.com.

03/22/2020

On Friday afternoon, three Iditarod mushers, Matt Failor, Sean Underwood and Tom Knolmayer were rescued via Blackhawk helicopter about 25 miles shy of reaching the finish line in Nome. They scratched

Petit update
03/21/2020

Petit update

Update on Nicolas Petit:
Nicolas Petit who scratched early Thursday morning was brought to a cabin between Elim and White Mountain by Golovin Search and Rescue, at that time. He has since been resting in the cabin with all the supplies he needs for the dog team and himself, including a satellite phone. Petit has chosen to wait for his fellow mushers, who had to turn back to Elim today due to poor trail conditions, with the possibility to follow them back to Nome.
We will keep everyone updated.

03/21/2020

Ladies and gentlemen the Elim 11 have left the building!
Here the well rested mushers have gathered for a photo before they embarked early this morning. Thanks to Dave Dye at the checkpoint for grabbing a quick photo. Their GPS is on and tracking per usual. We'll update soon.

03/20/2020

A group of mushers have turned back to Elim to reassess the conditions and determine when to progress up the trail. Mushers in Elim include: Riley Dyche, Dennis Kananowicz, Kaci Murringer, Deke Naaktgeboren, Monica Zappa, Damon Ramaker, Laura Neese, Martin Buser, Fabio Berlusconi, Magnus Kaltenborn, and Grayson Bruton. All mushers and their dogs are safe and in good health.

Congratulations!
03/18/2020

Congratulations!

2020 Iditarod Champion Thomas Waerner and lead dogs K2 and Bark.

03/18/2020

Waerner left White Mountain at 1:35 p.m. Tuesday. Second-place Mitch Seavey can give chase at 6:49 p.m.

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