Iditarod Insider Bruce Lee reports from Unkaleet, where mushers pick up lighter sleds and get ready for the sprint to the finish. See more video at Iditarod.com
Bruce Lee is at the Finger Lake Checkpoint, where he describes the transition the mushers face as they approach the Alaska Range. See more video at Iditarod.com
The Iditarod, it's Alaska's iconic 1,100 mile sled dog race which starts in Anchorage and ends in Nome. And competitors in this long, arduous journey don't get ready overnight. Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out what it takes to get ready for this race.
The Iditarod's elite four-legged athletes are thoroughly examined before they are allowed to run the race. In 2008, vets examined nearly 2,000 dogs on 96 teams.