The Iditarod starts on Saturday, March 7th in Anchorage with the restart on Sunday, March 8th in Willow Lake - 90 miles north. The 5 person J. J. Keller Team leaves for Alaska on Wednesday, March 4th and Thursday, March 5th. We need to pickup our press credentials on Wednesday and attend the Mushers banquet on Thursday. The Mushers starting numbers are assigned at the banquet. There is a field of 67 mushers (96 last year); 52 veterans, 15 rookies; 54 males, 13 females. There has been less than 700 individuals who have ever finished the 1,150 mile " LAST GREAT RACE ON EARTH ". Stay tuned to jjkeller.com/iditarod for unique race coverage. 

A J. J. Keller sponsored web site, www.badgerstatewrestling.com, has 4 excellent 10 minute audio interviews with our Musher Dallas Seavey. Dallas is a former state & national wrestling champion so there is a great tie-in with this site, hosted by Shane Sparks, J. J. Keller and the Iditarod. Click on the wrestling room and enjoy some great stuff !! 

The J. J. Keller sponsored Seavey Kennels have been featured on CNN the past couple of days due to the Mount Redoubt volcano, which is expected to erupt any day now!  Both Mitch and Dallas will continue to train as much as possible for the Iditarod, which is now only 4 weeks away.  At the Seavey Kennels, the dogs are top priority and they will do what is necessary to keep their athletes safe.

I will be contacting Dallas to get a report on the conditions and what their kennel evacuation plans look like.

Below is the video from CNN.com featuring Danny Seavey.