Entries for the 2011 race will open April 1, 2010 for race veterans and April 8, 2010 for new racers.
Race to McGrath (350 mile)
Fees: US $850.00 before December 1, 2009
US $950.00 after December 1, 2009
Race To Nome (1100 mile)
Fees: US $ 1000.00 before December 1, 2009
US $
1100.00 after December 1, 2009
Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
All fees for evacuations off the course are the racer's responsibility.
Nome racers except for previous Nome finishers must post a $750.00 refundable bond which will be donated to Iditarod if the racer asks for help from Iditarod trail crews or check points (except in life threatening situations or serious injury).
$850.00 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/Rainy Pass Lodge (middle of the Alaska Range)
A tent camp and food in Rohn (on the northern edge of the Alaska Range)
Lodging and food in Nikolai
Lodging and food in McGrath
A food drop of 10 pounds each at the checkpoints 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)
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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.
1100 mile
Racers: For racers going to Nome the
$ 1000.00 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 cost around $177.00 and with Alaska Air from Nome about $250.00.
Required
Checkpoints:
CP1:Yentna Station ( mile 57) racers pay for meals and lodging
CP2:
Skwentna Roadhouse ( mile 90) racers pay for meals and lodging
CP6:
Nikolai ( mile 300) food and lodging provided
CP7:
McGrath ( mile 350) food and lodging provided
Supply
Drops (racers provide those and either drop them off in person a week before the race.
Many european racers and out of state racers mail them by post to us)
(please
use bags not boxes)
Drops are for
expendables! ( food, batteries, fuel, chem. handwarmers,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.Drop bags will be due on February 20, 2010 in Anchorage.