Dallas Seavey is gunning for a record-breaking sixth victory, while Pete Kaiser and Ryan Redington are both hoping to notch a second win.
Fans cheer on the mushers as they leave the starting line in Anchorage for an 11-mile route through town, ahead of Sunday’s official start.
And nobody in this year’s race has more first-place Iditarod finishes than Dallas Seavey, mushing out of Talkeetna and looking to break a tie with fellow five-time champion Rick Swenson. Clad in his signature light green gear, just like his sled and dog handlers, Redington was laying out harnesses for his dogs in preparation for their ceremonial run through Anchorage.
Ryan Redington waves to fans at the 2024 Iditarod ceremonial start in Anchorage on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Pete Kaiser, winner of the 2019 Iditarod, walks out of his dog trailer at the 2024 ceremonial start. Burmeister, originally from Nome and now mushing out of Nenana, talked about retiring after the 2022 race. But Burmeister said another founding father of the Iditarod, Howard Farley, convinced him to set retirement aside.
Drobny had what was easily the most festive attire at the Iditarod’s ceremonial start, with a disco-ball helmet, a silver-sequined cape and matching, shiny capes made from space blankets for each of her dogs.Drobny is considered one of the top women mushers in the race, along with Mille Porsild and Jessie Royer, though she said most of the dogs in her team this year are young and haven’t run the Iditarod before.
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