August 8th

Our summer is going well in Alaska guiding wilderness trips all over the state. The fireweed is blooming and fall is in the air. Won't be long before we see the first snow flakes fall in Alaska. The 2013 race roster has been full since April with many racers on a waiting list. We are planning to make a few more changes to our website this fall and winter. Anyone with ideas or interest in helping us with a new map  or image gallery is welcome to send us an e-mail or call us.

Hope everyone is having a great summer!

Kathi Merchant

Entering the 2013 Iditarod Trail Invitational race

We will start accepting entries for the 2013 race starting April 1 for race veterans
( finishes in a previous year) and entries from new racers starting April 8.
Send us your race and winter resume by e-mail or call.
Kathi Merchant/race manager
more info: http://www.alaskaultrasport.com

2012 ITI news links.

Great coverage this year on the race. Most appeared in the Alaska Dispatch by Craig Medred, but also Frontiersman, News Miner and Capitol City Weekly had an article.

Alaska Dispatch articles:

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/iditarod-invitational-king-alaska-adventure-races-kicks-sunday

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/iditarod-invitational-fat-biker-carries-dads-ashes-toward-alaska-interior

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/slow-going-iditarod-trail-ultramarathon-cyclists-hikers

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/epic-snow-along-trail-defeats-iditarod-invitational-veterans

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/aging-attorney-limps-rainy-pass-leading-iditarod-invitational

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/human-powered-iditarod-foot-soldiers-put-fight-bikers-will-win-again

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/chase-finally-alaskas-iditarod-ultramarathon

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/iditarod-invitational-alaska-ultra-distance-running-legend-geoff-roes-leads-across-farewell-

Frontiersman:

http://www.frontiersman.com/sports/willow-endurance-runners-conquer-miles-of-iditarod-trail/article_7fb2d944-69b3-11e1-8ddf-0019bb2963f4.html

Fairbanks News Miner:

http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/17791903/article-Invitational-becomes-Idita-ordeal-for-Fairbanks-competitors-?instance=home_features_lead_story1

http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/17703734/article-Fairbanks-cyclists-pull-out-of-Iditarod-Trail-Invitational?

Capitol City Weekly:

http://capitalcityweekly.com/stories/030712/out_965513941.shtml

Huffington Post by Kirsten Dixon:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kirsten-dixon/a-humanpowered-race-throu_b_1304331.html

Great video by Mike Curiak of last year's race.

Check out Mike Curiak's video he made last year during the Invitational race traveling by bike himself.
2011 Iditarod Trail Invitational race video