Since the first race 50 years ago, the Iditarod has seen a progression in the record number of entries, culminating in 2008 when the record was set at an eye-popping 96 race teams, a mark that still stands today.
One former musher pointed to something else entirely — race officials shutting down checkpoints entirely and stopping teams short of their goal.who also owns a claim to fame of racing poodles in the Last Great Race over 35 years ago, said the Iditarod has shut down finish line operations, as well as other checkpoints along the trail, only a few days after the winning team crosses under the burled arch in Nome.
“They spend a whole year of training, a whole year of money — actually been doing it for years, building up and training for the opportunity to run from Anchorage to Nome — and are just a day or two away and they got shut down,” Suter said.
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