What needs 4,544 booties starting this Saturday, March 6 at 10am?
That would be the 1,136 dogs that will be a part of the 71 teams entered in the 2010 Iditarod.
Do you think you have what it takes to cover 1,150 miles with 12-16 dogs over the course of 10-17 days? I definitely don’t. I can barely stand one day in the cold – let alone a week. The race begins in Anchorage and winds its way through remote villages to metropolitan areas. Journalists from all over the world flock to Alaska to cover the events. Teams train for months, years – to compete in what some have called the “Last Great Race on Earth”.
Thanks to the internet and advances in GPS and video technology, fans can watch almost the entire race from start to finish via the Iditarod Insider.
And of course…its never too late to practice your mushing terminology. Take some time to watch the teams come gee and come haw in their quest to reach the burled arch.
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