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Menu 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. ....
Lance King/Getty Images toggle caption Lance King/Getty Images Sled dogs of Thomas Waerner s team run in Willow, Alaska, last year, when he placed first. Lance King/Getty Images The Iditarod kicks off Sunday and, like most events in a pandemic, the 2021 sled dog race will be a little different. Even with an abbreviated course this year, it s a brutal test of tenacity and stamina, typically traversing about 1,000 miles of a remote and rugged landscape during an unforgiving Alaskan winter. Founded in 1973 by two preservationists lamenting the disappearance of sled dog culture, the Iditarod calls itself The Last Great Race. ....
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