some facts are that it is 1,147 miles long, there are 2 routes, there are about 60 teams in each race, each team starts out with 16 dogs, the fastest Iditarod time was 9 days and it oringinated from the serum run. hope that helps
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From Anchorage Alaska to Nome Alaska.
1150 miles start to finish.
It is now a National Historic Trail.
It was a mail and supply route before it became a race.
Rick Swenson from two river Alaska is the only five time winner.
The first woman to win was Libby Riddles in 1985.
Susan Butcher has won the race four times.
It takes six different letters to spell Iditarod, two of which are 'i's, and another two of which are 'd's.
The Iditarod dogsled race takes place in Alaska.
'Iditarod' is an unusual word, but so is 'Alaska'.
The race is run every year, in Alaska.
The course covers territory from Anchorage to Nome, in Alaska.
The race cannot be run without sled dogs.
The race is run in March of each year, in Alaska.
The race is a symbolic link to the early history of the state of Alaska.
The race is run, in Alaska, on what used to be a communication and transportation link to rest of the world.
Balto and Togo ran in the '1925 serum run to Nome', also known as the 'Great Race of Mercy'.
Balto has a statue in New York City's Central Park.
the iditarod began in 1970s and can be at least 1100 miles, there are 25 or 26 checkpoints (depending on the route)