2014 Iditarod

By Ava B.

Introduction

The first Iditarod race began on March 3, 1973. The

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race begins in Anchorage and

ends in Nome. Each team has approximately 16 dogs.

There are 26 checkpoints on the northern route and

27 on the southern route.

Dogs

There are two main dog breeds for racing , the Alaskan huskies and

Siberian huskies. The dogs must wear mittens when they race.

They may also wear blankets. The teams may have up to 16

dogs .All mushers must start with 15-16 dogs.

Mushers

My musher is Anna Berington. This year her bib

number was 52. Anna Berington is 30 years old and

was born in northern Wisconsin. Her hometown is

Kasilof, Alaska. This was Anna’s 2nd Iditarod.

Routes

There are two routes used for the Iditarod. The routes

are the northern route and the southern route. The

northern route has 26 checkpoints, and the southern

route has 27 checkpoints. If its an even year they use

the northern route. In odd years they use southern

route. Each route is approximately 1,045 miles long.

Awards

Red Lantern award

Bristol Bay award

Golden Harness awards

And of course, First Place

Webliography

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