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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.
Mother and Father of the Iditarod. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race was first run in 1973. Dorothy G. Page and Joe Redington Sr. were intrigued that dog teams could travel over the vast Alaskan land that was not accessible by automobile. Dorothy and Joe have become known as the âMother of the Iditarodâ and the âFather of the Iditarodâ. These two people felt strongly that this amazing piece of Alaskan history should never be forgotten.