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March 17, 2021
Ryan Wanless ITI photo, 2020
KNIK, Alaska A resident from South Dakota placed 23rd in the Iditarod Trail Invitational 2021.
Ryan Wanless finished the 350 mile race with a time of eight days, 23 hours and 29 minutes.
This time places Wanless towards the middle of the pack with the shortest completion time being four days, 7 hours and 11 minutes and the longest time being 10 days, 3 hours and 47 minutes.
Check out the full story on Ryan Wanless HERE.
And HERE is a full list of the winners of the ITI 2021.
Ryan Wanless enjoys the seclusion provided by the great outdoors. And what better place than the Iditarod Trail in Alaska?
Wanless is walking 350 miles of the Iditarod Trail this week and chronicling his progress online. The uniqueness of the opportunity is what attracted him to the challenge. He likes the ability to get himself to places most people can t go, Ryan s wife, Emily, said. I think that is really what motivates him.
The Iditarod Trail is more than 1,000 miles and covers the length of Alaska. The trail is commonly trekked by people with sled dogs, and every year the Iditarod Sled Dog Trail Race is held.
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South Dakota runner to compete in Iditarod Trail Invitational
Most people are familiar with the Iditarod Dog Sled races, but there are other races that take place along side of that, which are still of extreme measures. The Iditarod Trail Invitational, or ITI, is the world s longest running winter ultra-marathon.
February 25, 2021
Ryan Wanless ITI photo, 2020
It’s a race of grit, tenacity and perseverance – an experience for the extreme adventurist like Ryan Wanless, an avid runner who loves a challenge and who is also grateful for the opportunity.
Wanless says, “Now I’m probably acting out my inner 10 or 12 year old boy dreams of, you know, just kind of being out there and you walk and you look at some of these areas and you can probably count on two hands how many people have probably seen these areas or even less got to experience them like I did. I just feel very lucky and fortunate ever day out there to be in a place you know with family support
JANESVILLE
The Gazette on Friday was named overall Newspaper of the Year by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association for the sixth consecutive year.
It is the top award among all daily newspapers in the state.
The Gazette previously won nine consecutive Newspaper of the Year awards in its circulation category. The Gazette won that award again Friday, too.
The Newspaper of the Year prize was based on 31 news awards and 24 advertising awards received by the newspaper and its staff.
âWe are humbled by this award,â said Orestes Baez, Gazette publisher and regional president of APG Southern Wisconsin Group. âOur congratulations goes out to all the content creators, composers, paginators, production team members, account executives, delivery driversâeveryone who touches or helps our products in any way, this oneâs for you.