North (Again) To Alaska

The Super Bowl is over and March Madness doesn’t begin for another month. The NBA and the NHL are still jockeying for playoff positions. We are surely sailing in the Horse Latitudes for sports fans, no?

One word: Iditarod.

Yes, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is set to begin its 36th running in about three weeks, with the ceremonial start in Anchorage scheduled for March 1 and the restart the following day in Willow, Alaska.

This is man and beast battling to survive 1,100 miles of unforgiving Alaskan wilderness. We’re talking about wind chills of -60 degrees and colder. Blizzard conditions. Ice and snow. Dog poop, lots and lots of dog poop.

We here at oddsnark will be bringing you wall-to-wall coverage of this amazing event over the coming days, including profiles of the hearty mushers who will brave the elements for Iditarod glory and their amazing dog teams. Once the race gets going you can follow along the action right here with our race updates all week long (or however long it takes for them to reach Nome).

North (Again) To Alaska and related information can be found in Featured, Iditarod