Chiditarod 2008 looking for that special artistic someone to help design my T-shirt, patch, and flyers.

The Chiditarod Urban Iditarod

Returning for a glorious THIRD year as the most absurdly amazing shopping cart race in Chicago!

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Register now.

New website. Comments welcome.

Here's a sampling of 2007 Chiditarod Photos and Video.

Tag your images with "chiditarod2007" on Flickr and others and we'll feature your photos on our website with full credit.

Glorious Success!

EPIC RACE!

Once again, Chiditarodders particpiated in record-breaking numbers to make the 2nd annual Chiditarod a smashing, grueling, intense success.

2007 Chiditarod Results

Get Ready...

Chiditarod 2007 fast approaches. This year's race will once again grace the Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village Neighborhoods. Please familiarize yourself with the race on the rules page. Registration will be open shortly.

Compete

There will be many types of racers/teams with different goals. One such goal is to win the race. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd place teams. Read the full rules for more information.

Ok, we have a lot of fun organizing this thing, we don't mind that our sleep schedule takes a beating at the end of february, and we're happy to front our own cash for the port-a-potty at the starting line, trophies at the finish line, and t-shirts and patches so you can show off your commitment to shopping cart racing year round.

Windows Vista team will compete in shopping cart race

Chicago's Urban Iditarod, the Chiditarod, is going to be tearing up the streets on March 3, 2007. Over one hundred participants have already registered to dress up in costume, strap themselves to shopping carts, and race to infinite, undying glory.

One team that registered yesterday caught our attention:

Once again, the Chiditarod reigned supreme in size, scope, and difficulty. The temperature hovered in the high twenties for the entire race, as opposed to last year's warm, clear skies. 50% MORE teams participated. Two additional checkpoints were added, bringing the total to four. The race was just around 4.5 miles. Sabotage reared its sinister head on numberous occasions. Carts tipped, everyone went home with bruises and frostbite, and the overall response was overwhelmingly positive.

The turnout was spectacular. The race was intense. The beer was cold. The carts were FULL of food!