Race Start: Sunday, February 22th, 2009 at 2:00PM
 Knik Lake

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2009 RACE ROSTER
50 Racer Limit!

to find out more about the racers in this year's race, some have a clickable link that leads to their website or blog

Links:

Iditarod Centennial

www.irondog.org
www.iditarod.com
Iditarod Trail Mileage & Route Description
www.athinwhiteline.com
GPS coordinates
NOME info
Don's Trail Notes
Race Route Description
National Historic Trail Map
Iditarod National Historic Trail
Race History

Race Philosophy
Deutsche Trail Beschreibung  
350 mile route
Portale italiano dedicato all'iditarod trail invitationalwww.iditarod.it
www.icebike.com
www.serumrun.org
mountain bike forum alaska

Read Racer's Blogs

Mike Curiak
Pete Basinger
Jill Homer
Geoff Roes
Jay Petervary
Rajko Podgornik
Jose Diego
Christian Cullinane

Jeff Oatley

 

The $800.00 entry fee  for the 350 mile race will provide:

• Transportation from Golden Lion Best Western 1000 East 36th to race start at Knik Lake
• Lodging and food at Winter Lake Lodge on Finger Lake
  (on the southern edge of the Alaska Range)
• Lodging and food at Puntilla Lake (middle of the Alaska Range)
• A tent camp and food in Rohn (on the northern edge of the Alaska Range)
• Lodging and Food at the Buffalo Camp in the Farewell Burn
• Lodging and food in Nikolai
• Lodging and food in McGrath
• A food drop of 10 pounds each in Finger Lake and Rohn
• Please keep your drops small, we bring those to their location via small ski plane.
  ( All survival gear, sleeping bags, clothing ect. must be carried from the start)
• T-Shirt

There is no prize money in this race, the first male and female in the 350 mile and 1100 mile race will receive a free entry for the following year.
We will have two snowmachines ahead of the lead pack.

Nome Racers:
For racers going to Nome the $ 900.00 entry fee will include a food drop ( 10 pounds) in Iditarod ( southern Route /odd years) or in Cripple (northern Route/even years).
Besides that drop all racers going on to Nome will be responsible for their own drop bags, lodging, food and contacts beyond McGrath. We will provide Post Office addresses and phone numbers to local residents who are willing to support our racers.
In past years racers have been staying in village schools for a small fee and sending boxes to villages post offices  "General Delivery"+ racer's name +" hold for Alaska Ultra Sport Racer" for drops along the route.

Please contact us for more detailed information on the 1100 mile race to Nome.

Flights & Evacuations:
Flights from McGrath, Nome or evacuations from the course are at racer's expense.
Flights back to Anchorage from McGrath with Pen Air have been around $200.00 and with Alaska Air from Nome about $350.00.
 

Required Checkpoints:

CP1: Yentna Station ( mile 57)

CP2: Skwentna Roadhouse ( mile 90)

CP3: Winter Lake Lodge on Fingerlake ( mile 130)

CP4: Rainy Pass Lodge on Puntilla Lake ( mile 165)

CP5: Rohn Cabin ( mile 210)

CP6: Bison Camp ( mile 255)

CP7: Nikolai ( mile 300)

CP8: McGrath ( mile 350)

Supply Drops:

(please use bags not boxes)

Drops are for expendables! ( food, batteries, fuel etc.)

Everything else is to be carried from the start by the racer.

• Finger Lake - 10 lbs/4.5 kg
• Rohn   - 10 lbs/4.5 kg
• Cripple -10 lbs/4.5 kg

Drop bags will be due in Anchorage one week before race start to insure delivery to the checkpoints via ski plane.

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