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Nome Info
The 2009 Iditarod Trail Invitational will follow the Southern Route to Nome. Racers will be responsible for sending their own drops to the villages beyond McGrath. The race will provide an airdrop of food, fuel and batteries to Iditarod between Ophir and Shageluk. Racers are responsible for calling in from villages beyond McGrath in order for us to keep the website updated with your progress.
To enter the Nome race is a very serious undertaking. To qualify for the Nome race you must have completed the 350 mile race to McGrath. Racers who have never finished to Nome will be required to post a $750.00 refundable deposit in addition to the $900.00 entry fee to insure they do not ask for help from Iditarod trail crews or checkpoints. If a racer asks for assistance from either the deposit will be donated to Iditarod as a penalty for breaking race rules and that racer will not be allowed to enter the Nome race again.
There are very long stretches of uninhabited trail on the way to Nome. It has taken top veteran racers several days in bad conditions to cover these long stretches between resupply points. Racers should be self sufficient for several days when they leave McGrath for Nome. When packing drops to be sent to the village post offices it is wise to remember that most villages do not have restaurants and you should have enough food left from your last drop to have a meal when you arrive at the next village. Rookies are advised to contact us or other veteran racers to get some idea of how much food and fuel it is wise to carry on these long stretches. The website has links to racer's blogs and stories that are also helpfull for first time racers.
Iditarod Trail Map and Don's Trail Notes
The trail notes by Don Bower's are very helpful and describe the trail and possible trail conditions really well.
List of all Nome Finishers since 2000
Check points for The Iditarod Trail Invitational to Nome
Southern Route (2007, 2009, 2011)
McGrath: postal zip code 99627, Pen Air
Iditarod ( ghosttown) : air drop provided (max. 10 pounds)
Shageluk: post office 99665, school, store
Anvik: post office 99558, school, store
Grayling: post office 99590, school, store
Northern Route (2008, 2010, 2012)
McGrath: postal zip code 99627, Pen Air
Cripple: " Wolf Kill Slough"(ghosttown): air drop provided (max. 10 pounds)
Ruby: post office 99768, school, two B&B's, store
Galena: post office 99741, school, four B&B's, store, airport
Nulato: post office 99765, school, store
Kaltag: post office 99748, school, store
Unalakleet: post office 99684, school, lodge, store, airport
Shaktoolik: post office 99771, school, store
Koyuk: post office 99753, school, store
Elim: post office 99739, school, store
Golovin: post office 99762, school, store
White Mountain: post office 99784, school, store
Nome: post office 99762, full service town, Alaska Airlines
Since the inaugural year of 2000 only 30 Individuals have finished the 1100 mile race to Nome, only two of those have been women.
Tim Hewitt: 3 finishes
Mike Curiak, Andy Heading, Carl Hutchings, Mike Madden: 2 finishes
USA: 15
Canada: 3
UK: 3
Italy: 4
Slovenia: 1
Czech Republic: 1
Germany: 1
France: 1
Netherlands: 1
bike: 19
foot: 8
ski: 22000 Northern Route
1 Mike Curiak bike Colorado, USA 15 days 1 h 15 min
(Overall Course Record)2 Jon Kirschke bike Arizona, USA 15 days 5 hours
3 Greg Blackwell bike B.C. Canada 15 days 9 hours
4 Pat Norwil bike Washington, USA 16 days 23 hours
5 John Stamstad bike Washington, USA 18 days 4 h 30 min
6 Mike Madden bike Minnesota, USA 18 days 4 h 30 min
7 Sam Newbury bike Eagle River Alaska, USA ?
8 Dave Norona ski Canada 33 days 4 hours 30 minutes
8 Kevin Vallely ski Canada 33 days 4 hours 30 minutes
10 Janine Duplessis foot Washington, USA 41 days 10 hrs 30 minutes ( first woman)10 John Wagner foot Milwaukee, USA 41 d 10 h 30 min
2001 Southern Route
1 Andy Heading bike UK 26 days 5 hours 7 minutes
Mike Estes bike Big Lake, Alaska USA 26 days 5 h 7 min
2 Tim Hewitt foot PA USA 26 days 20 hours 46 minutes
Tom Jarding foot PA USA 26 days 20 hours 46 minutes
2002 Northern Route
1 Mike Curiak, bike Colorado USA 17 days 2 hours
2 Andy Heading bike UK 18 days 4 hours
Alan Sheldon bike UK 18 days 4 hours
Mike Madden bike Minnesota USA 18 days 4 hours
5 Eris Zama bike Italy 19 days 6 hours 30 minutes
Maurizio Doro bike Italy 19 days 6 hours 30 minutes
7 Roberto Ghidoni foot Italy 22 days 6 hours 6 min (foot record)
2003 Serum Run Route Nenana-Nome 768 miles
*** course change due to warm temperatures***1 Roberto Ghidoni foot Italy 18 days
2 Peter Basinger bike Alaska ,USA 20 days
Eric Warkentin bike CA, USA 20 days
4 Tom Possert foot Ohio, USA 23 days
5 Julian Crabtree foot South Africa 27 days
Alex Bellini foot Italy 27 days
7 Christian Sterr ski Germany 30 days
Barbara Schwarzmann ski Germany 30 days
2004 Northern Route
Tim Hewitt foot PA ,USA 23 days 22 hours 10 minutes
2005 Southern Route
1 Carl Hutchings bike UK 22 days 47 minutes
2 Dimitri Kieffer foot France 37 days
2006 Northern Route
1 Wilco van den Akker foot Netherlands 26 days 10 hrs 4 min
2 Marco Berni foot Italy 30 days 21 hours
2007 Southern Route
1 Jan Kopka bike Czech Republic 23 days 2 hours 42 min
2 Jose Dundee bike MA, USA 24 days 3 hours 30 mi
2008 Northern Route
1 Peter Basinger bike Alaska, USA 18 days 4 hours 33 min
2 Carl Hutchings bike UK, 18 days 12 hours 30 min
3 Rok Kovac bike Slovenia, 18 days 21 hours 20 min
4 Tim Hewitt foot Pennsylvania, USA 24 days 6 hours 28 min
***only person to finish to Nome human powered 3 times ( 2001, 2004, 2008)***
5 Kathi Hirzinger-Merchant bike Germany 25 days 12 hours 58 min
****first female cyclist****
Bill Merchant bike, Chickaloon, Alaska 25 days 12 hours 58 min
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