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2013 Wall O’ Shame
Ugh, the horror. The horror. These hooligans left such a mess that it took us a full two months to put together this year’s Wall O’ Shame. Cart abandoning teams, while ye may be few in number, your lack of tact is ample. We can only hope a few guilt-ridden, self-administered face-palms ensue. You —…
Chiditarod 2013 Results
Chiditarod VIII Number of meals served: 14,128 Poundage of Food Collected: 16,953 Fundraising: $34,362 Chiditarod VIII mushed into the record books on Saturday March 2, 2013. Costumed teams of 5 humans ran a 4.8ish mile race between 5 of 7 local checkpoints in Chicago’s West Town, Wicker Park, and Ukranian Village neighborhoods. Uniting 149 racing…
Chiditarod 2013 Photos are Online!
Here are the links to where you can download the ‘official’ photos for this year’s race. Team Photos at the Vogue Photo Booth Pics of teams in the yard before the race The Awards Ceremony and if you missed them, or did not attend (how could you? oh, the shame!) here are the photos from…
2012 Sabotage Report
Sabotage is a long standing tradition of the Chiditarod. Often attempted, seldom nuanced. A minute to learn, a lifetime to master. Sabotage is an often-controversial aspect of the event within the teams. It keeps the race… interesting. Each year, Chiditarod happily gains popularity and welcomes a controlled amount of newcomers. A result of this growth…
Pics of Chiditarod 2013 Trophies
Best Bribe Food Drive – 2nd Place Food Drive – 3rd Place People’s Choice 2nd Place Time 3rd Place Time Spirit of Chiditarod Best Sabotage Most Honorable Dishonorable Mention Rookie of the Year Award 2nd best Art Cart 2nd Best in Show 3rd Best in Show Best Food Cart Best Costume
2013 Team Fundraising with 48 hours to go
Chiditarod teams are taking Race fundraising to new levels of EPIC. With just under 48 hours to go in team fundraising, this is shaping up as a year for the record books. Here are the current standings as of 8:36 pm CT, Thursday Feb 28, 2013. ??? – Area 3 Allstars $5,790.01 – Action Squad……
N00bie Checklist: Do’s & Don’ts of Chiditarod
Hello new racers! We’re excited for you to take part in Chiditarod. Make sure you go through the tabs to get a feel for what the race is all about.
How To Rock Checking in at Chiditarod
We want checking in to Chiditarod to be as easy as possible. You can make that happen by watching this video Prefer to read things? All of the important information is below: Before Race Day: – Register and pay your team registration fee – Pay your cart deposit fee – Print off…
Chiditarod Checkpoints will accept food donations for the first time
CHIDITAROD CHECKPOINTS ACCEPTING FOOD DONATIONS FOR FIRST TIME (Chicago, February 19, 2013)– As the annual Chiditarod draws near, the checkpoints are preparing to accept food donations from neighbors, racers and regulars two weeks in advance of this years race. The broadened food collection system is hoped to increase both the visibility of our partnership with…