Iditarod

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Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Date	March
Location	Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, United States
Event type	Sled Dog Race
Distance	938 mi (1,510 km)
Established	1973
Course records	Mitch Seavey, 2017, 8d 3h 40m 13s
Official site	iditarod.com

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, more commonly known as The Iditarod, is an annual long-distance sled dog race run in early March. It travels from Anchorage to Nome, entirely within the US state of Alaska. Mushers and a team of 14 dogs, of which at least 5 must be on the towline at the finish line, cover the distance in 8–15 days or more. The Iditarod began in 1973 as an event to test the best sled dog mushers and teams but evolved into today’s highly competitive race.

Teams generally race through blizzards causing whiteout conditions, sub-zero temperatures and gale-force winds which can cause the wind chill to reach −100 °F (−73 °C). A ceremonial start occurs in the city of Anchorage and is followed by the official restart in Willow, a city 80 miles (129 km) north of Anchorage. The restart was originally in Wasilla through 2007, but due to too little snow, the restart has been at Willow since 2008. The trail runs from Willow up the Rainy Pass of the Alaska Range into the sparsely populated interior, and then along the shore of the Bering Sea, finally reaching Nome in western Alaska. The trail is through a rugged landscape of tundra and spruce forests, over hills and mountain passes, and across rivers. While the start in Anchorage is in the middle of a large urban center, most of the route passes through widely separated towns and villages, and small Athabaskan and Iñupiat settlements. The Iditarod is regarded as a symbolic link to the early history of the state and is connected to many traditions commemorating the legacy of dog mushing.

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race – Wikipedia

Our recent posts -see the full list, including videos, by clicking on the following:

Search Results for “iditarod” – World Animals Voice

Search Results for “musher” – World Animals Voice

Race Map – click on ‘Checkpoints’ for more details of each. 

Race Map – Iditarod

Main website  Iditarod

Dog Care ? – see our video links given above –  Leaders in Dog Care – Iditarod

THIS is the reality about dog sledding-a musher describes it

Regards Mark