Iditarod 2012: Minnesota Well Represented in Sled Dog Race

The 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has been off and running since Saturday but, considering the annual event is like most races in that it matters how everyone finishes — not how everyone starts — it doesn’t seem like it’s too late for SB Nation Minnesota to begin its coverage.Considering the Iditarod trail is in Alaska and not Minnesota, there are probably quite a few confusing looks happening right now as our readers try and figure out the regional significance considering none of the 66 mushers listed on the race’s website listed Minnesota as the state they’re representing. That’s because the majority of the world’s top mushers move to Alaska to focus on the sport, but there are quite a few with bloodlines tracing back to the Land of 10,000 Lakes.Read more here: http://minnesota.sbnation.com/2012/3/6/2848128/iditarod-2012-history-minnesota