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.