The Iditarod @ WorkingDogWeb -- A Guide to this Famous Sled Dog Race

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The Iditarod (Alaska
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Overview: The Last Great Race [ Top ]

· Iditarod Official Site - with musher
biographies, race results, news, more,
and a description of the race
· Iditablog: Alaska native Josh Rogers gives
reports on the big race, shares photos
· Iditarod Trivia, Facts & Traditions - from
Iditarod.com
· Iditarod Facts, Data & History - in the
Education Portal

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Iditarod: Great
Race to Nome

· Iditarod Education Portal - for Teachers, Students
· Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race - on Wikipedia
· Iditarod Fast Facts - CNN
· Facts & Legends of the Iditarod plus a race overview
· Facts not Fiction about the Iditarod - illustrated overview
· Junior Iditarod - the race attracting a new generation of
distance mushers,and Cali King's Junior Iditarod experience
· Iditarod Overview
· Iditarod Resources - based on the 2001 running
· Iditarod Air Force - pilots who assist race management

Iditarod Art & Photography [ Top ]

Art of the Iditarod - 25th Anniversary Poster from 1997
by Jon Van Zyle, and more of his Iditarod & Mush posters
and prints - see his Iditarod book at left
Slide show with audio interview of Rose Albert, Alaska
artist and first Native woman to complete the Iditarod,
accomplished in 1982. See her handcarved cedar boxes.
· Iditarod 2004 Photo Gallery - 15 pages of pictures
· Iditarod Photo - Anchorage start, 2001
· Iditarod Photo Gallery - from Willow restart
· Iditarod Photos - official start of 1996 race
· Iditarod News Photos - 114 pictures from 2002 race, plus
links to pictures from 2001, 2000 - Anchorage Daily News
· Iditarod Posters - view several of Jon Van Zyle's Iditarod
posters from 1993 - 2003 races - see his book at left
· Junior Iditarod Photo Gallery
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Fan's Guide
to the Iditarod

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Running With Champions:
A Midlife Journey
on the Iditarod Trail

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Kiana's Iditarod

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The Last Great
Race: Iditarod

Iditarod Race History [ Top ]

· History of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, from the official race site, edited in 2012
· Iditarod Race History - how Dorothy Page, Joe Redington and colleagues founded a now famous race to save Alaska's sled dogs
· Origin of the Iditarod - role of the Serum Run, plus some of the traditions linked to the race
· The Great Serum Run tells about the sled dog "race" that inspired the Iditarod, and about the famous mushing pair Seppala and Togo plus Balto, the husky that symbolized all of courageous sled dogs
· Iditarod recalls Nome Serum Run -
article on the historic 1925 sled run that saved hundreds of lives, then inspired the Iditarod
· Iditarod History & Photos

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Racing the
Iditarod Trail

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Iditarod Silver

· History of the Iditarod Trail Race - FIVESITE with several articles and search for Past Racers by year with links to individual musher profiles
· Iditarod History & Aims - a celebration of the loyalty and courage of the sled dog
· Junior Iditarod Race History starting with the dream of a group of young mushers
· Headquarters of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Wasilla,Alaska, including its museum - and a history article titled "Togo's Final Journey" on how Togo returned to Alaska for display at Iditarod headquarters
· Wasilla - Alaska - photo, race history, city info from the home of the Iditarod Trail Committee

The Iditarod Trail [ Top ]

· Iditarod Trail - Route for 2003 - Fairbanks restart
· Iditarod Trail Map - including large scale map with
clickable checkpoints to information
· Iditarod Trail - northern & southern routes, mileage
· Iditarod Trail - even-numbered years
· Iditarod Trail - odd-numbered years
· Iditarod Trail Map - clickable map, trail challenges, and a chart of distances between checkpoints
· Iditarod Trail Maps - map of Alaska, map of the southern route, and map comparing trail distance to New York-Miami
· Iditarod Trail Route - article and maps
· Iditarod National Historic Trail - history of the network of trails designated as a national historic trail in 1978, plus trail maps and links to illustrated trail history
· Reopening the Iditarod Trail - Joe Redington, Dave Olson and the U.S. Army reopened the trail in 1972
· Weather Forecasts - Alaska Updated - conditions and forecasts for Anchorage, McGrath, Nome, more
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Iditarod Dogs [ Top ]

