What does withdrawn mean in the iditarod

Former four-time champion Dallas Seavey was running in third place, and Joar Leifseth Ulsom of Norway, the champion, was two spots back of Seavey. Another four-time champion, Martin Buser, was in 26th place. The race route was changed and shortened this year, to about miles 1, kilometers.

Mushers started the race near Willow, about 50 miles 80 kilometers north of Anchorage. From there, they traveled to the ghost town of Iditarod and then turned back around to finish in Willow. Just six teams that have left McGrath and made it to Ophir or Iditarod have taken an eight-hour layover. Eleven of those who have left McGrath have taken their hour layovers. No one has completed a combination of the two. Brent Sass and Aaron Peck, who are currently ranked first and second, respectively, have yet to complete any official layovers.

Both are at the Iditarod checkpoint. Mille Porsild, who is sitting in third and is also at Iditarod, has thus far completed an eight-hour layover; four-time champion Dallas Seavey, who is on his way from Ophir to Iditarod, has completed his hour layover.

Race standings have been updated to show Mille Porsild at Iditarod. She checked in at p. He checked in at p. Wednesday night. Current race standings have also been updated to show Dallas Seavey as having left Ophir at 10 p. Wednesday with 14 dogs in harness. At the moment, Seavey appears to be resting about 15 miles outside of the Ophir checkpoint.

There was a surprise for mushers at the Ophir checkpoint Wednesday, but for some, that surprise was a nice one. Veteran musher Paige Drobney had expected to be mushing ahead of husband Cody Strathe, but some of her dogs had felt a little sick earlier in the race and slowed down.

The two left Ophir earlier this morning after resting for under 10 minutes each. Peck is about six miles away from the checkpoint, while Porsild appears to be nine miles away. Brent Sass, another veteran Iditarod musher, was the first to make it to the Iditarod checkpoint and is still resting there, according to the GPS tracker. A fourth musher appears to have left Ophir for Iditarod. Johnson, who is asymptomatic, was withdrawn from the race around p. He was immediately notified of his positive test and taken from the checkpoint to begin isolation.

Veteran Iditarod musher Brent Sass is resting in Iditarod. He is the first musher to reach the checkpoint. Sass reached the checkpoint at p.

Have you ever thought about being a musher? Think you want to be an Iditarod musher? This will be your bathroom at Ophir. Sass, Aaron Peck and Mille Porsild are still the only three mushers who have checked out of Ophir, according to race standings.

This decision does not affect any mandatory layovers. Rookie Iditarod musher Brenda Mackey, bib 15, has scratched at the Nikolai checkpoint. Mackey had nine dogs in harness at the time she made the decision to scratch.

Meet Mustard! Mustard is from a litter named after sauces, and one of his littermates is named Ketchup! Mustard has big, beautiful paws that will help him float over softer snow. Nicolas Petit holds his month-old dog Mustard in McGrath. One of his littermates is named Ketchup. Below are the mushers who checked-in:. As day four of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race continues, teams are making their way into various checkpoints. Here is what checking into the McGrath stop looks like.

As of Wednesday morning, a number of mushers have checked in and out of the McGrath checkpoint. Here is a video of what it looked like as some of the first teams made their way in and got a little rest.

Temperatures along the Iditarod Trail the past few days, have been on the warmer side, which is set to change starting as early as today. The storm responsible for the warmer conditions has exited off to the east and in its place is a surge of colder air.

Many locations west of the Alaska Range are waking up to single-digit lows, with afternoon highs briefly expected to climb into the 20s. While it will still be seemingly warm today, the big change arrives overnight into Thursday.

For mushers making their journey to the Iditarod checkpoint in the coming days, one can expect to battle some of the coldest temperatures along the journey so far. By Wednesday night subzero lows are likely, with some locations seeing temperatures hovering 10 to 20 below zero. Factor in the breezy winds and wind chills will easily fall as low as 30 below in many locations.

