Junior Iditarod [SEP] named after
Junior Iditarod
The Junior Iditarod Sled Dog Race, or Jr. Iditarod, is a 148- to 158-mile (222 km) sled dog race for mushers between the ages of 14 through 17, which is patterned after the 1,150-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race that is said to be 1,049 miles. The race is held outside Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska, and was the first long-distance race for juvenile mushers.
History.
With the encouragement of "Go for it" Joe Redington, Senior, the Jr.
fish camp/winter cabin 30 mi (50 km) away, across Kobuk Lake. His son Alex has competed in the Junior Iditarod. He also has a daughter, Tahayla. As of March 2017, Baker is engaged to fellow musher Katherine Keith; the couple run four businesses and two nonprofit organizations in the Kotzebue region. They plan to marry after both run in the 2018 Iditarod.
References.
- Alaska Dispatch article on Baker's historic win in 2011 Retrieved March 15, 2011
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