tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013262571918822642.post1139882299002492259..comments2023-11-05T19:11:42.984+11:00Comments on Left Footed Thunderbolt: I is for... the Iditarod Great Sled RaceEvan Curnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760710934525611383noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013262571918822642.post-679883590332461072012-04-11T14:10:25.897+10:002012-04-11T14:10:25.897+10:00I didn't cover the origins of the race in my o...I didn't cover the origins of the race in my original post, but you raise an interesting point. From my (limited) understanding the Iditarod Great Sled Race is actually based on the All Alaska Sweepstakes of 1907/8, however the race also commemorates the 1925 serum run to Nome in several ways.Evan Curnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760710934525611383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013262571918822642.post-13938786366110141242012-04-11T10:59:56.603+10:002012-04-11T10:59:56.603+10:00I thought it was started to commemorate the infamo...I thought it was started to commemorate the infamous relay to get the smallpox vaccine to Nome before it wiped out the town, and about how the brave lead dog Balto got his team and musher through, over the frozen sea the day before it started to melt off, or right ahead of a terrible storm or some such thing.<br /><br />Visiting from A-Z<br />http://tahomabeadworks.blogspot.com/JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013262571918822642.post-31498976589995776252012-04-11T10:23:35.811+10:002012-04-11T10:23:35.811+10:00It sounds amazing. I could never do it. I think th...It sounds amazing. I could never do it. I think the mandatory rests might help the dogs out some, though I'm no dog-expert. <br /><br />Great, informative post. Good luck with the challenge!<br /><br />Dianna Fielding<br />Sociologyfornerds.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518445492638481490noreply@blogger.com