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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.
School named for Iditarod legend Joe Redington Sr. opens in Wasilla. A new junior-senior high school named for mushing pioneer Joe Redington Sr. -- known as the Father of the Iditarod for overseeing organization and fund-raising for that iconic sled dog race -- will open a few miles from the Redington home.