Here is all you need to know about The Iditarod 2024 including its schedule, dates, prize money, live stream and more about Alaska sled dog race
Beginning the first weekend in March, the 52nd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will travel over 1,000 kilometres from Willow to Nome. (Route: Anchorage to Nome, Ala, Length: 975 miles.)
The Iditarod 2024 schedule, dates, time, mushers list, route, prize money and live stream telecast where to watch
After 6 years without an increase, the prize purse for the 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race would be raised by $50,000, bringing the total to $574,000, which includes money earned through Iditarod Special Awards, such as the Honorary Musher and the Spirit of Iditarod Award.
Prize money is allocated to the top 20 mushers corresponding to the place they finished in, and payouts aren’t finalized until after the race concludes. Beyond the top 20, every musher who reaches the finish line receives a flat amount, which this year is $2,000, according to the 2024 race rules, an increase from the $1,049 awarded in 2023.
The Iditarod runs its northern route in even years and its southern route in odd years, so the 2024 race will follow the northern route. This year, checkpoints have largely returned to normal and the northern route, at 975 miles, is slightly shorter than the southern route, 998 miles.
This weekend is the start of the greatest race on earth, #Iditarod. We’re looking forward to being trailside and seeing all the athletes. pic.twitter.com/lr9qorSoVr
— Raised in Alaska (@akkingon) February 28, 2024
One of Alaska’s most famous winter events, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually kicks off with enthusiasm in Anchorage on the first Saturday in March each year.
The afternoon after the Iditarod Start is when the Running of the Reindeer takes place, a run along Fourth Avenue with live reindeer. The competition for snow sculpture, the Miners and Trappers Ball, and the Charlotte Jensen Native Arts Market are all scheduled for Saturday.
With their dog teams, over forty mushers are in Alaska hoping to be the next big Iditarod champion. Ryan Redington, the grandson of co-founder Joe Redington of Iditarod, will try to win the event again after finishing in eight days, twenty-one hours, twelve minutes, and fifty-eight seconds the year before.
Number of mushers at Iditarod 2024
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will have 38 mushers competing this year. Past winners including Peter Kaiser, Ryan Redington, and Dallas Seavey are in the field. To begin the race, mushers must have a minimum of twelve dogs in the mix. A maximum of 16 dogs may be used to begin the race. Check out the full list below:
- Anna Berington
- Connor McMahon
- Will Rhodes
- Mats Pettersson
- Bryce Mumford
- Dallas Seavey
- Jessica Klejka
- Jessie Holmes
- Hunter Keefe
- Joshua Robbins
- Mille Porsild
- Lauro Eklund
- Travis Beals
- Isaac Teaford
- Matt Hall
- Nicolas Petit
- Jeff Deeter
- Jason Mackey
- Jessie Royer
- Ryan Redington
- Josi Thyr
- Erin Altemus
- Gabe Dunham
- Anna Hennessy
- Peter Kaiser
- Sean Williams
- Amanda Otto
- Aaron Burmeister
- Severin Cathry
- Matthew Failor
- Bailey Vitello
- Benjamin Good
- Deke Naaktgeboren
- Jeff Reid
- Lara Kittelson
- Calvin Daugherty
- Paige Drobny
- Wally Robinson
When and where will The Iditarod 2024 be held?
Anchorage will host the race start at 10 a.m. local time on March 2, 2024, which is the 52nd anniversary of the “Last Great Race.” Starting at Fourth Avenue and D Street, the classic Iditarod course travels to the Campbell Creek Science Centre.
On the trail, Iditarod mushers and their dogs face the weather and push themselves to the edge after resuming at Willow the next day. On Sunday, March 3, the formal relaunch is planned to begin at 2:00 p.m. local time.
March 2, Saturday
- Ceremonial start (10 a.m. AST, 2 p.m. ET)
March 3, Sunday
- Official restart (2 p.m. AST,
6 p.m. ET)
Iditarod 2024 be live streaming and telecasting details: Where to watch?
You may watch the live broadcast of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on the official website.