If one were to look at the silver lining, at least the sun will be shining as the week comes to an end. That meant an uncomfortable nasal swab and a rapid test that came back negative. All of the top five into McGrath also tested negative for the virus, said Dr. Warm, comfortable and with access to electricity, all of the top five mushers into the McGrath checkpoint declared their hour layovers there.

Veteran Iditarod musher Brent Sass is the first musher to check out of the Ophir checkpoint after only being there for only 11 minutes. Rise and shine! It's another race day! Of the top three, only Sass is the one who has not completed any of his layovers. Brent Sass and Aaron Burmeister are both near Takotna.

Everyone else is either in McGrath or has not arrived there yet. Separately, a video released by the Iditarod shows Aliy Zirkle being evaluated at the Rohn checkpoint before she was medevaced via helicopter to Anchorage.

Zirkle comments in the video that she suffered a concussion — as previously reported — as well as a dislocated shoulder. Her scratch was officially announced on Tuesday morning. Aaron Burmeister is the third musher to leave McGrath Tuesday night. According to Iditarod standings, Burmeister left the checkpoint at p. Ophir, the next checkpoint, is about 23 miles away from Takotna. Iditarod Race Marshal Mark Nordman says the race route is being shortened to eliminate the loop to Flat.

Nordman says the decision to shorten the route was made because there is too much snow to break the trail in that area. Veteran Iditarod musher Ryan Redington has left the McGrath checkpoint after resting there for just over two hours.

He left at p. Mushers have started to arrive at the McGrath checkpoint, with most of the frontrunners planning to declare their hour mandatory rest there. Days before their arrival, the Iditarod volunteers were busy making sure the teams had a good place to recuperate. Coordinating the effort is Matt Anderson. Not a lot of mushers have declared their mandatory rests as of Tuesday night; however, it appears that many of the frontrunners are planning to declare their hour rests in McGrath.

Veteran Iditarod musher Brent Sass moved quickly through McGrath after reaching the checkpoint at p. He stayed only eight minutes at the checkpoint before heading back on the trail with 14 dogs in harness — sliding into the number one spot in the race. Leading mushers are continuing to check in to McGrath. The top six teams have already reached the checkpoint and the Iditarod GPS shows a large group on the way.

Seavey had a sizeable lead in the race Tuesday, miles ahead of other mushers on the trail. He checked in to McGrath at 4 p.

Tuesday with 14 dogs, according to the latest Iditarod standings. A press release from the Iditarod says Seavey was given handmade prizes that were crafted by McGrath residents. Dallas Seavey is the first musher to make it to McGrath. He pulled into the checkpoint at 4 p. The standings do show that Brent Sass was actually the first one to leave Nikolai.

Veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey is the first to check out the Nikolai checkpoint and start his journey to McGrath. He checked out of Nikolai at a. Officials say Zirkle scratched at the Rohn checkpoint Monday night at p. Veteran Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle scratches from the race.

Charlie Sokaitis breaks down what we know so far and gives Light snow showers continue to fall across the Alaska Range as a frontal system stalls out across the region. While the snow will linger through the day for points as far west as McGrath, the accumulation will be light. Most locations will likely see an additional 1 to 3 inches of snowfall.

The snow will slowly exit the region, with most locations seeing drier weather into the night. This will likely slow down many of the mushers, as the warmer weather is not a favorite for the dogs.

There is good news on the horizon though, as temperatures are expected to quickly fall in the days ahead. Starting tonight into Wednesday, clouds will slowly clear as colder and drier air filters into the region.

Temperatures along the trail will dip into the teens tonight, with even colder conditions expected through the day Wednesday and Thursday. By Thursday and into the end of the week, many locations along the trail will feature highs near 0 and subzero values likely as low as below. The top five mushers have made their way into the Nikolai checkpoint. The first to check-in was Ryan Redington followed by Aaron Burmeister over an hour later. Reporter Taylor Clark takes us behind the scenes ahead of mushers arriving in McGrath.

