The Amazing Junior Iditarods
Julia Burns and Tyler Coreas Period:1&5 2-3-16
Sledding Teens
- Young mushers enter only
- Ages 14-17
- Regular Iditarod -ages 18+
- Joe Redington, Sr. created the Iditarod
- 7-10 dogs per junior musher
Adventures of Alaska
- Located in Alaska
- Starts in Anchorage, ends in Nome
- Juniors race 150 miles
- Adults race 1,150 miles
When it Was Invented
- Starts every February
- Starts at 10AM
- Junior Iditarod was made in 1978
- Regular Iditarod was made in 1973
- Dogs checked- 14 days before race (Vet)
Why Do They Race?
- State sport
- Follow Historical path (Dog brought medicine using path)
- Can win Scholarships
- Win $69,000 and a truck
How It All Started
- Dog sleds were transportation
- 35 miles to train for running
- Learn commands such as- Gee (Right) and Haw (Left)
- Brought in an antitoxin for Diphtheria which is a very contagious upper respiratory tract illness
Fun Facts!
- Must have certain items- dog food,ax, snowshoes, ETC.
- Dogs slept on straw beds
- Dogs burn 10,000 calories a day
- Must see if dogs get along in groups
- Vets check dogs for medical problems
Dogs during the race
The race trails
Dogs wear "Booties" to help protect feet from snow and ice
Citations
Crane, Cody. "Cool Runnings." Science World (Vol. 65, No. 10). 23 Feb. 2009: 8+. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 01 Feb. 2016.Topic: Junior Iditarod
"Race Across Alaska." Weekly Reader-3 (Vol. 74, No. 19). Feb. 25 2005: 2+. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 01 Feb. 2016.
Shahan, Sherry. "Running with the big dogs." Boys' Life Feb. 2007: 10. Student Resources in Context. Web. 2 Feb. 2016.
Shahan, Sherry. "Teens, Their Dogs, and an Amazing Race." Christian Science Monitor. Feb. 19 2008: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 01 Feb. 2016.
Images:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31KLvWG500L._SY300_.jpg
http://iditarod-collaborative-project.wikispaces.com/Team+Willomitzer
https://kidskonnect.com/fun/iditarod/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/iditarod/
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/detail/the-iditarod-on-12000-calories-a-day