Portland Urban Iditarod

The Portland Urban Iditarod is a race in which teams of people ("dogs") pull shopping carts ("sleds") through a course over four miles through downtown Portland, Oregon.[1][2] This race occurs on the first Saturday of March[1]—the same date as the actual Alaskan Iditarod—and has also taken place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Brooklyn and Ann Arbor.[3][4] Racers wear "absurd"[3] costumes, including Spanish bullfighters and diaper-wearing astronauts,[5] and make stops at pubs and bars along the way.[6] There are no winners or losers in the Portland event,[1] but other cities offer a "Best in Show" prize.[4]

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History

The Portland Urban Iditarod began in March 2001.[6]

2001 race

Saturday, March 3, 2001

Check Points

2002 race

Saturday, March 3, 2002

Check Points

2003 race

Canceled

2004 race

Saturday, March 6, 2004

Check Points

2005 race

Saturday, March 5, 2005

2006 race

Saturday, March 4, 2006

2007 race

Saturday, March 3, 2007

2008 race

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Nearly 1,000 participants ran the race. One man was hit by a car on the Hawthorne Bridge and suffered a broken leg.[1] Teams were required to have five people—one musher and four dogs.[2]

2009 race

Saturday, March 8 2009

Check Points

2010 race

Saturday, March 13 2010

Check Points

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Foyston, John. Cart-pulling racers mush through town. The Oregonian, 2 March 2008. Accessed 9 March 2008.
  2. ^ a b Portland Urban Iditarod - supplies. Accessed 9 March 2008.
  3. ^ a b Tewksbury, Drew, Gone to the Dogs. Los Angeles CityBeat, 5 April 2007. Accessed 9 March 2008.
  4. ^ a b Barrett, Joe, On Brooklyn Streets, Shopping Carts Roll In a Renegade Derby. The Wall Street Journal, 2 February 2006. Accessed 9 March 2008.
  5. ^ Associated Press, Oregon bill aims to rid the shopping cart blight. 19 March 2007. Accessed 9 March 2008.
  6. ^ a b Your guide to the next 72 hours. The Portland Tribune, 4 March 2005. Accessed 9 March 2008.