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Iditarod
The Iditarod is an annual sled dog team race across Alaska. It is the most famous of all sled dog races.
500 Questions
How are starting positions for the race determined in the Iditarod?
Asked by Wiki User
They use the rankings from the races in the past for younger racers, as you get older they have a points system and this is used the same way, the lower the points the better and earlyer you race!
In the Iditarod how many dogs does a team have to have?
Asked by Wiki User
I think the number is typically 16 dogs.
Answer:
12 to 16 dogs can start the race with at least 6 on the towline when they finish.
How many dogs are you allowed to race in the Iditarod?
Asked by Mikegravelsuxlol
At the start of the Iditarod you may have a maximum of 16 dogs and a minimum of 12 dogs; minimum of 6 dogs are required to continue in the race and are mandatory as you cross the finish line. (iditarod.com)
Where does the begin and end of the iditarod?
Asked by Wiki User
it starts in florida.it ends in honduras
actually it starts in Anchorage and ends in Nome
In the Iditarod how far is it from White Mountain to Nome?
Asked by Papayasorbet
The mountain range that runs through he famous Iditarod race is the Alaska Range.
What place is Dallas Seavey in for the Iditarod?
Asked by Wiki User
In the 2012 Iditarod race he ended in first place.
Where does the Jr Iditarod start and end?
Asked by Wiki User
it starts in anchorage and ends in Nome. Alaska
When does the Iditarod take place?
Asked by Wiki User
The first Iditarod race to Nome was in March 3, 1973
Is the Negro race good swimmers?
Asked by Wiki User
I'm white and a swimmer have been for 13 years. Since I was 4, and in 2004 there was a black guy on Michael Phelps relay and they had the greatest race I've ever seen. But in a general statement i would say they aren't as my black swimmer friends would say "there's no water in Africa"
AnswerThere are three answers to this question, depending on how one looks at the question itself:(1) If the question is "Are black/Negro people good swimmers on average", the answer is NO. Particularly in the United States, but also in the U.K. and other developed countries, there appears to be a black cultural problem with teaching their children how to swim. Even controlling for economic disparities, far fewer black people can swim well than any other race of Americans, with the next "poorest" swimmers (latinos) having over DOUBLE the percentage of people rated "fair" or better at swimming. There is some historical context to this cultural issue, but it bedevils many sociologists to explain exactly how and why this anti-swimming bias exists in the black community. Statistics bear this out: a black person is more than 10 times as likely to accidentally drown than white person. Outside of the developed world, the lack of suitable pools, lake, or rivers in areas with large back populations seriously hampers the ability of blacks to get even the opportunity to learn to swim well, and even when such facilities are available, the cultural fear of water causes a strong disincentive to learn to swim.
(2) If the question is "Can the average black person be as good a swimmer as other races?", then the answer is YES. There is nothing inherently different enough about black people vs everyone else that makes swimming harder for them. It is no harder for the average black person to become a good swimmer than a white, asian, or latino person.
(3) If the question is "Are the top black swimmers as good as the top swimmers from other races?", then the answer has to be NO. Firstly, due to #1 above, large portions of black people refuse to swim, which significantly lowers the pool (no pun intended) of talent available to draw from. In addition, very slight genetic differences that are invisible at the average person's level become highly magnified at the top athlete level. The type of body optimal for swimming (generally, tall, lean, moderate musculature and muscles which produce a relatively high continuous power output) seems to be much less common in the elite black athlete, and more concentrated in the white and asian population. All this boils down to statistics - for the tiny percentage of each race that has the physical characteristics to be an elite athlete, blacks (and to a lesser extent, latinos) do not tend to have the body most suited for swimmers. Similar situations are seen in other sports; for instance, sprint running is heavily dominated by blacks, as is long-distance running. There are few asian basketball stars. Samoans are disproportionately represented as NFL linemen, but there are few Samoan wide receivers.
