Iditarod
Published on Jul 04, 2017
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About the IDitarod
- 1,000 mile dogsled race
- From Anchorage, AK to Nome, AK
- Begins on the first Saturday in March - takes 9-14 days to finish
- First run in 1973
- Celebrates the Nome Serum Run of 1925
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Dogs are trained to run for a long time in cold weather. Siberian Huskies, Alaskan huskies and Malamutes are some of the dogs that run the Iditarod.
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Dogs wear coats to stay warm, boots to protect their paws, and are examined by a vet many times during the race.
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The person driving the dogsled is called the musher. Mushers can be boys or girls. Susan Butcher is a famous Iditarod musher. She won the race 4 times.
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Dallas Seavey is the youngest person ever to win the Iditarod and the fastest. He has won 4 times!
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