Iditarod on Discovery 2008 – Ep 3

Another great episode of “Toughest Race on Earth: Iditarod” just finished up tonight, and will start re-running throughout the next week in true basic cable fashion.  A piece of the show that I enjoy is the opportunity to see the mushers and the dogs up close.  There are little personality quirks that I’ve noticed at the checkpoints over the years that I think also come out during this show, its kinda fun.  I did notice today and was disappointed by the fact that this episode didn’t focus as much on the back of the pack as previous episodes have, thats been one of the advantages of this show compared to the ones on “Versus” in March, the chance for a more holistic view of the race.

Looks like there will be no new episode next Tuesday, I can only assume its because most of us will be watching election coverage.  The next episode premiers on Nov. 11th, make sure you tune in.

Here are our “re-blogs” from the section of the trail that was covered in tonight’s show.

Iditarod 2008, Episode 3: McGrath – Cripple

1. Takotna: 24-hours of Confusion – The pack thins out
2. Ophir: 24-hour Check-up
3. Ophir: The 24-hour Choice
4. Cripple: Big Day for DeeDee & Details on the Ruby Award

I’m working on a big blog entry to post after this show finishes up to quickly catch everyone up on what has transpired since last march in Iditarod news… and what we know about Iditarod 2009!