Time for a look at where those lucky (?) mushers who have Official Balladeer’s Blog Nicknames stand at present in “the last great race.”
1. Martin “Below Zero” Buser ### 2. Mitch “Pops” Seavey ### 4. Aliy “Absolute Zero” Zirkle ### 6. Peter “Wiser Than The” Kaiser ### 7. Nicolas “The Continue reading
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Balladeer’s Blog welcomes my sister Rosemary as a guest commentator to share her enthusiasm for the upcoming Iditarod Race. She is a terrific Good Will Ambassador for the event and has gotten me and several other people into following the event each year.
Balladeer’s Blog will once again offer updates on the race as it progresses, complete with each competitor’s Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname. For instance four-time Iditarod Champion Lance Mackey, known to my readers as “The Mad Musher”. Now over to Rosemary, after this reminder that the 2013 race will begin on March 3rd.
Rosemary: Did you ever wonder what it 
would be like to be alone in the Alaska wilderness…just you and maybe 18 well-trained sled dogs pulling your sled? Well, I have. I have been a fan and a follower of the Iditarod Race since the early 1990s and since around 2004 I’ve been able to virtually experience the thrills and spills of the race; admire the fortitude of the mushers and the Continue reading
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Everyone remembers that Dallas “The Kid” Seavey won the Iditarod back on the 13th. He is the youngest winner of the Iditarod in history adding another milestone after last year’s Arctic John Baker being the first native Alaskan to win the event. Here is the finishing order as of March 17th complete with the competitors’ Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname:
1. Dallas the Kid Seavey *** 2. Alaska Ally Zirkle *** 3. Rainy Pass Ramey Smith *** 4. Continue reading
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Balladeer’s Blog welcomes my sister Rosemary as a guest commentator to share her enthusiasm for the upcoming Iditarod Race. She is a terrific Good Will Ambassador for the event and has gotten me and several other people into following the event each year.
Balladeer’s Blog will once again offer updates on the race as it progresses, complete with each competitor’s Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname. For instance in the photo at right is four-time Iditarod Champion Lance Mackey, known to my readers as “The Mad Musher”. Now over to Rosemary, after this reminder that the 2012 race will begin on March 4th.
Rosemary: Did you ever wonder what it Continue reading
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“Arctic John” Baker, the first native Alaskan to win the Iditarod since 1976, just crossed the finish line, so let’s take a look at how his competitors are doing. Baker set a new time record, breaking the previous mark held by Martin “Below Zero” Buser! Along with the leader board I will be presenting the Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname of each competitor. As regular readers of my blog know, those Continue reading
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Well, the Iditarod sled-dog race continues, and while this young puppy longs for the day when they can be on a sled dog team themselves, let’s take a look at the standings. I’m listing the Leader Board complete with the competitors’ Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname. To Continue reading
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Well, it’s been nearly a full week since “The Last Great Race”, as it’s called, started. This little gem of an event is seriously overlooked, but my sister is a huge fan of the race and got me into it several years ago. Time for another update on the Continue reading
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