Iditarod Fun facts
*The first Iditarod race to Nome started March 3, 1973
*The teams average 16 dogs, which means over 1,000 dogs leave Anchorage for Nome
*Dallas Seavey turned 18 on March 4, 2005. He is the youngest musher to run the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race.
*The Iditarod is a dog sled race that takes place in Alaska
*Iditarod will always be a low-tech affair
* Congress designated the Iditarod a National Historic Trail in 1978.
* Mushers have hailed from 21 U.S. states and 14 foreign countries.
* The Iditarod is know as the "Last Great Race on Earth
* It is a race over 1150 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer.
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*The first Iditarod race to Nome started March 3, 1973
*The teams average 16 dogs, which means over 1,000 dogs leave Anchorage for Nome
*Dallas Seavey turned 18 on March 4, 2005. He is the youngest musher to run the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race.
*The Iditarod is a dog sled race that takes place in Alaska
*Iditarod will always be a low-tech affair
* Congress designated the Iditarod a National Historic Trail in 1978.
* Mushers have hailed from 21 U.S. states and 14 foreign countries.
* The Iditarod is know as the "Last Great Race on Earth
* It is a race over 1150 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer.
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