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Official Iditarod account. A sled dog race, running from Anchorage to Nome Alaska, covering 1000 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain. #IditarodNation
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🐾 #Iditarod #ThrowbackThursday 🐾 Check out this aerial shot of teams making their way through Hell's Gate in the 1985 Iditarod. Where is Hell's Gate you may ask? 📖 Learn more here: https://t.co/21yc5T3pZG 📷 @iditarodjeff | https://t.co/VTdMvEHvs8
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🐾 #Iditarod #ThrowbackThursday 🐾 Cim Smyth is captured here mushing outside of Unalakleet in the 1996 Iditarod. Cim finished in 18th place that year, claiming the Rookie of the Year Award and Fastest Time from Safety to Nome. 📷 @iditarodjeff | https://t.co/VTdMvEHvs8
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🚨 BACK TO BACK SIGN UPS FOR IDITAROD 54! 🚨 We’re thrilled to welcome Rookie Musher Sadie Lindquist of Moose Pass, Alaska, to the 2026 Iditarod roster! 🐾 👉 Meet Sadie and check out the full list of 2026 mushers: https://t.co/Iw09JQCQhO
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🚨 ANOTHER SIGN UP FOR IDITAROD 54! 🚨 We’re excited to welcome back veteran Iditarod musher Jeff Deeter of Black Spruce Dog Sledding to the 2026 roster! 👉 Meet Jeff and check out the full list of 2026 mushers: https://t.co/Iw09JQCQhO
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Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime? 🐾 Experience The Iditarod like never before — from the inside! Applications are now open to become a 2026 Iditarod Volunteer! Don’t just watch history — be a part of it! 👉 Apply now at https://t.co/IfMRiPoiaY
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🐾 #Iditarod #ThrowbackThursday 🐾 Check out this incredible aerial shot of Musher John Cooper from the 1986 Iditarod where and his team glide across the frozen Norton Bay near Koyuk. 📷 @iditarodjeff| https://t.co/VTdMvEHvs8
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🚨 ANOTHER ROOKIE JOINS IDITAROD 54! 🚨We’re excited to welcome rookie Iditarod musher Sam Martin of Chelmsford, Massachusetts to the 2026 Iditarod lineup! 🐾 Meet Sam and check out the full list of 2026 mushers here 👉 https://t.co/Iw09JQCQhO
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🐾 #Iditarod #ThrowbackThursday 🐾 Tim Osmar and his team chase an incredible sunset near Unalakleet during the 1988 Iditarod. Osmar finished in 16th place that year, crossing under the Burled Arch in 14d 1h 49m 16s. 📷 @iditarodjeff | https://t.co/VTdMvEHvs8
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🐾 #Iditarod #ThrowbackThursday 🐾 Check out this incredible aerial shot from the 1985 Iditarod, capturing two teams making their way through the legendary Hells Gate. 📷 @iditarodjeff | https://t.co/VTdMvEHvs8
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🚨 ANOTHER MUSHER JOINS IDITAROD 54! We’re thrilled to welcome 13-time Iditarod veteran and 2025 4th place Iditarod finisher, Michelle Phillips from Yukon Territory, Canada, to the 2026 roster! 👉Meet Michelle and check out the full list of 2026 mushers: https://t.co/Iw09JQCQhO
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🐾 #Iditarod #ThrowbackThursday 🐾 Dan Govoni and his team make their way through Ptarmigan Valley Near Rainy Pass in the 2001 Iditarod. Govoni crossed the Finish line in 28th place after 12d 10h 38m 0s. 📷 @iditarodjeff | https://t.co/VTdMvEHvs8
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We’re thrilled to welcome rookie Iditarod musher Jody Potts-Joseph to the 2026 Iditarod lineup! Her deep roots in mushing and Alaska’s land and traditions make her an incredible addition to the trail. 🐾 Meet Jody and explore the full 2026 roster 👉 https://t.co/Iw09JQCQhO
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🐾 #Iditarod #ThrowbackThursday 🐾 DeeDee Jonrowe and her team near Rainy Pass in the Alaska Range in the 2000 Iditarod. Jonrowe, in her 18th Iditarod, crossed the Finish line in 20th place after 10d 4h 24m 4s. 📷 @iditarodjeff | https://t.co/VTdMvEHvs8
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🐾 #Iditarod #ThrowbackThursday 🐾 Six time Iditarod Finisher and 2025 member of the Iditarod Insider team, Jodi Bailey and handler Dan Kaduce, run past spectators and down the Cordova Street hill during the 2017 Ceremonial Start. 📷 Kristie Lent | https://t.co/VTdMvEHvs8
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🚨 ANOTHER MUSHER JOINS THE 2026 IDITAROD! 🚨 We’re thrilled to welcome back 2022 Rookie of the Year and now Iditarod veteran, Hanna Lyrek to the 2026 Iditarod roster! 👉 Meet Hanna and check out the full list of 2026 mushers: https://t.co/Iw09JQCQhO
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🚨 ANOTHER MUSHER JOINS IDITAROD 54!🚨 We’re excited to welcome back Iditarod veteran and 2024 Rookie of the Year, Josi Shelley (formerly Josi Thyr) to the 2026 Iditarod lineup! 👉 Meet Josi and check out the full list of 2026 mushers: https://t.co/Iw09JQCQhO
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🐾 #Iditarod #ThrowbackThursday 🐾 Iditarod finisher and current Race Marshal, Warren Palfrey, coasts along the trail just outside the Nome finish line during the 2009 Iditarod. Palfrey finished in 19th that year in 11d 8h 28m 37s. 📷 @iditarodjeff | https://t.co/VTdMvEHvs8
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🚨NEW MUSHER JOINS IDITAROD 54! 🚨 Joining the 2026 Iditarod lineup is rookie musher Joshua Robbins of Willow, Alaska. We’re thrilled to welcome Joshua and his team to the trail this March! 🐾 Meet Joshua and explore the full list of 2026 mushers here 👉 https://t.co/Iw09JQCQhO
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🐾 #Iditarod #ThrowbackThursday 🐾 Susan Butcher and her team glided across Tundra Lake in the 1987 Iditarod, claiming her 2nd straight win. She repeated in ’88, placed 2nd in ’89, and won again in ’90—4 wins in 5 years that defined an era of Iditarod history. 📷 @iditarodjeff
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🐾 #Iditarod #ThrowbackThursday 🐾 Pete Kaiser runs on the glare ice of the Unalakleet River during the 2014 Iditarod. Kaiser finished in 13th place that year, crossing under the Burled Arch in 9d 15h 28m 30s. 📷 @iditarodjeff | https://t.co/VTdMvEHvs8
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