A final note about this: defining someone's race is extremely difficult, as outward appearances lie. Genetic analysis has shown that external appearance has very little to do with the actual relationship a person has with another. For instance, many African tribesman are more closely related to the typical Southern European "white" than they are to their neighboring African tribes, even though skin color would seem to indicate otherwise. Making generalizations about race is very, very, tricky, as the concept of "race" is poorly defined.
Where in anchorage does the Iditarod race start?
Asked by Wiki User
It starts in Anchorage, Alaska and ends in Nome, Alaska. The route varies but it is journey of approximately 1,000 miles
What do you call the winner of the Iditarod race?
Asked by Wiki User
An Iditarod racer is called a musher. A musher is the proper name of a dog sled driver, no matter if the driver is a professional dog sled racer or an amateur. Dog sled was the fastest method of overland travel for the native tribes in the Arctic regions of Russia, Canada and America. Mushers control their dogs by means of vocal commands. One of the commands used to get the dogs running is the word, "mush," although that command has fallen out of favor in recent years.
What are the checkpoints on the Iditarod?
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i dont know you a hole
if you don't have an real answer then don't answer at all. What happens at a Iditarod checkpoint is:
Every single checkpoint that the race goes through has a team of vets available and ready to evaluate and treat injured dogs. The vets partners with the mushers to go over every team when they enter a checkpoint, evaluating individual dogs and answering any questions the musher may have. Likewise a musher can "drop" a tired or injured dog at any checkpoint, meaning they sign the dog over to the Iditarod vets and volunteers to care for and transport the dog back to Anchorage.
Dogs, especially any injured dogs, are top transport priorities, and bump everything else...including humans. The "Iditarod Air Force" a highly skilled team of the cream of the Alaskan bush pilots, will make priority transports of injured dogs from the checkpoints anywhere along the race back to Anchorage and advanced medical care if needed. Most dogs simply need rest, and are transported back to Anchorage and picked up by the musher's designated local contact person. If more treatment is required, the dogs are taken directly to advanced veterinary clinics to have that performed.
The health and safety of the dogs is the top priority for the mushers as well as the vets and trail volunteers. After all, the musher can't travel without them. I know someone who dropped 2 dogs in Ruby, a little over half-way through the race, because of sore shoulders -- it was in their best interest, even though they still wanted to go. By the time they got to Anchorage and their handler picked them up back there, they were bouncing around looking for the party...they're gotten enough rest to heal, which is the one thing he couldn't give them enough of on the trail.
How long is the Iditarod Dog Sled Race?
Asked by Wiki User
It is right at 1,012 miles from Anchorage, to Nome, Alaska, but just about a month ago "they" officially moved the starting line, from Anchorage to Willow, Alaska, just a few miles down the road 1,161 miles (1868km) From Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast, each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days
Where is the Iditarod located?
Asked by Wiki User
Mountains, trail, etc.... WHY DONT U JUST LOOK AT A MAP?!?!?!
How many mandatory stops are there on the Iditarod trail?
Asked by Wiki User
There are three (3) mandatory stops during the race.
Who finished the Iditarod with the fastest time ever?
Asked by Wiki User
Currently, John Baker holds the record at 8 days, 9 hours, 46 minutes, and 39 seconds in 2011.
Who is known as the mother the iditarod and why?
Asked by Wiki User
Dorthy Redington because she is the wife of Joe Redington Sr.
Who was the first woman to win the Iditarod?
Asked by Wiki User
Libby Riddles was the first woman to win the Iditarod, but Susan Butcher was close behind.
When was the closest finish on the iditarod?
Asked by Wiki User
The closest finish was Dick Mackey over Rick Swenson in 1978. Mackey's time was 14 days, 18 hours, 52 minutes and 24 seconds. Swenson's time was 14 days, 18 hours, 52 minutes and 25 seconds... meaning that he missed being the only SIX-time winner of the I-rod by one second. He is still, however, the only FIVE-time champion.
Does every team in the Iditarod finish the race?
Asked by Wiki User
The first to finish the race. The race starts on Willow Lake and ends in Nome. It is about 1000 miles long.
