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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.
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An iditarod is a dogsled race that takes place in Alaska. It is longest dogsled race (over 1100 miles).
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What kind of race is the Iditarod race?
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the Iditarod, is an annual sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers and teams of typically 16 dogs cover 1,161 miles (1,868 km) in eight to fifteen days from Willow (near Anchorage) to Nome. The race begins on the first Saturday in March -- the 2010 race will begin on March 6th. The Iditarod began in 1973 as an event to test the best sled dog mushers and teams, evolving into the highly competitive race it is today. The current fastest winning time record was set in 2002 by Martin Buser with a time of 8 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, and 2 seconds.[1]
Teams frequently race through blizzards causing whiteout conditions, sub-zero temperatures and gale-force winds which can cause the wind chill to reach −100 °F (−73.3 °C). The trail runs through the U.S. state of Alaska. A ceremonial start occurs in the city of Anchorage and is followed by the official restart in Willow, a city in the south central region of the state. The restart was originally in Wasilla, but due to too little snow, the restart was permanently moved to Willow in 2008.[2] The trail proceeds 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 teams cross a harsh landscape under the canopy of the Northern Lights, through 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 Inupiat 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. The trails alternate each year -- every even year they take the north trail and odd years they take the south trail.
The race is the most popular sporting event in Alaska, and the top mushers and their teams of dogs are local celebrities; this popularity is credited with the resurgence of recreational mushing in the state since the 1970s. While the yearly field of more than fifty mushers and about a thousand dogs is still largely Alaskan, competitors from fourteen countries have completed the event including the Swiss Martin Buser, who became the first international winner in 1992.
The Iditarod received more attention outside of the state after the 1985 victory of Libby Riddles, a long shot who became the first woman to win the race. Susan Butcher became the second woman to win the race, and went on to dominate for half a decade. Print and television journalists and crowds of spectators attend the ceremonial start at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and D Streets in Anchorage, and in smaller numbers at the checkpoints along the trail.
How has the Iditarod race changed over the years?
it cam t be when two people wanted to race dogs and there be a prize for the winner they decided there would be two rounts the northern and the southern the northern is sorter while the southern is longer each year the flip flop back and forth
How many races of people are there?
there are not that many, there are Caucasian, Asian and African, these 3 races spread into different directions across the world, hence we have so many people of different "colour" eg; the people in the Mediterranean are almost like an olive shade, Asian are more light beige Caucasian can go from pasty white to brownish, African can go from deepest ebony to light brown, then when people have children they can go either "colour" we all have the same "colour" blood bright red!! that is what makes us all human and brothers and sisters under the skin.
Restart of the 2010 Iditarod is what checkpoint?
The Iditarod race begins in Anchorage, Alaska. The race ends in Nome, Alaska. The race takes place in the beginning of March.
What is the iditarod known as?
The official nickname of the Iditarod's race is called The Last Great Race on Earth. The Iditarod is a sled dog race held in Nome, Alaska. ha-ha-ha. turn around. you are about to be hit. The official nickname of the Iditarod's race is called The Last Great Race on Earth. The Iditarod is a sled dog race held in Nome, Alaska. ha-ha-ha. turn around. you are about to be hit.
Impossible to say. It changes every year depending on the team's needs, retirements, rookie camps and other factors.
This is a useless question.
Why did the Iditarod start happening?
The idea of having a race over the Iditarod Trail was conceived by the late Dorothy G. Page.
How many dogs have died in the iditarod race?
there are usually around 60 people in each iditarod. some of the most famous are Jeff king and lance mackey. lance mackey won the iditarod this year around march 15. (2009)
Who is oldest person to win the Iditarod?
Jeff King was 50 years old when he won the 2006 Iditarod making him the oldest winner. The way the 2013 race is going, it looks like this record will be broken in the next couple days, possibly by Jeff himself.
How many miles are there in an Iditarod?
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
1,112 miles (1868km)
Technically, the Iditarod is 1149 miles long. This is so because Alaska is the 49th state. That's why the length is that.
How are starting positions for the race determined in the Iditarod?
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?
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?
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?
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?
The mountain range that runs through he famous Iditarod race is the Alaska Range.
