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How many Iditarod mushers are there?

How many Iditarod mushers are there?

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While the yearly field of more than fifty mushers and about a thousand dogs is still largely Alaskan, competitors from fourteen countries have completed the event including Martin Buser from Switzerland, who became the first foreign winner in 1992.

How many mushers are there this year?

Who’s competing in this year’s race? Just 47 mushers — all but 12 of them are race veterans. They include former Iditarod champions Pete Kaiser, Joar Leifseth Ulsom, Dallas Seavey and Martin Buser. There’s also 2021 Kuskokwim 300 champion Richie Diehl, as well as former Yukon Quest champions Brent Sass and Matt Hall.

How much money does the Iditarod winner get?

The third-generation Iditarod musher has now tied Rick Swenson for the most victories. He was greeted at the finish line by his father, three-time champion Mitch Seavey, and will pocket about $40,000 in prize money.

Why is the Iditarod shorter this year?

The usual 1,000-mile race from Willow to Nome was rerouted this year to the shorter, out-and-back course to avoid putting mushers, race volunteers and others in the village checkpoints north of the Alaska Range and along the Bering Sea coast, as a precaution against spreading COVID-19.

When did the Iditarod become a life saving Highway?

In 1925, part of the Iditarod Trail became a life saving highway for epidemic-stricken Nome. Diphtheria threatened and serum had to be brought in; again by intrepid dog mushers and their faithful hard-driving dogs.

Where do the teams go in the Iditarod?

Through Finger Lake, Rainy Pass, over the Alaska Range and down the other side to the Kuskokwim River — Rohn Roadhouse, Nikolai, McGrath, Ophir, Cripple, Iditarod and on to the mighty Yukon — a river highway that takes the teams west through the arctic tundra.

Who was the first woman to win the Iditarod?

LATEST SNIPPET The 2016 Iditarod Sled Dog race started on March 5 with 26 women and 59 men. Aliy Zirkle was the first woman across the finish line for 3rd over-all at 09:42 on 3/15/16. Direct short-cut to this page: http://bit.ly/YGFWjZ