The Iditarod Is On

It doesn't get much coverage on SportsCenter till the end, but the Iditarod is currently in Day 6 up in Alaska.  Described on the their website:

"You can’t compare it to any other competitive event in the world! A race over 1150 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer. She throws jagged mountain ranges, frozen river, dense forest, desolate tundra and miles of windswept coast at the mushers and their dog teams. Add to that temperatures far below zero, winds that can cause a complete loss of visibility, the hazards of overflow, long hours of darkness and treacherous climbs and side hills, and you have the Iditarod. A race extraordinaire, a race only possible in Alaska.

From Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast, each team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days."

This is a truly amazing feat for the dogs involved.  However, that is not to say there isn't controversy about the toll it takes...not all dogs survive the grueling race. 

Please share your opinion with us!!!