There’s a dog race that starts in early March at Anchorage and ends in Nome. It’s called the Iditarod and is described as the last great race in the world. Typically 70-90 mushers enter with a team of 14-16 dogs. The race is run over 1,100 miles (1,830 kms), takes between 9 to 29 days to complete and was first held in 1973 to celebrate the heroic performance of a group of mushers who delivered serum to Nome in 1925 to combat a diphtheria epidemic that was killing kids. Continue reading “Success, goals and perserverence”