A serum run to Nome

A diphtheria epidemic threatened Nome, especially the Alaska Native children who had no immunity to the "white man's disease", and the nearest quantity of antitoxin was found to be in Anchorage. On January 27, mushers sped from Nenana to Nome to deliver the package and save the lives of the infected village.

A race for good

In the 1925 run, 100 dogs relayed the package 674 miles (1,085 km) from Nenana to Nome. The dogs ran in relays, with no dog running over 100 miles (160 km). The objective was delivering the package. On February 2 at 5:30 a.m., just five and a half days later, the package arrived in Nome safely.

A race is born...

In 1973, almost 50 years later, the modern Iditarod was born. The first race attracted a field of 34 mushers, 22 of whom completed the 1000 mile route.

Mushing Dalzell Gorge

This is the famous and feared stretch of trail known as the Dalzell Gorge. In two miles the trail drops hundreds of feet as it jumps back and forth across Dalzell Creek on narrow ice and snow bridges that span open but shallow running water...

Mushing Dalzell Gorge

The finish

With over 1000 miles covered, through some of the most rugged winter terrain in the world, the dogs pull their sleds into Nome, Alaska

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