Join Musher's Checkpoint to hear stories and in-depth analysis about Sled dog racing across North America, from hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup.
Latest episodes
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1 h 23
Mushers Checkpoint Iditarod - Recap
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup provide a recap of the Iditarod. Joined by special guest, Kelsey Winters. Things pick up where they left off last episode with an update on the last…
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28 min
Second Group Finishers
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup provide analysis on Day 13 of the Iditarod. The Top 4 have already finished, tune in to find out how the second group of mushers find their way to N…
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44 min
White Mountain to Nome
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup provide analysis on Day 12 of the Iditarod. Jessie Holmes left White Mountain with a three hour lead heading for Nome, followed by Matt Hall and Pai…
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58 min
Koyuk to White Mountain
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup provide analysis on Day 11 of the Iditarod. Holmes rested in Koyuk and Elim, departing before Hall arrived in Elim. Drobny also stopped in Elim befo…
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45 min
Unalakleet - Koyuk
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup provide analysis on Day 10 of the Iditarod. Holmes and Hall rested at different shelter cabins in the Blueberry Hills. While Hall stopped before cro…
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59 min
Kaltag to Unalakleet
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup analyze Day 9 of the Iditarod. Holmes, Hall, and Drobny move down the trail to Unalakleet. Will it be one run or two runs, and where will they rest?…
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54 min
Shageluk to Kaltag
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup analyze Day 8 of the Iditarod. Holmes, Hall, Drobny, and Seavey are working their way north. Holmes will get to Kaltag for his 8-hour rest, and Seav…
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1 h 12
Eagle Island to Anvik
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup provide analysis on Day 7 of the Iditarod. Jessie Holmes made a big move, jumping ahead to Anvik for his rest. Paige Drobny and the rest of the fron…
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54 min
Kaltag to Eagle Island
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup analyze Day five of the Iditarod. The top teams are done with their 24s and moving past Kaltag. Jessie and Paige are dueling it out at the front. Je…
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47 min
Galena to Kaltag
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup analyze Day 5 of the Iditarod. Teams are starting to come off their 24s and get back on the trail. Where will they all come together? How will it sh…
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1 h 15
Iditarod Day 4 - Ruby to Galena
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup analyze Day 4 of the Iditarod. Teams arrived in Ruby, and the front pack moved to Galena. Jessie Homes pushes through Galena with a play for Kaltag,…
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51 min
Tanana to Ruby
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup provide analysis on Day 3 of the Iditarod. As the teams got close to Tanana, the wind picked up and created a dust storm. Some teams escaped it's wr…
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54 min
Day 2 of Iditarod
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup analyze Day 2 of the Iditarod. The discussion picks up where we left off last night, with all but 1 team resting. We saw a 2-run strategy and 3-run…
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1 h 03
The Fairbanks Re-Start
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup provide analysis on Day 1 of the Iditarod. We discuss rest strategies, avoiding the heat of the day, and how to get the dogs setup on the run/rest/e…
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1 h 06
Travel Day
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup talk about the day off before the Restart.
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1 h 04
Iditarod Ceremonial Start
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup talk about the Iditarod Ceremonial Start.
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1 h 01
Iditarod Preview | Mushers Checkpoint
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup talk about the Iditarod route change and upcoming schedule.
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1 h 05
Team Size
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup cover the history of team size at Iditarod and dog team sizes.
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1 h 04
Carrying Dogs
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup talk about carrying dogs in your sled, the strategies behind it, how to train for it, and how to safely secure your dog, along with some great stori…
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54 min
Moving from Fall to Winter
Hosts Aaron Peck and Dan Kirkup discuss moving from Fall to Winter.