The Iditarod started Saturday. Tell me what it is, where it is, how long it is, prizes, and anything else you can find on the Iditarod website that is interesting. Find out and tell me who is in the lead, and look at some of the pictures on the website. You have to pay to see many of the videos, but some are free.
http://www.idtarod.com/
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual race that takes place in Alaska. The trail runs from Willow (north of Anchorage) to Nome, over hills, through forests and wilderness, across rivers and through small settlements. This year, 71 mushers — including a team from Jamaica! — started out across the frozen Willow Lake. Lance Mackey came in first, making this his record fourth straight win. He completed the race in eight days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and 9 seconds, taking home a cash prize of $50,000 and a new truck.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod, is an annual sled dog race in Alaska. The races are held in Alaska. They say that usually will last between 9-12 days. The winner of the race won the prize of $69,000. In the Iditarod race they dont have any official amount of dogs.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod is a race over 1150 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer. The Iditarod expands from Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast, each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days. The prizes for the Iditarod are usually cash prizes. Willow Musher Dee Dee Jonrowe’s team will be the first team to leave the chute on Willow Lake. From there the migration of 61 other teams will follow Jonrowe’s lead and head out toward the Big Susitna River toward Yentna.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod is a dog sled race with 16 dogs racing across Alaska,U.S. Covering about 1,161 miles. It normally takes 9 to 15 days to cover. Jonrowe is in the lead right now. This race sort of looks like the race in Snow Buddies.
ReplyDeleteThe race is held in Anchorage,Alaska. Each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days. It has been called the “Last Great Race on Earth” and it has won worldwide acclaim and interest. German, Spanish, British, Japanese and American film crews have covered the event. A race extraordinaire, a race only possible in Alaska.
ReplyDeleteIt is one of the toughest races on earth. There are 62 teams participating in this event. Right now Lance Mackey is in the lead, but Robert Bundtzen is not far behind.
The Iditarod dogsled race is a race held anually in Alaska on the Iditarod Trail. Mushers and teams of typically 16 dogs travel around 1,161 miles in nine to fifteen days from Willow to Nome. Lance Mackey was the winner and he received $50,400.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod is a annual dog race. It takes place in Alaska. The Iditarod expands from Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast. There are usually about 16 dogs and it takes them anywhere from nine to fifteen days to complete. The winners may get $69,000. Jonrow is in the lead right now.
ReplyDeleteThe 2011 Iditarod Sled Dog Race is underway. The 'Last Great Race on Earth', as it bills itself, got a ceremonial start in Anchorage on Saturday and the mushers got their real start on Sunday; KGMI radio reports the teams left in two minute intervals, with veteran DeeDee Jonrow first out of the chute and rookie Justin Savadis departing last.
ReplyDeleteThe late musher Susan Butcher chronicled the history of the grueling competition. In 1925, mushers and their dog sled teams raced diptheria serum from the coastal towns of Seward and Knik to ailing residents in Nome. Blizzard conditions had blocked emergency flights.
The man to beat this year on the 1,100 mile competition is Lance Mackey, who's won every year since 2007. If he wins again, he'll tie Rick Swenson's record, who's the only musher to win the Iditarod five times, and Swenson's in the race this year. The Iditarod lasts about nine days.
The Iditarod is a sled dog race that is held in Alaska. It is over 1150 miles long. There are 12 to 16 dogs on each sled. They usually have a cash prize. At the very least, everyone gets a $1,049.00 prize.The reason why the prize is $1,049.00 is because there are at least 1,000 miles in the race and Alaska is the 49th state in the U.S.A.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual sled dog team race across Alaska, Mushers and teams of typically 16 dogs cover 1,161 miles in nine to fifteen days from Willow (near Anchorage) to Nome. The Iditarod Champion receives over 68,000 dollars in cash and a brand new Dodge Ram 4x4 pickup. A total of 600,000 dollars is distributed to the top 30 finishers in the race each year, and every musher who finishes the race is awarded $1,049. A few other prizes are given during the race to the first mushers to get to the checkpoints at McGrath and Unalakleet, as well as the first musher to the half-way point and the Yukon River. Lance Mackey got 1st place.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod is a annual dog race that takes place in Alaska. The Iditarod expands from Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast. There are around 16 dogs and it takes them anywhere from nine to fifteen days to complete. The winners could get around $69,000. Jonrow is in the lead.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual race that takes place in Alaska. The trail runs from Willow (north of Anchorage) to Nome, over hills, through forests and wilderness, across rivers and through small settlements. their is a very large cash prize for the winner it is anywhere from $1,049 to $50,400!!!
