2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Index
Number of years the Iditarod race has been run: 40
Estimated number of years Iditarod Trail has been used by Alaskans: 100
Iditarod 2012 winner Dallas Seavey's time: 9 days, 4 hours, 29 minutes
Average team speed for Dallas Seavey sled dog team: 7.27 mph
Number of Dallas Seavey family members also running Iditarod 2012: 2
Dallas Seavey Iditarod Relatives: Father (Mitch); Grandfather (Dan)
Dallas Seavey's 2011 Iditarod finish: 4th place
Average age of mushers in Iditarod 2012: 32.5
Age of Dallas Seavey: 25
Date Dallas Seavey turned 25: March 4, 2012 (day of Iditarod restart)
Number of other mushers younger than Dallas Seavey who've won Iditarod: 0
Next-youngest Iditarod winner: Carl Huntington (1974), 26 years old
Number of mushers in 2012 Iditarod who finished in inaugural race: 1
Name: Dan Seavey
Winner of 2012 Junior Iditarod Race: Conway Seavey
Number of checkpoints in Iditarod: 24
Longest distance between checkpoints: 85 miles (Kaltag to Unalakleet)
Applicants to become a volunteer Iditarod veterinarian: 70+
Number of Iditarod 2012 veterinarians: 52
Veterinarians present at first Iditarod: 1 (Dr. Terry Adkins)
Days of sled dog veterinary training required of Iditarod rookies: 3
Mean average number of dogs per competing Iditarod 2012 team: 15
Maximum number of dogs allowed to compete in Iditarod: 16
Volunteers in Iditarod 2012 from Anchorage to Nome (estimated): 1,500
Number of mushers starting Iditarod 2012: 66
Record year for number of Iditarod mushers: 2008 (98 mushers)
Number of rookies running Iditarod 2012: 14
Number of women running Iditarod 2012: 16
Highest-finishing woman: Aliy Zirkle of Two Rivers, 2nd place
Route of Iditarod 2012: Northern
Approximate distance of Iditarod 2012 Northern Route: 975 miles
Winner of Iditarod 2012 Halfway Prize: Jim Lanier, 71 years old
Mountain ranges crossed by Iditarod 2012: 1
Cumulative prize winnings for Iditarod 2012: $550,000
For Dallas Seavey: $50,400 plus new truck valued over $40,000
Statistics compiled from Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Committee publications. Contact Eric Christopher Adams at eric(at)alaskadispatch.com
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