2020 Iditarod Trail Invitational 350 Mile Foot Race
2020 Iditarod Trail Invitational 350 The starting line of the 2020 Iditarod Trail Invitational in Kink, Alaska The Iditarod Trail Race also known as the "ITI" is a 350 mile human powered race that starts in Kink, Alaska and ends in the town of McGrath Alaska. The trail is unmarked and goes through the Alaskan Range and traverses across several rivers, lakes, and lots of snow. Just getting to the starting line of this race is an adventure in itself. Coming from North Carolina, you're looking at taking three flights minimum, and roughly thirteen hours of flying time. Then another two hour long bus ride to the starting line. On Sunday afternoon at 2:00pm the gun sounded and the race was on. It was time to see if all the 3:30am wake up calls to get up and run 10 miles before work, another 5 miles during lunch, and a 40lb weight vest hike with the dog & kids in the evening's would pay off. Obviously being a 350 mile self-sufficient race the phrase "pace yourself