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Did you know that Joe Redington Sr.
is known as the "Father of the Iditarod"

The Iditarod has its own air force called the Iditarod Air Force.

A Musher and His Two Dogs 2002 Iditarod Mushers
Jeff King
Keith Aili
Sonny King
Ken Anderson
Karen Land
Kjetel Backen
John Baker
Jim Lanier
Jason Barron
Bruce Lee
John Barron
Peter Bartlett
Sonny Linder
Jon Little
Mark Black
Lance Mackey
Burt Bomhoff
Sandy McKee
Bill Borden
Judy Merritt
Charlie Boulding
Leslie Monk
John Bramante
Jim Oehlschlaeger
Ramy Brooks
Tim Osmar
Robert W. Bundtzen
Stan Passananti
Martin Buser
Lynda Plettner
Ken Chase
Bill Cotter
Ray, Jr Redington
Devan Currier
Jerry Riley
Palmer Sagoonick
Garth Elsdon
Mitch Seavey
Nikolai Ettyne
Ramey Smyth
Lynwood Fiedler
Lisa Frederic
Perry Solmonson
Jim Gallea
Robert Sorlie
Hans Gatt
Gerald Sousa
David Straub
Melanie Gould
Nils Hahn
Rick Swenson
Doug Swingley
Vern Halter
Ellen Halverson
Harald Tunheim
Al Hardman
Daniel Vetsch
Rick Horstmann
G.B. Jones
Kelly Williams
DeeDee Jonrowe
Mike Williams
Harmony Kanavle
Aliy Zirkle
76 Total Mushers

Fastest Winning Time:
9 days, 2 hours, 42 minutes, and 19 seconds
by Doug Swingley in 1995

Slowest Winning Time:
20 days, 15 hours, 2 minutes, and 7 seconds
by Carl Huntington in 1974

Closest Finish:
Dick Mackley beat Rick Swenson by an amazing
1 second in 1978!

Youngest Musher:
Simon Kineen, age 18

Oldest Musher:
Col. Norman Vaughn,age 88

Highest Temperature:
+45 degrees F

Lowest Temperature:
-60 degrees F

Most Mushers to Finish:
63 mushers in 1992

Most Represented Region:
Alaska, USA

Most Wins:
5, by Rick Swenson in 1977-79-81-82-91

Fastest Red Lantern:
17 days, 6 hours, 2 minutes, and 5 seceonds
by Ben Jacobson

Slowest Red Lantern:
32 days, 15 hours, 9 hours, and 1 second
by John Schultz in 1973


Basic Mushing Commands

All Right: go forward

Easy: slow down

Gee: turn right

Haw: turn left

Straight Ahead: ignore an option to turn onto another trail that veers of left or right and stay on the trail going forward

Over Gee: move to the right side of the trail

Over Haw: move to the left side of the trail

Come Gee: U-turn around toward the right

Come Haw: U-turn around toward the left

On By: ignore any distractions

Whoa: stop

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