· Alaskan Husky Origins
· Anadyr Siberian Huskies - famous kennel frequently has teams running the Iditarod
· Consumate Working Animal: the dogs of the Iditarod
· Dude Dog - for fun, sled dog cartoons
· Dogs of the Iditarod - Jeff King looks at racing sled dogs, plus a look at Jeff's Iditarod dogs

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Akiak: A Tale
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· Dogs of the Iditarod - links to various Iditarod teams of the past and present
· Real Iditarod Champions - The Dogs - a look at the dogs and how mushers keep them in top form, including feeding and conditioning them, and why Alaska needed the Iditarod
· The Making of Sleddogs - including Iditarod race dogs & distance racers
· Martin Buser's Dogs - for 2002
· The Husky Still Reigns - history of the types of dogs used in sled dog racing from Malemutes to Huskies, more
· North Wapiti Siberian Huskies running 2007 Iditarod, driver Karen Ramstead who ran six previous races
· Howl 'n' Wind and Troika Siberian Huskies, driver Donald Smidt, running the 2007 Iditarod
· Sled dog psychology & the Iditarod - keeping attitudes positive is a key to successful dog teams
· Veterinarian comments on Iditarod dog care
· Researchers study blood serum of long-distance sled dogs before and after competition
· Iditarod dogs studied in 2007 by Oregon State University veterinary researcher to see how they mobilize enough energy for the long endurance sled dog race
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Back of the Pack:
An Iditarod Rookie
Musher's Alaska
Pilgrimage to Nome

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Important
Mushing Book:
The Speed
Mushing Manual
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Father of
the Iditarod
about Joe
Redington Sr.

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Race Across Alaska

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Important
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Iditarod: The Last
Great Race to Nome:
Curriculum Guide

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Adventures of the Iditarod Air Force:
True Stories About
the Pilots Who Fly
for Alaska's Famous
Sled Dog Race

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Iditarod Mushers [ Top ]

· Iditarod Race Winners 1973-2002 - plus times, multiple winners, records, and search for Past Racers by year
· Awards for Iditarod racers including top-finishing rookies, the champions & red lantern winners and, for the winning lead dogs, the Golden Harness Award. Others are the Spirit of Alaska Award, Leonard Seppala Humanitarian Award

· Iditarod 32 in 2004 - from Anchorage Daily News, with insert on 2005 plus links to five years of race photos
· 2003 Iditarod Musher Biographies - at Iditarod.com
· 2002 Iditarod Mushers - from Anchorage Daily News
· 2002 Iditarod Hall of Fame - from Anchorage Daily News

· Iditarod Talk Forum - including one one where you can root for your favorite musher
· Bob Chlupach racing in the Open North Americans 2004; he ran the Anadyr Siberian Huskies in the 2001 Iditarod
· DeeDee Jonrow - placed 2nd in 1993
· Devan and Judith Currier - he ran the Lara-Ke Siberians in 2001, more on Devan; she ran in 1999 and is running their Alaskans and Siberians in 2005
· Doug Swingley - Montana musher wins in 2001, 2000, 1999 and 1995, retires but returns in 2004 and 2005. Pictures of the Swingley team, a 2001 interview and more on his dogs
· Jeff King - 1998, 1996 & 1993 winner & photographs of his Iditarod dogs and a look at Jeff's Iditarod Kennel
· Joe Redington - Father of the Iditarod and his entry in the Anchorage Daily News Iditarod Hall of Fame and Dorothy Page's biography of the famous Joe Redington Sr.
· Karen Ramstead - running North Wapiti Siberians in 2004 Iditarod, following runs in 2000, 2001 and 2003, and more on Karen & dogs and RSH Online interview with Karen
· Libby Riddles - first woman to win the Iditarod plus an interview with Libby Riddles
· Martin Buser - winner in 2002, 1997, 1994 and 1992, and Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award winner, and an interview with Martin Buser
· Mitch Seavey - profile of the 2004 champion, and a visit to his home site in Seward

· Ryan Redington - '99 Junior Iditarod winner andgrandson of Iditarod founder, the late Joe Redington Sr.
· Rick Swenson - leading Iditarod champion with five wins in 1991, 1982, 1981, 1979, 1977; 4th in 1999 and 2001; entered in the 2003 race.
· Shawn Sidelinger - ran Anadyr Siberians twice in Iditarod including his run in 1998
· Susan Butcher - first three-time winner, now four-time champ, shown here with her famous lead dog Granite, and her biographical entry in the Iditarod Hall of Fame
· Wayne Curtis & Team Stormwatch - ran Siberians in the 2001 Iditarod after running 1997 & 1995 Iditarods and the 1999 Quest. Now he's readying for the 2004 Iditarod. Here's more about Wayne as he trains for 2004.
· Women of the Iditarod - a tribute to women mushers DeeDee Jonrow, Susan Butcher, Libby Riddles and Mary Shields

