| Important Facts About the Iditarod
Basic Rules of the Iditarod
Awards for Mushing
Iditarod Dogs
Training for the Iditarod
2002 Cash Prize Winners
Iditarod Links
My Guestbook
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What Awards Do the Mushers Recieve?
The top 30 mushers recieve cash prizes. The 1st place musher recieves 68,571 dollars and a new Dodge truck. Other awards that mushers can get are the Spirit of the Idiarod Award, the First to Halfway Award, the First to the Yukon Award, the Gold Coast Award, the Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award, Rookie of the Year, the Sportsmanship Award, the Most Improved Musher Award, the Most Inspirational Musher Award, the Fastest Time From Nome to Safety Award, the Outfitter Award, and the Red Lantern Award.
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Winner of This Year's Iditarod
Martin Buser won the Iditarod this year and I would like to congratulate him for all of his hard work. He set the record with 8 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, and 2 seconds. Way to go Martin!
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2002 Iditarod Mushers
In this year's Iditarod, there were 64 mushers who participated in the race. The top 30 got cash prizes.(See 2002 Cash Prize Winners) 25 of the other mushers finished the race. The rest of the mushers scratched during the race for various reasons.
Mushing in the Iditarod is Hard Work
Mushers that sign up for the Iditarod know that there is a challenge in store for them. They will have to mush across a trail of Alaskan terrain that is over 1,000 miles long. They can't just round up dogs and start the race, they must train their dog team, as well as themselves to be prepared for this exciting adventure.(See Training for the Iditarod)
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