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Epic mushers, veteran and new. We salute your bravery, ambition, utter disregard for the resonable, and HEART. The results of the 2009 Chiditarod are in. First and foremost, the food drive. The Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation is the recipient of the food drive this year. Thanks to your generosity and cunning, the 2009 Chiditarod raised 7,758 pounds of food for Chicago's hungry. That's almost 4 Tonnes!
7,758 pounds!
Calling all cARTists,
There are two opportunities in the near future for you to display your cART splendor. We're referring to to the extraordinary works of c(art) art produced in the last few years by our model racing citizens. Phone booths, Street Cleaners, Fighter Jets, Bears Tailgating Extravaganzas, BaconRods, Chairy, the list goes on and on. The cream of the cart crop. This is a great opportunity to share your creations with a larger audience and keep the Spirit of Chiditarod (umm.. minus the sabotage) alive until next year. If you are interested, let us know!
1) Resonate v4.0
April 4, 2009, Event begins at 9 pm, ends 5 am
RESONATE is produced by Chicago's Burning Man Community for the Burning Community at-large. It embodies the tenets of Radical-Inclusion, Radical Self-Expression, Radical Self-Reliance and LEAVE NO TRACE! This year's Resonate is bigger and better than EVER. Chiditarod cART has a designated space at the event specifically for carts. Resonate cannot provide security for the carts, however there is a large staff of volunteers on-hand to ensure safety and security. Last year, Death by HighKicks brought their big-wheeled Pagoda cart to Resonate and it was a big hit!
If interested, contact chiditarod@gmail.com ASAP!
2) Chicago Art Parade
Saturday, May 2nd, 6 pm
Thanks to the large majority of you who took your carts home with you after the event. We salute you. As for the few of you who figured you'd let someone else clean up your mess...
DO NOT SHOW UP WITH A CART IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED. If you have registered, you may check in at 11 am.
Safety is our first, second, and third priority. You are responsible for keeping yourself and your team safe and in compliance with the law. That means obeying traffic signals and laws restricting public consumption of alcoholic beverages, staying on the sidewalk, and being respectful and responsive to pedestrians, motorists, and especially members of the Chicago Police Dept., should you have the occasion to interact with them.
You must be at least 21 to participate. Bars will be carding at the door. Form a line, and be patient. Life is a gift, so take those moments in line to experience, with ecstatic wonder, that burning feeling in your lungs, that blister on your toe, those rivulets of rain mixed with snot running from your nose.
This is a leave-no-trace event. Make plans to take your cart HOME (not down the street) with you after the race.
Hear ye, hear ye!!! Let the EPIC begin.
Get a year's portion of GLORY in a single afternoon. For serious.
Chiditarod (shy*dit*a*ROD): n.) the annual Chicago-based phenomenon that combines elements of the Alaskan Iditarod with Chicago's finest brand of debaucherous social activism. One part food drive, one part pub-crawl, one part costumed race, all parts radtacular.
The AWESOME known as Chiditarod is now in its 4th year, and promises even more ridiculousness than ever before – but we need you. YES YOU!!!
On March 7th, 2009, Chicago's mushers, artists, pub-crawlers, cartoon characters, activists, ninjas and robots will assemble yet again to perpetrate what is "probably the largest mobile food drive in the world."
Assemble a team of five - answer the call to glory.
Where did you get the idea for this event?
We stole it from some people in New York who have been doing it since 2003. They stole it from a group of people in San Francisco who have been doing it since 1994. Some call us the Chicago Idiotarod; we just call ourselves idiots.
Why are you doing this?
We're probably the world's largest mobile food drive. Helping others and building community is sexy. And it's important to fight cold and kill boredom. After all, it's March in Chicago. Plus it will be absurdly fun.
How do I sign up?
You are HEAVILY prodded to register in advance. Plus, it's cheaper. This means you probably should. Please use our online registration form.
I want to race but my friends are lame. Is there a team I can join?
Sure. Communicate with other racers via the mailing list or the Ning Chiditarod website. Check the contact section for more information.
Forums, legendary teams, event listings, media site.