Junior Iditarod Junior Iditarod The Junior Iditarod Sled Dog Race, or Jr. Iditarod, is a 148- to 158-mile (222 km) sled dog race for mushers between the ages of 14 through 17, which is patterned after the 1,150-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race that is said to be 1,049 miles. The race is held outside Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska, and was the first long-distance race for juvenile mushers. With the encouragement of "Go for it" Joe Redington, Senior, the Jr. Iditarod was established 1977 by Eric Beeman, Rome Gilman, Karl Clausen, Kenny Pugh, and Clarence Shockley, who were unable
Iditarod: Toughest Race on Earth the next day. By the end of the episode, Jeff King's team makes it to Finger Lake before his first extended stop. Most teams rest in Skwentna, though the large number of teams that have elected to stop creates a loud, restless atmosphere. By the end of the episode, three teams have dropped from the race and the first 48 hours of the race are covered. Iditarod: Toughest Race on Earth Iditarod: Toughest Race on Earth was a 2008 American reality television miniseries on the Discovery Channel that featured the 2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race from Anchorage to Nome,