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March 08, 2007
Dog Sled Races in Google Earth: Iditarod and Finnmarksløpet
Winter time in the northern hemisphere is almost over. That means its time for the dog-sled racing competitions! This year we have the two biggest races covered in Google Earth.
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Iditarod 2007 - Matt Nolan has again contacted me to let me know about this year's 1100 mile Iditarod dog race in Alaska. Visit the official site for details. Matt has a web page dedicated to his virtual globe content for the race including a Google Earth file 
which shows the race track and checkpoints, weather, and live tracking of the racers. The race has already started, so check it out now.
- Finnmarksløpet - This is Europe's longest sled-dog race and has been held since 1981. The staff has, along with the NRK - Norwegian National TV, traced the route and added photos and information about each checkpoint. The 1000 km race starts this Saturday (March 10th) at 1145 local time. Here is the main web site. Here is the race course and checkpoints in Google Earth. They say there will be live coverage at the NRK site, it's not clear to me whether you will be able to follow racer positions with Google Earth.
Posted by FrankTaylor at March 8, 2007 06:49 PM
Comments
Posted by: Margery Glickman at March 8, 2007 07:30 PM
You can follow the race on google map. http://www.nrksport.no/1.2000763
Posted by: finnmarkslopet at March 10, 2007 08:33 PM
Margery: You should probably go bear hunting then.
Posted by: Lester at March 12, 2007 08:39 PM
Margery Glickman is a liar who attempted to defame my friend's good name with her efforts to convince people to boycott his business. Despite his numerous efforts to prove without a shadow of a doubt that he had never sponsored an Iditarod. He had to hire an attorney to convince her to remove his name from her website. He had never even heard of the Iditarod until he received an email from a stranger complaining about his company's name on Margery Glickman's website. She needs to get her facts straight ! She's so wicked that she never even apologized for her gross mistake in identity. A child with an average level of intelligence could have easily determined that she had identified the wrong person especially after being presented with all of the evidence that she was provided with. In my oppinion Margery Glickman's integrity and credibility leaves a lot to be desired ! She lied then and who knows what she would lie about now to further her self centered cause. It's not about the animals it's all about Margery Glickman and her ego. Why don't you do the right thing Margery and print a retraction and an apology ?
Posted by: Ron Winton at August 17, 2008 01:43 AM
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The Iditarod is cruel to dogs. For more information, visit the Sled Dog Action Coalition website, http://www.helpsleddogs.org