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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.
When the Iditarod Sled Dog Race begins on March 1, it will mark the 42nd consecutive running of the annual competition. Every year, mushers and their team of sled dogs traverse more than 1,000 miles between Anchorage and Nome, Alaska.