A post shared by Alaska's News Source alaskasnewssource. Just before 5 a. Thirty other teams have arrived at Rohn as of a. They are all closing in on the Nikolai checkpoint, currently about 30 miles away. A total of 26 mushers have left Rohn so far, according to the standings list. Dallas Seavey was also resting near the group, but has recently started racing again and is in third behind Petit, according to the tracker.

Veteran Iditarod musher Nic Petit has raced past a group of mushers resting on the trail, sliding into the second place spot behind Brent Sass. Soon enough, the mushers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and their dog teams will be livening things up a bit. There were a number of sleds ready at the checkpoint for mushers to swap out. Volunteers spent the end of the day lining the checkpoint with straw for the dogs and supplies for the teams flown in prior.

Most of those volunteers will likely spend the duration of Iditarod at the McGrath checkpoint. The leading eight teams have checked out of Rohn and are racing toward Nikolai, according to the Iditarod race standings. These smaller numbers mean fewer flights for the Iditarod Air Force.

He added most volunteers and veterinarians are staying at one checkpoint, and flights are taking twice the amount of normal material to checkpoints to limit travel. The Iditarod Air Force has 22 volunteer pilots, using their planes to fly out supplies, volunteers, and equipment to checkpoints during the race.

Mushers rested outside, too, casually chatting with each other and enjoying the scenery at one of the most picturesque spots on the trail. The gold trail loop will take mushers and their dogs across the Alaska Range before they head to the ghost town of Iditarod. Meet Lash, an month-old sled dog, running with Pete Kaiser.

Notorious stretches of the Iditarod trail like Dalzell Gorge and the Happy Steps kept Buser up at night thinking how he would tackle them backwards when the trail is designed to go in one direction. The top three teams in the Iditarod race have checked out of Rohn and are racing toward Nikolai. Diehl is about four miles behind Buser. Many teams took some time to rest at the checkpoint Monday, waiting for temperatures to cool before heading back on the trail.

Here's what the day looked like at Rainy Pass. Many teams took some time to rest at the checkpoint today, waiting for temperatures to cool before heading back on the trail. Veteran Iditarod musher Ryan Redington spent just 37 minutes in Rohn before heading back out on the Iditarod trail. Redington left Rohn at p. Veteran Iditarod musher Cindy Gallea scratched at a. With continued COVID restrictions on travel and tourism in Alaska, mushers like Dunham were hit hard and compelled to make sacrifices as a result.

Dunham expressed her confidence in the measures the Iditarod has put in place to ensure the safety of the mushers. The snow tended to form ice balls between the Poodles ' foot pads, but Suter had solved this problem with booties. But Iditarod race organizers banned the Poodles anyway, citing concerns over their poorly insulated coat, and limiting the Iditarod to only husky breeds in the future.

Susan Howlet Butcher Decem — Aug was an American dog musher, noteworthy as the second woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in , the second four-time winner in , and the first to win four out of five sequential years. Each musher must carry mandatory items : a sleeping bag, an axe, a pair of snowshoes, eight booties for each dog etc.. The musher will be disqualified for cruel or inhumane treatment of dogs or for improper dog care. No drugs may be used by a musher or given to a dog.

Most of SP Kennel's funding comes from race winnings, although sponsors may provide things like veterinary care and racing equipment. All mushers are between the ages of 14 and 18, and frequently train their own teams of sled dogs.

Mushers can be disqualified for deliberately breaking the rules, cheating, or abuse of the dogs. The musher is given the chance to present his case to the judges before a decision is made. Hope that helps. Rule 34 -- Killing of Game Animals : In the event that an edible big game animal , i. While a firearm isn't part of the required gear list for a musher , many of the race competitors carry a firearm on the sled. The main rationale is to protect the team from wildlife on the trail.

While black and grizzly bears inhabit the entire length of the trail, most are asleep during race time and are seldom seen. Unlike horse drivers, mushers do not have reins.