more than 100 dogs can you have in the iditarod race.
how many dogs can you have in the iditarod race?
more than 100
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rick swenson, sometimes known as the "king of the iditarod", (born 1950 in willmar, minnesota), is an american dog musher who has won the 1,049-mile (1688.2 km) iditarod trail sled dog race across the u.s. state of alaska more times than any other competitor. he won five times, in 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, and 1991, and is the only person to win in three separate decades. he won his first iditarod race at the age of 27.
rick swenson
the jr. iditarod race is designed as a long-distance race, as opposed to a "sprint, or speed race", and is intended to help prepare younger mushers for the even longer iditarod. the race commonly runs from settler's bay for 69 miles (111 km) along the iditarod trail to the yetna station roadhouse. trail location may vary year to year depending on trail conditions and due to poor conditions locally has started and finished in the willow as well as the lake louise areas. at the half way point mushers must care for their sled dogs and camp overnight for either 8 or 12 hours, before returning the following day. the first jr. iditarod had junior, kids 11 through 13 years of age and running 4 to six dogs, and senior divisions, kids 14 through 17 years running a maximum of 10 dogs. the junior division ran a total of 18 miles and 40 miles (58 and 64 km), for the senior class respectively. senior mushers spent the night camping with their dogs at mud lake in the big lake area. by the second year due to logistics, the two divisions were abolished, age was now 14 through 17, and the distance was increased to 90 miles (145 km) in 1978, and then to 120 miles (193 km) in 1979. each team is composed of between 5 and 10 sled dogs, and is required to carry the same equipment as the competitors in the iditarod.
junior iditarod