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IDITAROD Interactive Unit OfFUN!!!. How it got started?: 1925-Diptheria Epidemic hit Nome Serum needed No roads 18 dog teams and mushers relayed 674 miles.

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1 IDITAROD Interactive Unit OfFUN!!!

2 How it got started?: 1925-Diptheria Epidemic hit Nome Serum needed No roads 18 dog teams and mushers relayed 674 miles 1973- Joe Redington Sr. keep history alive Now: WORLD’s Premiere Sled Dog Race

3 Where Does the Race Run? Start: ANCHORAGE, Alaska End: NOME, Alaska Crosses AK mtn range Rainy Pass (3500ft) AK interior to meet Yukon River Take 1 of 2 routes (Northern/Southern) Runs ONTO Yukon river (frozen) Over Bering Sea Coast (frozen)

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6 How Many Miles? Officially: 1,049 (49 th state) Usually somewhere around 1,100 miles

7 How Many Starts? Ceremonial Start: –Anchorage, AK to Campbell Airstrip (20 mi) Publicity/Coverage “Idita-rider” Restart/OFFICIAL Start: Willow, AK –Safety *Seward was the real start, but can’t now

8 Mushers? Must be 18 yrs old (Dallas Seavey) No upper limit: oldest 88 Must complete Qualifying races Can be Male or Female US or other Veteran “ran before” Rookie “1 st time in IDITAROD” Willing to pay $4000 !!!

9 How Many days? shortest: 8 days 22 hours (Buser) Longest: 32 days!! Average:11-14 days Winner: 68,000 plus TRUCK Red Lantern: last musher to cross finish Everyone gets at least $1,049

10 AWARDS Winner: $68,000 plus TRUCK Top 30 finishers ranked winnings Everyone finishes gets at least $1,049 Red Lantern: last musher to finish Others: ½ way, Ruby, Cripple, Sportsmanship, Humanitarian, Rookie of Year, Most Inspirational,

11 Closest race? 1978: Dick Mackey and Rick Swenson By 1 second!!!

12 Checkpoints 22 checkpoints –Activity center –Food for dogs/musher –Resting spot –Veterinarians Average distance = 60 miles

13 MANDATORY stops 24 hour anywhere along trail (Usually 300-600 miles into race) 8 hour stop- along Yukon River 8 hour stop- White Mountain

14 All start at same time? NO 2 minute intervals Common Start Differential Rule: –Every team except LAST to start must be delayed for the exact amount of each teams head start. Added to 24 hour rest stop.

15 How get starting place? Draw number from boot 2 days before race Get to pick number based on the time signed up for the race.

16 How about the Dogs? Alaskan Husky, Siberian Husky, Malamute They LOVE to run Loyal and friendly Cold weather tolerant (best +10 to -20 F) Longevity: 17 years Max team: 16 dogs Min: 5 dogs Dropped Dogs Dog in basket

17 Now…… LET’s get STARTED!!! Let the COMPETITION Begin!!

18 WEBSITEs: www.iditarod.com http://www.adn.com/iditarod/

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