- Idiotarod
The Idiotarod is a
shopping cart race in which five "idiot s" tie themselves to ashopping cart and run through the streets of a major metropolitan area. The race usually features people in costumes and themed floats. The race, though fun, is competitive, and teams are known to sabotage each other in an effort to win. Forms of sabotage include tripping competitors, throwing marbles or large obstacles in their paths, and the spreading of misinformation, such as false route information.The Idiotarod is named after the Iditarod, a 1,000 mile dog-sledding race in Alaska.
Idiotarods have taken place in
Seattle ,Los Angeles ,New York City , Phoenix,Chicago , andWashington, D.C. , though the original race was founded inSan Francisco in 1994 as the " [http://www.sfweekly.com/2001-03-07/news/s-f-mush/ Urban Iditarod] ".Idiotarod in popular culture
The Idiotarod was featured prominently in a January 2007 episode of . However, in the episode it was referred to as "Idiot Run" because race organizers would not give permission to use the name "Idiotarod". Hear the conversation [http://www.cartsofbrooklyn.com/audio/ismellanemmy.mp3 Here] .
Hear the sponsorship pitch from Chipotle [http://www.cartsofbrooklyn.com/audio/braisedskullwithrockmeat.mp3 Here] .
2007 Washington D.C. race results
Note: "Team Double Down", in a separate ceremony, awarded First Place to "Colonel Angus".
2006 New York race results
ee also
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Kinetic sculpture race
*Portland Urban Iditarod
*Shopping cart race
*Wife carrying
*Wok racing
*Zoobomb Related links
* [http://www.cartsofbrooklyn.com/ Carts of Brooklyn]
* [http://www.precisionaccidents.com/ Precision Accidents]
* [http://www.runningRevelry.com/ NYC Idiotarod Award Ceremony and Afterparty]
* [http://azidiotarod.com/ Phoenix Idiotarod]
* [http://www.chiditarod.org/ Chiditarod - Chicago's Urban Idiotarod]
* [http://www.seattleidiotarod.com/ Seattle Idiotarod]
* [http://dcsmashed.org/idiotarod/ Washington D.C. Idiotarod]
* [http://www.methodsreporter.com/2007/03/05/chiditarod-2007-chicagos-urban-shopping-cart-race/ Chiditarod 2007 Video]
* [http://www.myfountainsquare.com/cinciditarod/ Cinciditarod] (Cincinnati, OH)
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