Thomas Waerner, of Norway, arrives in Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
(Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will be about 140 miles (225 kilometers) shorter than normal as a result of complications stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
Facial coverings and social distancing will be mandated at checkpoints, according to race officials.
The Iditarod is scheduled to start on March 6, 2021, in Anchorage, with a restart scheduled for Willow the next day.
Race officials said they would soon announce the finalized details about where exactly in Willow the race will start and begin.