Did you know:
- Out of the 64 mushers, 13 of them are women? One woman is 18 years old and won the Jr. Iditarod in 2002.
- 50 mushers are from Alaska, 12 from the lower 48 states, 1 from Canada and 1 from Norway?
- 19 mushers are rookies with 45 veterans?
- That Rick Swenson has won the Iditarod a record 5 times, and run every race since 1976 except for 1?
- That 22 teams withdrew from this years race?
- That mushers rely on the Iditarod Air Force for air support to drop supplies, transport reporters, dropped dogs and the race marshall?
All facts gleaned from the Iditarod website.
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