ReplyDeleteAn Iditarod is a race with dogs. The Iditarod races last more than 1150 miles. In the race the dogs and the person controlling the dog race up mountains, around rivers. They have to fight against the freezing cold temperatures,it it so cold that you can loose your eye sight. These races are very dengerous, the freezing cold temperatures may be to cold to bare. These races are only possible in Alaska.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod is a sled dog race. It is over 1,150 miles long. The dogs have to pull a sled with their master on it up mountains, and over rivers. The Iditarod is held in Alaska.
ReplyDeleteIditarod is a dog sled race it is 1,150 miles long. It is held in Alaska.
ReplyDeletea sled dog race in anchorage alaska and is over 1150 miles long and for a prize they win 50,000 dollars and lance mackey is in the lead
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod is an annual sled dog race held in Alaska. The trail is from Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast. The race is 1150 miles long. Lance Mackey is in the lead.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual sled dog team race across Alaska, U.S. Mushers and teams of typically 16 dogs cover 1,161 miles 1,868 km in nine to fifteen days from Willow (near Anchorage) to Nome. The race begins on the first Saturday in March. The Iditarod began in 1973 as an event to test the best sled dog mushers and teams but evolved into today's highly competitive race. The current fastest winning time record was set in 2002 by Martin Buser with a time of 8 days, 22 hours, 47 minutes, and 2 seconds.
ReplyDeleteThe 1150 mile long Iditarod dog sled race starts in Anchorage, Alaska and ends in Nome. Lance Mackey is in the lead while I am typing this.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual sled dog team race across Alaska, U.S. Mushers and teams of typically 16 dogs cover 1,161 miles (1,868 km) in nine to fifteen days from Willow (near Anchorage) to Nome.
ReplyDeleteThe race begins on the first Saturday in March. The Iditarod began in 1973 as an event to test the best sled dog mushers and teams but evolved into today's highly competitive race. The current fastest winning time record was set in 2002 by Martin Buser with a time of 8 days, 22 hours, 47 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 °C). 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 because of too little snow, the restart was permanently moved to Willow in 2008.[2] The trail runs 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 trail is through a harsh landscape of 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.
I got this information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iditarod_(sled_race)
The ididarod is a dog sled race that goes over the vast state of Alaska.The Iditarod is a race over 1150 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer. The Iditarod expands from Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast, each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days. The prizes for the Iditarod are usually cash prizes. Willow Musher Dee Dee Jonrowe’s team will be the first team to leave the chute on Willow Lake. From there the migration of 61 other teams will follow Jonrowe’s lead and head out toward the Big Susitna River toward Yentna.
ReplyDeleteIts a sled dog race in Alaska and it is 1,150 miles long. It ends in Nome. Lance Mackey is winning.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod is a dog race in Alaska. It usually lasts about ten to seventeen days. The teams consist of sixteen dogs and one musher. THe prize for if you win the Iditarod is $50,000 and a new truck.
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ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod is a Alaskan annual, they race sled dogs for 1,150 miles of the most extreme terrain known to man from Anchorage to Nome. Across mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate tundra, and windswept coastline's. They do not have the prize out yet. And Lance Mackey is in the lead with eighteen hours and 2 minutes.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod Sled dog race is a annual team dog race. It takes place in Alaska, U.S. Mushers and teams of typically 16 dogs cover 1,161 miles 1,868 km in nine to fifteen days from Willow (near Anchorage) to Nome. The Iditarod Champion receives over 68,000 dollars in cash and a brand new Dodge Ram 4x4 pickup.A total of 600,000 dollars is distributed to the top 30 finishers in the race each year.
ReplyDeleteThe Idtarod is a sled dog race held in Anchorage and ends in Nome. each sled gets 16 dogs to have race across Alaska. The winner gets a new 4x4 pickup and about 68 thousand dollars.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod is a dog sled race. It covers a little bit over 1,150 miles. It is held in Alaska and the prize is money and fame. Lance Mackey is in the lead right now. It usually takes 9-15 days to complete the race.
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http://articles.ktuu.com/2011-03-07/musher_28667387
The Iditarod is a sled dog race that is held in Alaska. It is surprisingly over 1150 miles long. There are 12-16 dogs on each sled. They usually have a cash prize. At the very least, everyone gets a $1,000.00 prize.The reason why the prize is $1,000.00 is because there are at least 1,000 miles in the race and Alaska is the 49th state in the U.S.A
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod Sled race is an annual team dog race.
