It was the second win for Seavey. For Aliy Zirkle, who crossed at a a. It was also a hard night for Jeff King, who had a one hour lead until he was blown off course by a blizzard and had to drop out. The Iditarod can be brutal and trying, but it is always exciting. Here are 11 amazing facts about "the last great race on Earth.
The first Iditarod took place in , and took about 20 days to complete; currently, it takes about 10 days. The winner this year set a new record at eight days, 14 hours, 19 minutes. The last place time was 32 days in the beginning, and now it's about 13 days.
Each sled is pulled by a team of 16 dogs, and they need to keep on eating. On the trail they get frozen snacks like chunks of meat, fish, or soaked dog food. When they stop at checkpoints they get a warm meal, maybe a nice a slurry of beef, Arctic char, vitamin supplements, and kibble mixed with water and chicken fat — cooked in a bucket camp stove that doubles as the driver's seat on the sled.
It's cold out there on the trail, but that's not why the dogs have to keep their feet covered. Their fur and efficient circulatory systems keep them warm enough. But the ice, snow, and rocky terrain is hard on their foot pads so they have to be protected. Mushers usually make their dogs' booties themselves, and they are required by the rules of the race to have at least eight extra per dog on the sled.
Sponsors provide important and essential financial and in kind support. The Serum Run does have something in common with Iditarod — besides the mushers, dogs, and checkpoints. The Serum Run did use part of the Iditarod Trail, which is now a historic national trail. Annually, the race begins on the first Saturday in March and it ends when the last musher crosses the finish line in Nome. Where does it start and end? Where does the trail go? The Saturday before the race, a ceremonial start takes place in downtown Anchorage.
In , Jeff King broke all previous records by running the first 10 day race, finishing in 10 days, 15 hours, 38 minutes and 15 seconds. In , Martin Buser again set the record in 10 days, 13 hours, 2 minutes and 39 seconds. In , Doug Swingley of Sims, Montana, broke two records when he became the first musher from out of Alaska to win the Iditarod and running the first 9 day race, finishing in 9 days, 2 hours, 42 minutes and 19 seconds.
In , Martin Buser broke the previous record again, running the first 8 day race and crossing the finish line in 8 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes and 2 seconds. In , John Baker became the first Inupiaq to win the Iditarod and finished in 8 days, 18 hours, 46 minutes and 39 seconds. In , Dallas Seavey broke the previous record, winning in 8 days, 13 hours, 4 minutes and 19 seconds.
In , Dallas broke his own record, finishing in 8 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes and 16 seconds. In , Mitch Seavey broke all previous records by finishing in 8 days, 3 hours, 40 minutes and 13 seconds, which currently stands as the fastest winning time for the Iditarod.
Carl Huntington won the race with the slowest winning time, 20 days, 15 hours, two minutes and seven seconds. The teams average 16 dogs, which means over 1, dogs leave Anchorage for Nome. There are 23 checkpoints on the northern route, the first in Anchorage and the last in Nome.
On the southern route, there are 24 checkpoints. The closest finish was in Dick Mackey finished one second ahead of Rick Swenson. The winner was decided by the nose of the lead dog across the finish line. The largest number of mushers to finish a single race was 78 in A red lantern is awarded to the last musher to finish Iditarod. The longest time for a Red Lantern was 32 days, 15 hours, nine minutes and one second by John Schultz in The quickest Red Lantern musher is Cindy Abbott.
In , she finished in 12 days, 2 hours, 57 minutes and 31 seconds, a faster red lantern time than the first 19 winning times. He is now the only person to win the Iditarod in three different decades, a record that will probably never be broken.
Four time winner, Susan Butcher, claimed Iditarod victories in , , and again in For racing, the most intelligent and fastest dogs are picked to be lead dogs and run in the front of the pack. Since , more than dogs have died during the Iditarod.
Dogs are forced to run about miles a day.
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