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Susan Butcher and the
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Alaska's Great Race - Video

Selected Media Coverage [ Top ]

· Cabela's Iditarod - with pre-race coverage and daily race reports, presented by Cabela's Outfitters FIVESITE
· Dogsled.com - radio supersite for the Iditarod,with audio
and video musher interviews, coverage of other top races including the Yukon Quest
· Latest Iditarod News - with daily updates on all aspects of the Iditarod, Iditarod mushers, dogs and more
· Mitch Seavey wins 32nd Iditarod in 2004 - and the history of the Nome Serum Run, the inspiration for the race
· 2003 Iditarod faces warm weather and thin ice
· Iditarod - Anchorage Daily News coverage for the current year as well as:
- Iditarod 31 - 2003 - the Anchorage Daily News
- Iditarod 30 - 2002 - the Anchorage Daily News
- Iditarod 29 - 2001 - the Anchorage Daily News
· Iditarod 28 - 2000 - the Anchorage Daily News
· Iditarod 27 - 1999 - the Anchorage Daily News
· Iditarod 26 - 1998 - the Anchorage Daily News
· Iditarod 1997 - 25th Race - big series of stories about the Iditarod at this key milestone FIVESITE
· Iditarod 1997 -- from Alaskan Public Radio Network

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Dog Care, Training, Gear, Strategy [ Top ]

· Iditarod Dog Care - and training , preparation for Iditarod mushers and veterinarians
· Iditarod Race Equipment - for Iditarod teams, and a list of articles on racing gear
· Iditarod Training Log - for a 2001 Iditarod musher
· High Blood Pressure in Dogs & Normal Blood Pressure
· Latest Gear Lightens the Load - Anchorage Daily News
· Sled Dog Care Guidelines - from P.R.I.D.E.
· Sled Dogs Have Big Hearts - Alaska Science Forum
· Iditarod Dogs Well Cared For - says a teacher who observed first-hand

Teachers Use Iditarod in Class [ Top ]

· Alaska & Iditarod - lesson plans, pictures, links
· Annual 7th Grade Iditarod Race - final event of Iditarod lessons including Alaskan history, heroes and pioneers
· Educating with the Iditarod - ideas include creating a musher picture dictionary, tracking the trek for geography and math, writing musher profiles and race progress
· ExploreNorth Resources - resources on
the Arctic
· Iditarod Dog Sled Race - Enchanted Learning

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The Great Race to
Nome: An Alaskan
Adventure Across
the Curriculum

· Iditarod Challenge - students use the Iditarod in their studies, with Martin Buser as "their musher"
· Iditarod Classroom Resources - annotated links to useful Iditarod resources for teachers
· Iditarod in students' eyes - as seen by a New Jersey class
· Iditarod Education Expedition - a fun activity center
· Iditarod Mini-Unit - from the Teacher's Corner
· Iditarod & Sleddog Resources - and student projects
· Iditarod Talk Forum - including one for teachers
· Iditarod Teacher on the trail - current year's winner
· Iditarod Trivia Quiz - fun facts
· Iditarod "wallpaper" for computers - 2 options
· Innovative Teaching Newsletter 2002 Iditarod Edition with WorkingDogWeb's Iditarod Guide among the recommended resources. See their award to our Iditarod guide.
· Iditarod Teachers' Guide - FIVESITE - in-depth site with lesson plans, activities, objectives, glossary, print-outs
· Iditarod Brrrreaths Life into Class - Brrr! - with ideas for literature, language arts, geography, history, spelling, math, & 7 more segments on Iditarod Ideas for Teachers
· Interview with 2004 Teacher on the Trail: Jeff Peterson talks about the Iditarod and teaching math, science, and his suggested lesson plans
· Math & the Iditarod for teachers from PBS
· Mushing Educational Materials
· Social Science Lesson Plan & the Iditarod
· Teaching Gary Paulsen Books - including DogSong, Woodsong with sled dog themes
· V.E.T. in the Classroom - Iditarod classroom resources, including an IditaREAD contest

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