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Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race |
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Iditarod Trail Sled Dog RaceU.S. dogsled race. It is held each March and run over a route between Anchorage and Nome, Alaska. It originated in 1967 as a race of about 25 mi (40 km), but by 1973 it had evolved into the current race, a 1,100-mi (1,800-km) trek roughly tracing an old mail route established in 1910. The race also commemorates an emergency mission to get medical supplies to Nome during a diphtheria epidemic in 1925. It typically takes 9–14 days to complete the race. See also dogsled racing. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is the official Web site of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a 1,000-mile race from Anchorage to Nome. Running With Champions: A Midlife Journey On The Open Trail is the memoir of an ordinary Alaskan fisherwoman whose journey to see the finish of the 1,049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race transformed her life forever. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is one of the most famous sporting events in Alaska. |
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