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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.
The Iditarod Race is about 950 miles, with minor variations from  year to year. The raced was believed to be 1,100 miles until racers  began carrying gps trackers. It starts â¦ just north of Anchorage,  Alaska and ends in Nome, Alaska.