I Did A Rod

After spending 9 days, 11 hours on the frozen tundra, Lance Mackey and his team of dogs pulled into Nome, AK to claim victory in the 36th annual Iditarod. This was Mackey's second straight win. The 1100 mile race started in Willow, AK and drew 96 teams. For his efforts Mackey will get to drive home from Nome in a brand new Dodge pickup and stuff his parka with $69,000 in mush funds. Although the Iditarod bills itself as The Last Great Race, for my money The Best-to-Last Great Race is the annual Idiotarod NYC which took place on January 26. This event pits shopping carts and humans in stupid costumes against other shopping carts and humans in stupid costumes as well as the police, public derision and enforced chaos. Teams begin somewhere in Chinatown and end up somewhere Brooklyn. According to the website the route is 'You figure it out.' All teams are required to pass through checkpoints along the way where race officials must be bribed and participants are routinely hassled. Unlike the Alaskan race, awards are not given for time but instead for things like 'Sabotage' and 'Most Surprising Completion of the Race Despite An Unwieldy Course.' Get out the torch and start modding those carts now for 2009.

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The annual Idiotarod NYC is superior to the Alaskan Iditarod, because it's not cruel to dogs. For the facts about the Alaskan Iditarod, visit the Sled Dog Action Coalition website: http://www.helpsleddogs.org.

#1 Margery Glickman (Homepage) on 2008-03-14 08:08 (Reply)

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