Various races are held around the state, but the best known is the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a  trail from Anchorage to Nome (although the distance varies from year to year, the official distance is set at ).
vˈɛɹiəs ɹˈeɪsᵻz ɑːɹ hˈɛld ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə stˈeɪt, bˌʌt ðə bˈɛst nˈoʊn ɪz ðɪ aɪdˈɪɾɚɹˌɑːd tɹˈeɪl slˈɛd dˈɑːɡ ɹˈeɪs, ɐ tɹˈeɪl fɹʌm ˈæŋkɚɹɪdʒ tə nˈoʊm ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə dˈɪstəns vˈɛɹiz fɹʌm jˈɪɹ tə jˈɪɹ, ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl dˈɪstəns ɪz sˈɛt æt.