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2021 Iditarod Begins Shortened Course in Alaska Without Defending Champ
March 8, 2021 3 min read
The 2021 Iditarod sled dog race began this weekend in Alaska with 46 mushers navigating a special 860-mile course called the Gold Trail Loop that adheres to safety and health protocols, including no spectators, to avoid the spread of COVID-19 in small towns without proper medical facilities.
The 2021 Iditarod began on Sunday in Alaska with a start at Deshka Landing. (Image: KTUU)
Welcome to the pandemic-version of the Iditarod. Last year’s Iditarod started before a coronavirus outbreak in the lower 48 states shuttered the NBA, NHL, and March Madness. By the time the 2020 Iditarod ended, it was the only professional sport running on the entire planet after the pandemic shut down sports all over the world.
Eagle River musher is carrying hope in a box on the Iditarod Trail Published March 8
Larry Daugherty, a musher from Eagle River, will carry empty packages of COVID-19 vaccine with him on the trail this year. Forty-six mushers began the 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race from Deshka Landing in Willow on March 7, 2021. (Marc Lester / ADN)
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Print article Larry Daugherty of Eagle River is carrying hope on the Iditarod Trail. It comes in a box. Daugherty, a radiation oncologist, is carrying empty packages of the COVID-19 vaccine as a symbol of the hope he sees a year into a global pandemic that gained full force during last year’s Iditarod.
Revamped Iditarod brings equipment adaptations and a fast pace as mushers cross the Alaska Range
Wait 1 second to continue. ROHN A day into the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a fast trail and shortened route are making for a quicker race than normal. Mushers are adapting to this year’s pandemic-adjusted trail in a number of ways, as evidenced by their equipment. Recent rule changes and the absence of shelter options in checkpoints mean competitors are using larger sleds and hauling “tail-dragger” trailers for hauling supplies, sleeping options and dogs. “We got this fun new tent, it looks like a play kennel,” said Bethel musher Victoria Hardwick during a break Monday at Finger Lake. “You don’t have to use your fingers or anything.”
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