Missymoo Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I watched the doco on the race and so went to have a look at the ocffical site and am facinated, race started on the 6th of this month and they have lots of updates etc..very interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubiton Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 What happens with the dogs they leave at checkpoints? Saw a couple of the recent episodes and they had a 'dog drop off point' and mentioned them being 'sent home'. Do the organisers arrange for the dogs to be transported back to a home base where the competitors collect them from or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverHaze Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 All dogs are either transported back to anchorage or up to nome, where the mushers have organised people to pick them up. Until they are picked up their are cared for by volunteers and vets. I love following this race, you can really get sucked into it, and it's amazing what the dogs and their mushers accomplish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwynwen Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Link to article about dropped dog care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake-K9 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Yep, amazing isn't it? It's always been a pipe dream of mine to one day be able to compete... can't ever see it happening though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanati Whippets Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 It is a truly beautiful place to have such a great race! when i was dog sledding in the states i always wanted to run the Iditarod.... sadly :D it never happened......... but i have to say........if you ever get a chance to run on the snow it is such a blast! nothing as peaceful as running a 14 dog team out in the open trails! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonzawani Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 It's been a long time now. But, my cousin finished the race twice. The mushers need sponsors. It's very expensive! Bonz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynai Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 (edited) I keep an eye on it, it is a pretty popular dog sport in the northern (great lakes area) States, Canada and Alaska. We have sled dog races and competitions in MN and surrounding states, but of course the Iditarod is the most famous. Lots of cool info at this sight: ISDRA LOL, you'd be the toast of the town, press just loves odd stories about people coming from all over the world to compete in sled races..especially if they come from an area not real famous for the snowfall Edited March 16, 2010 by Lynai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwynwen Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 grabbed from live feed this morning Lance and his lead dogs Rev and Maple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catzatsea Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 So Lance got it again!! He definitely has notched up a very impressive race history record! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymoo Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 Wow he won again, congrats! i was trying to work out the distance in australia to get a picture in my mind how far the race is to travel...approx from Melbourne to cairns...OMG!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoPaws Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Lance is my oh's absolute hero, so I get a full rundown on what has happened that day when I get home from work What a superstar he is, winning four in a row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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