2008 Iditarod

2008 Iditarod

The 2008 Iditarod features 95 mushers and dog teams. The 36th Annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ceremonally began on Saturday March 1, 2008. The competitive start was the next day.

The 1,700-kilometre dogsled race runs through the American state of Alaska. The Iditarod course extends from just north of Anchorage to Nome.

The majority of competing teams hail from the United States, while notable other teams from Norway, Germany, and Canada are in the running. [cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2008/03/01/iditarod-race.html|title=6 Canadians join the pack as the Iditarod gets underway|date=2008-03-02]

The competition was one of the closest in recent memory, with defending champion Lance Mackey and four-time winer Jeff King mushing neck-and-neck for much of the race. Ultimately, the race was won by Mackey, who reached the final checkpoint at 2:46 AM on March 12th. Notably, this is the second year in a row Mackey has finished first in both the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest, a feat once thought impossible. [cite web|url=http://www.adn.com/2693/story/342356.html|title=Lance Mackey wins his second Iditarod|date=2008-03-12]

Canine Fatalities

As of March 12th, 3 dogs perished in Iditarod 36. The first was a 7 year old male on the team of John Stetson, from Duluth, Minnesota. This dog died of pneumonia. The second dog, 3-year-old Lorne was a member of Jennifer Freking's team. Lorne was killed when a snowmobiler crashed into Freking's team. The third death was 4-year-old Cargo, a member of Ed Iten's team, in which the cause of death is unknown.

References

External links

* [http://www.iditarod.com/ The official site]
* [http://www.iditablog.com/ Blogging the Iditarod Trail]
* [http://race.ionearth.com/iditarod/ Live GPS Tracking of Race]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dweekly/tags/iditarod2008/ David Weekly's Creative Commons licensed Iditarod 2008 Pictures on Flickr]


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