The 2024 Iditarod sled dog race is currently underway, check out the current standings, updated results, leaderboard, map, route, and more below
The Iditarod is the largest and most popular dog sled race, and this year’s competition marks its 52nd edition.
The Iditarod dog sled race 2024 live points table standings, results, route map and length, dogs and mushers list
2024 Iditarod sled dog race. It’s a 1,049 mile race across some of Alaska’s toughest terrains from Anchorage to Nome. The race usually lasts around 9-10 days from start to finish. pic.twitter.com/B15QpDHScf
— American Nightmare 🇺🇸 (@MusicCity_Magic) March 2, 2024
The Iditarod race, popularly referred to as “The Last Great Race on Earth,” takes place in Alaska each year.
The race features one musher and a team of 12–14 dogs racing from Anchorage to Nome, averaging 8–15 days. Musher’s need to have at least five dogs pulling the sled across the finish line to qualify for the finals.
Iditarod standings 2024
Given below are the updated Iditarod 2024 standings as of March 3:
Position | Musher | Checkpoint | Total race time |
1 | Anna Berrington | Willow | 14:00:00 |
2 | Connor McMahon | Willow | 14:02:00 |
3 | Will Rhodes | Willow | 14:04:00 |
4 | Mats Petersson | Willow | 14:06:00 |
5 | Bryce Mumford | Willow | 14:08:00 |
6 | Dallas Seavey | Willow | 14:10:00 |
7 | Jessica Klejka | Willow | 14:12:00 |
8 | Jessie Holmes | Willow | 14:14:00 |
9 | Hunter Keefe | Willow | 14:16:00 |
10 | Joshua Robbins | Willow | 14:18:00 |
2024 Iditarod map and route
Notably, the Iditarod takes place across two different routes, depending on which year the race takes place. The mushers travel on the northern route through towns and cities during the even years, while during the odd years, they use the southern route through Anvik and Grayling. Both routes have different checkpoints, with the southern trail being slightly longer (998 miles) than the northern route (975 miles). Given below are the route details:
Northern route
Checkpoints | Distance between Checkpoints* | Distance from Anchorage | Distance to Nome |
Anchorage to Campbell Airstrip | 11 | 11 | 964 |
Willow to Yentna Station | 42 | 53 | 922 |
Yentna Station to Skwentna | 30 | 83 | 892 |
Skwentna to Finger Lake | 40 | 123 | 852 |
Finger Lake to Rainy Pass | 30 | 153 | 822 |
Rainy Pass to Rohn | 35 | 188 | 787 |
Rohn to Nikolai | 75 | 263 | 712 |
Nikolai to McGrath | 48 | 311 | 664 |
McGrath to Takotna | 18 | 329 | 646 |
Takotna to Ophir | 23 | 352 | 623 |
Ophir to Cripple | 73 | 425 | 550 |
Cripple to Ruby | 70 | 495 | 480 |
Ruby to Galena | 50 | 545 | 430 |
Galena to Nulato | 37 | 582 | 393 |
Nulato to Kaltag | 47 | 629 | 346 |
Kaltag to Unalakleet | 85 | 714 | 261 |
Unalakleet to Shaktoolik | 40 | 754 | 221 |
Shaktoolik to Koyuk | 50 | 804 | 171 |
Koyuk to Elim | 48 | 852 | 123 |
Elim to Golovin | 28 | 880 | 95 |
Golovin to White Mountain | 18 | 898 | 77 |
White Mountain to Safety | 55 | 953 | 22 |
Safety to Nome | 22 | 975 | 0 |
Total Distance | 975 |
Southern route
Checkpoints | Distance between Checkpoints* | Distance from Anchorage | Distance to Nome |
Anchorage to Campbell Airstrip | 11 | 11 | 987 |
Willow to Yentna Station | 42 | 53 | 945 |
Yentna Station to Skwentna | 30 | 83 | 915 |
Skwentna to Finger Lake | 40 | 123 | 875 |
Finger Lake to Rainy Pass | 30 | 153 | 845 |
Rainy Pass to Rohn | 35 | 188 | 810 |
Rohn to Nikolai | 75 | 263 | 735 |
Nikolai to McGrath | 48 | 311 | 687 |
McGrath to Takotna | 18 | 329 | 669 |
Takotna to Ophir | 23 | 352 | 646 |
Ophir to Iditarod | 80 | 432 | 566 |
Iditarod to Shageluk | 55 | 487 | 511 |
Shageluk to Anvik | 25 | 512 | 486 |
Anvik to Grayling | 18 | 530 | 468 |
Grayling to Eagle Island | 62 | 592 | 406 |
Eagle Island to Kaltag | 60 | 652 | 346 |
Kaltag to Unalakleet | 85 | 737 | 261 |
Unalakleet to Shaktoolik | 40 | 777 | 221 |
Shaktoolik to Koyuk | 50 | 827 | 171 |
Koyuk to Elim | 48 | 875 | 123 |
Elim to Golovin | 28 | 903 | 95 |
Golovin to White Mountain | 18 | 921 | 77 |
White Mountain to Safety | 55 | 976 | 22 |
Safety to Nome | 22 | 998 | 0 |
Total Distance | 998 |