Iditarod, Sled Dog Race

The 2025 Iditarod Dog Race Is Longer Than Ever Before Because of the Lack of Snow
Dane Baker in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Ala. on March 1, 2025 The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever this year thanks to a lack of snow. This year’s Iditarod race,
The World’s Most Famous Dog Sled Race Is Short on Snow
When unseasonably warm temperatures left the Iditarod course unusable, organizers were forced to reconfigure a 1,128-mile course through the Alaskan wilderness. The result is a race like nothing before in the event’s 53-year history.
The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever. Here’s a look at Iditarod, by the numbers
Thanks to a lack of snow, this year’s edition of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race needed a new route across the Alaska wilderness. The course change adds more than 100 mile.
Animal abuse allegations spark movement to end Iditarod sled dog race
The Iditarod is a 1,000-mile race held annually in Alaska. Many argue that the race, which starts this weekend, is a form of animal abuse.
Who are the top returners, contenders in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race winner, six-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey, is not competing in this year’s race. That development, paired with the Official Restart being moved to
Wisconsin will be well represented in Alaska's Iditarod sled dog race in 2025
The mushers will bring their Badger State connections to Alaska for the famous sled dog race that kicks off on March 3.
World’s most famous sled dog race kicks off in Alaska
Downtown Anchorage, Alaska, was turned into a giant dog lot on Saturday as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race held its 53rd annual ceremonial start in Alaska’s largest city.
Mushers, sled dogs gear pp for longest-ever Iditarod race through Alaskan wilderness
The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer this year than ever before.Thanks to a lack of snow, this year's edition of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race nee
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Rare Iditarod restart in Fairbanks draws crowds for ‘NASCAR with dogs’
Both locals and visitors were enthusiastic for the Interior-based Iditarod restart, which hadn’t been held in Fairbanks since ...
Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
The Iditarod has begun and promises to be like none before. Mushers began the world’s most famous sled dog race Monday, but ...
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33 mushers leave Fairbanks to take on the longest-ever Iditarod trail
A last-minute plan to change the route went off without a hitch despite significant changes to the original trail.
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Iditarod ceremonial start draws eager dog teams, spectators and calls for ‘bootie bootie bootie’
Even as a lack of snow forced organizers to shorten the course to less than 2 miles, the crowds in downtown Anchorage brought ...
Global warming threatening the future of iconic dog sled races around the world
Climate change could continue to complicate iconic dogsledding races around the country as rising global temperatures make ...
IDITAROD NOTEBOOK: News from the Trail for 2025
Editor’s note: This story will be updated as the mushers advance in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Check back for ...
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Polaris employee pleads guilty in 2023 crash that killed 3 sled dogs
A Polaris test rider employee accepted a plea deal Monday for charges tied to a 2023 snowmachine crash in Cantwell that ...