ReplyDeleteIt takes place in Alaska. From Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast, each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days. You can't believe the most beautiful race over 1150 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer. She throws jagged mountain ranges, frozen river, dense forest, desolate tundra and miles of windswept coast at the mushers and their dog teams. Add to that temperatures far below zero, winds that can cause a complete loss of visibility, the hazards of overflow, long hours of darkness and treacherous climbs and side hills, and you have the Iditarod. A race extraordinaire, a race only possible in Alaska. One of the best and beautiful races in Alaska.
The Iditarod is a dog sled race that starts at Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast, each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days. Whoever wins gets 69,000 dollars in cash and gets a new Dodge Ram 4X4 pickup truck. Lance Mackey brought home the prize for the fourth straight year. The Iditarod began in 1973 as an event to test the best sled dog mushers and teams but evolved into today's highly competitive race. The current fastest winning time record was set in 2002 by Martin Buser with a time of 8 days, 22 hours, 47 minutes, and 2 seconds.
ReplyDeleteTeams 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 °C).
The Iditarod is dog sled races that take place in Alaska. The race is 1150 miles long. It usually takes 10 to 17 days to finish the race. The winner gets $69,000. Lance Mackey is in the lead.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual sled dog race across Alaska, it is a race over 1,150 miles of the most extreme terrain. The races typically have 16 dogs and a musher. The Prize money is $50,000. I think it takes up to 16 days or 10 days.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod,is a trail sled dog race which is held in Alaska. The owners and their dogs cover about 1150 miles of rough hills,cold weather,and frozen rivers.It usually takes them 10 to 17 days to finish the race. This year,the Iditarod Trail Committee plans to hand out a record of more than $525,000 divided among the top 30 finishers. Lance Mackey is the current leader right now!! If you want to know how many dogs die after the race or get sick they will not tell you.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual sled dog team race across Alaska, U.S. Mushers and teams of typically 16 dogs cover 1,161 miles (1,868 km) in nine to fifteen days from Willow (near Anchorage) to Nome.
ReplyDeleteThe race starts in Anchorage Alaska. Each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days. They usually give out cash prizes.Willow Musher Dee Dee Jonrowe’s team will be the first team to leave the chute on Willow Lake.
ReplyDeleteIt is a dog race across Alaska it starts at Willow and ends in Nome, Alaska. The race is 1,150 miles long and usually lasts from 9 to 15 days. The grand prize is 50,000 dollars and a new truck. The leader right now is Martin Buser.
ReplyDeleteTHe Iditarod is a dog race that is held in Alaska. It is about 1,161 miles long. The Iditarod started in 1973. The windchill can reach -100 degrees F. (-73 C). THe grand prize is 50,000 dollars.
ReplyDeleteIt is a dog race across Alaska it starts at Willow and ends in Nome. The race is 1,150 miles long and usually last 9-15 days. The grand prize is 50,000 dollars and a brand new truck. The leader is Martin Buser.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod race is dog race. The dog race is held in Alaska. It is a very dangerous adventure. It take up to 12- 15 days to finish the race. It has 1,150 miles long. Now that is what i call a race.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod is a dog race that takes place in Alaska. In the race, they cover about 1150 miles and the winner can get a prize of up to 50,000 dollars! This race started back in 1973 and the weather can get pretty cold! Lance Mackey is in the lead right now!
ReplyDeleteIt is a dog sled race. It's in Alaska and it's 1,150 miles in 10 to 17 days. Right now Kelley Griffin is in the lead. If she wins she gets $50,000.
ReplyDeleteIditarod is a dog sled race. It is in Alaska. The first 30 contestents get a lot of money. It is 1,150 miles! It usually lasts about 10-17 days!
ReplyDeleteIditarod is a sled dog race found in Alaska. The musher and the 12 to 16 dogs cover a trail of 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days. The winner of 2011 iditarod winner will get over a half a million dollars, and may also get a new Dodge Ram 1500 truck. The winner this year is native musher John Baker.
ReplyDeleteThe Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual race that takes place in Alaska. The trail runs from Willow (north of Anchorage) to Nome, over hills, through forests and wilderness, across rivers and through small settlements. This year, 71 mushers — including a team from Jamaica! — started out across the frozen Willow Lake.
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