EVENING UPDATE: Minnesota racers scratch in Koyuk; others trickle in to Kotzebue

(KOTZEBUE, Alaska, 9:30 p.m.) – As the evening hours waned, two teams were still on the Kotzebue Loop north of Selawik, and one beleaguered team called it quits in Koyuk. Team 2, Jacob Dahle and Dustin Dohrn of Minnesota, left the White Mountain checkpoint at 12:41 p.m. and did not arrive into Koyuk until 7:04 p.m., a roughly 100-mile section that took the front-runners just an hour and a half to cover. Unofficial reports blame mechanical problems – a reality in this race that can put racers from first to finished in a matter of seconds.

Press Releases, News, 2021 RaceIron DogFebruary 17, 2021Team 21, Team 2, Team 40, Koyuk, Kotzebue, Team 37, CanadiansComment

EVENING UPDATE: Team 21 Hale brothers first into Nome, but Team 6 takes the lead

NOME, AK (Feb. 15, 2021, 6:30 p.m.) – In 1925, a diptheria outbreak in Nome nearly turned into an epidemic, but a gutsy relay of dog teams traveling across the state with an antitoxin rescued the village just in time.

Flash forward nearly a century later: A worldwide pandemic is on the loose, and Alaskans are not immune. Yet still, gutsy performances continue – this time by the 18 remaining Iron Dog Pro Class teams that began arriving in Nome this afternoon.

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