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It's a competition that pits one dog driver, called a musher, and a team of dogs not only against other racers but against the (often cruel) forces of Â­Mother Nature. Named for a town in Alaska, the race ceremonially sets off from downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on the first Saturday in March.
How long is the Iditarod race in Alaska? The longest the race has lasted which is the elapsed time from the start of the race until the last musher completes the race and collects the Red Lantern Award was in 1973 â¦with a time of 32 days, 5 hours, 19 minutes and 1 second.