The Iditarod got its name from the Iditarod Trail, a historic route used for transporting goods and mail in Alaska during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The word "Iditarod" is derived from the native Yup'ik language, meaning "distant place." The race itself was established in 1973 to preserve the history and culture of dog mushing and to commemorate the 1925 serum run to Nome. Today, it is known as one of the toughest sled dog races in the world.
It is named after the Portuguese explorer who discovered it.
the iditarod is named after the ghost town iditarod in the northern route.
The "halfway point" checkpoint for the iditarod race is Ophir to Iditarod
It is Alaskian because the Iditarod is in Alaska!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the iditarod originated from the serum run.
Iditarod
People enter the Iditarod to win the money. They also enter the race to be in the outdoors and to say that they raced the Iditarod. People enter the Iditarod to win the money. They also enter the race to be in the outdoors and to say that they raced the Iditarod.
the iditarod can be very dangerous at times.
The first day of the Iditarod is March 2nd, 2013
Nope. Lance Mackey was the winner.
it was from the ghost town iditarod in the northern route.
ok the purse for 1995 in the iditarod is $25000.00