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To commemerate the serem run to Alaska with Balto AND Togo. This race honors those dogs and all the people involed in saving Nome from Diptheria.

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http://www.ultimateiditarod.com/faq.htm is the offiiol site for the ididorad

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When does the iditarod begin?

The first Iditarod race to Nome started March 3, 1973.


When did the Iditarod trail sled dog race?

It first started in 1973. :)


Why did the mother and father of the Iditarod want to start the Iditarod race?

The father of the iditarod is Joe Redington and the mother is Dorothy Page:)


When did the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race start?

It first started in 1973. :)


Are women allowed in the Iditarod race?

are women allowed to race in the iditarod race


Is the Junior Iditarod race as long as the Iditarod race?

no of corse by alot


Which is the halfway point for the Iditarod in this years race?

The "halfway point" checkpoint for the iditarod race is Ophir to Iditarod


Why did they want to start an Iditarod dogsled race in Alaska?

there is enough snow in Alaska to actually have DOGS race in a SLED. so they started it there


When and why race in Alaska?

the race started in 1973 in iditarod and whated to test sled dogs and musher in the race.your welcome collin out peace


What city is called the home of the iditarod race?

The race is named after the town of Iditarod.


What language is iditarod from?

Iditarod is from the Alaskan language. It is a dogsled race in Alaska. The race is called the Iditirod Race.


Who is the father of the iditarod and why is that?

At a time when dog mushing was fading, a man that lived in Knik, Alaska had the idea of a dog mushing race from Knik to Nome. His name was Joe Redington Sr. often called the father of the Iditarod. He started the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in 1973.