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The Idiotarod is a shopping cart
Shopping cart

A shopping cart is a cart supplied by a Retailing#Shops and stores, especially a supermarket, for use by customers inside the shop for transport of merchandise to the check-out counter during shopping, and often to the customer's car after paying as well....
 race
Race

The term race or racial group usually refers to the categorization of humans into populations or Group s on the basis of various sets of heritable characteristics....
 in which five "idiot
Idiot

Idiot is a word derived from the Greek language , idiotes , from , idios . In Latin the word idiota preceded the Late Latin meaning "uneducated or ignorant person." Its modern meaning and form dates back to Middle English around the year 1300, from the Old French idiote ....
s" tie themselves to a (sometimes modified) grocery store
Grocery store

A grocery store is a store established primarily for the retailing of food. A grocer, the owner of a grocery store, stocks different kinds of foods from assorted places and cultures, and sells them to customers....
 shopping cart and run through the streets of a major metropolitan area. The race usually features people in costume
Costume

The term costume can refer to Wardrobe and style of dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period....
s and themed float
Float (parade)

A float is a decorated platform, either built on a vehicle or towed behind one, which is a component of many festive parades, such as the Maltese Carnival, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Key West Fantasy Fest parade, and the Tournament of Roses Parade....
s. The race, though fun, is competitive, and teams are known to sabotage each other in an effort to win. Forms of sabotage include tripping competitors, throwing marbles or large obstacles in their paths, and the spreading of misinformation, such as false route information.

The Idiotarod is named after the Iditarod, a 1,000 mile dog-sledding race in Alaska.

Idiotarods have taken place in Toronto
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
, Seattle, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the fifth most populous city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,552,259 residents, and is the anchor of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area with 4,179,427 residents....
, Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
, and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
, though the original race was founded in San Francisco in 1994 as the "".

Idiotarod was featured prominently in a January 2007 episode of CSI:NY.






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The Idiotarod is a shopping cart
Shopping cart

A shopping cart is a cart supplied by a Retailing#Shops and stores, especially a supermarket, for use by customers inside the shop for transport of merchandise to the check-out counter during shopping, and often to the customer's car after paying as well....
 race
Race

The term race or racial group usually refers to the categorization of humans into populations or Group s on the basis of various sets of heritable characteristics....
 in which five "idiot
Idiot

Idiot is a word derived from the Greek language , idiotes , from , idios . In Latin the word idiota preceded the Late Latin meaning "uneducated or ignorant person." Its modern meaning and form dates back to Middle English around the year 1300, from the Old French idiote ....
s" tie themselves to a (sometimes modified) grocery store
Grocery store

A grocery store is a store established primarily for the retailing of food. A grocer, the owner of a grocery store, stocks different kinds of foods from assorted places and cultures, and sells them to customers....
 shopping cart and run through the streets of a major metropolitan area. The race usually features people in costume
Costume

The term costume can refer to Wardrobe and style of dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period....
s and themed float
Float (parade)

A float is a decorated platform, either built on a vehicle or towed behind one, which is a component of many festive parades, such as the Maltese Carnival, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the Key West Fantasy Fest parade, and the Tournament of Roses Parade....
s. The race, though fun, is competitive, and teams are known to sabotage each other in an effort to win. Forms of sabotage include tripping competitors, throwing marbles or large obstacles in their paths, and the spreading of misinformation, such as false route information.

The Idiotarod is named after the Iditarod, a 1,000 mile dog-sledding race in Alaska.

Idiotarods have taken place in Toronto
Toronto

Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
, Seattle, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the fifth most populous city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,552,259 residents, and is the anchor of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area with 4,179,427 residents....
, Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
, and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
, though the original race was founded in San Francisco in 1994 as the "".

Idiotarod in popular culture

The Idiotarod was featured prominently in a January 2007 episode of CSI:NY. However, in the episode it was referred to as "Idiot Run" because race organizers would not give permission to use the name "Idiotarod". Hear the conversation .

Hear the sponsorship pitch from Chipotle .

Hear the sponsorship pitch from Converse

2007 Washington D.C. race results




2009 Phoenix race results




2008 Phoenix race results


That's all of the awards that we can remember. Sorry.

2007 Phoenix race results




2009 New York race results






2008 New York race results



2007 New York race results



Note: Team Double Down, in a separate ceremony, awarded First Place to Colonel Angus.

2006 New York race results



See also

  • Kinetic sculpture race
    Kinetic sculpture race

    A Kinetic sculpture race is an organized contest of human-powered amphibious all-terrain works of art. The original event, the Kinetic Grand Championship in Humboldt County, California, is also called the "Triathlon of the Art World" because art and engineering are combined with physical endurance during a three day cross country race tha...
  • Portland Urban Iditarod
    Portland Urban Iditarod

    The Portland Urban Iditarod is a race in which teams of people pull shopping carts through a course over four miles through downtown Portland, Oregon....
  • Wife carrying
    Wife Carrying

    Wife carrying , Swedish language k?rringkonk), is a sport in which male competitors race while each carrying a female teammate. The objective is for the male to carry the female through a special obstacle track in the fastest time....
  • Wok racing
    Wok racing

    Wok racing is a sport developed by the German TV host and entertainer Stefan Raab. Modified China woks are used to make timed runs down an Olympic bobsled track....
  • Zoobomb
    Zoobomb

    Zoobomb is a weekly bicycling activity in Portland, Oregon during which participants ride bicycles rapidly downhill. Zoobomb began in Fall of 2002....


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Cities:
  • (2008)
  • (Carts of Brooklyn)
  • (Chicago's Urban Idiotarod)
  • (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Ann Arbor, MI (see Culture in Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Culture in Ann Arbor, Michigan

    The culture of Ann Arbor, Michigan includes various attractions and events, many of which are connected with the University of Michigan....
    )