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2012 RACE ROSTER
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a waiting list will be kept

Jeff Oatley Alaska Bike 350
Dave Kelley Alaska Bike 350
Jeff Jessen Alaska Bike 350
Peter Basinger Alaska Bike 350
Steve Wilkinson England Bike 350
Bill Dent England Bike 1000
Roger Leavesley England Ski 350
Piera Damonte USA Bike 350
Sebastiano Favaro Italy Bike 1000
Ausilia Vistarini Italy Bike 350
Donald Kane Scotland Bike 1000
Klaus Schweinberger Austria Foot withdrawn
Michael Odenwald Germany Foot 350
Walter Hoesch Germany Foot 350
Eric Warkentin USA Bike 350
Louise Kobin USA Bike 350
Daniele Modolo Italy Bike 350
Tim Hewitt USA Foot 1000
Shawn McTaggart USA Foot 1000
Tim Stern USA Bike 350
Billy Koitzsch Alaska Bike 1000
Savino Musicco Italian flag Foot withdrawn
Sean Grady
Alaska Bike 1000
Eric Johnson USA Foot 350
Rick Freeman USA Foot 1000
Anne Ver Hoef Alaska Foot 350
Brij Potnis Alaska Bike 1000
Rajko Podgornik Slovenia Foot 1000
Phil Hofstetter Alaska Bike 350
Alberto Villaverde Spain Bike 350
Andrea Cavagnet Italian flag Foot 1000
Francois La Rouge Canada Foot withdrawn
Dario Valsesia Italian flag Bike 1000
Roberto Gazzoli Italian flag Foot 1000
Cesare Ornati Italian flag Foot 350
Lindsay Gauld Canada Bike 350
John Storkamp USA Foot withdrawn
Tom Jarding USA Foot withdrawn
Geoff Roes USA Foot 350
Beat Jegerlehner Switzerland Foot 350
Tim Berntson Alaska Bike 350
Eris Zama Italian flag Foot 1000
Russell Worthington Australia Bike 350
Jay Cable Alaska Bike 350
Tom McDonald Alaska Bike 350
Andrea Hambach Alaska Foot 350
David Johnston Alaska Foot 350
Nicholes Turner Canada Foot withdrawn
Robin MacAlpine Alaska Bike 350
Brian Blair USA Bike 350
Frank Janssens Canada Foot 350
Sven Berglund Alaska Bike 350
James Keck Alaska Bike 350
Pavel Richtr Czech Republic Bike 350
Clay Halley Canada Foot 350

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In 2012 the 1000 mile race will follow the Northern Route.

map of Iditarod Trail

Entries for the 2012 race will open April 1, 2011 for race veterans and April 8, 2011 for new racers.

Race to McGrath (350 mile)
Fees: US $1000.00 due at sign-up
Race To Nome (1000 mile)
Fees: US $ 1150.00 due at sign-up

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).

Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
All fees for evacuations off the course are the racer's responsibility.

$1000.00 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 CP 3
  • Lodging and food at Puntilla Lake/Rainy Pass Lodge (middle of the Alaska Range) CP 4
  • A tent camp and food in Rohn CP 5
  • Lodging and food in Nikolai CP 6
  • Lodging and food in McGrath at the finish line
  • A food/supply 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)
  • 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.

1000 mile Racers
Nome info
For racers going to Nome the $ 1150.00 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 $180.00 ( price available at the counter in McGrath) credit card accepted at the airport in McGrath
Alaska Air from Nome with Alaska Airlines is about $ 300.00 one way fare.
 

Required Checkpoints:

CP1: Yentna Station ( mile 57) racers pay for meals and lodging

CP2: Skwentna Roadhouse ( mile 90) racers pay for meals and lodging

CP3: Winter Lake Lodge on Fingerlake ( mile 130) food and lodging provided

CP4: Rainy Pass Lodge on Puntilla Lake ( mile 165) food and lodging provided

CP5: Rohn ( mile 210) food and tent camp provided

CP6: Nikolai ( mile 300) food and lodging provided

CP7: McGrath ( mile 350) food and lodging provided

Supply Drops (due on Saturday, February 18th, 2012 in Anchorage!)

mail to:

Alaska European B&B
3107 Cottonwood Street
Anchorage, AK 99508 USA


Racers provide those and either drop them off in person a week before the race or send them by mail.
Many european racers and out of state racers mail them by post to us)

Remember to send them by air mail if you send them from Europe to make sure they arrive in time.
(please use bags not boxes)
Drops are for expendables! ( food, batteries, fuel, chem. handwarmers,etc.)
Everything else (all survival gear)is to be carried from the start by the racer.


• Finger Lake drop bag- 10 lbs/4.5 kg
• Rohn drop bag   - 10 lbs/4.5 kg
Cripple/Iditarod drop bag -10 lbs/4.5 kg

 

Links

mountain bike forum alaska

Fat Bikes Forum

Iditarod Centennial

BLM National Historic Iditarod Trail

Iditarod.com

Iron Dog

Iditarod Trail Mileage & Route Description
www.athinwhiteline.com
GPS coordinates
info for 1000 mile race
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
www.iditarod.it
www.icebike.com
www.serumrun.org

Read Racer's Blogs

Mike Curiak
Phil Hofstetter
Edward Plumb
John Ross
Louise Kobin
Jay Petervary
Marco Berni
Aidan Harding
Rocky Reifenstuhl
Cory Smith
Sean Grady

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