A WHOLE BUNCH OF CALCULATIONS
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Average time to complete
the 2004 Iditarod
slowest team: 15 days
fastest team: 9 days
15 + 9 = 24
24 / 2 = 12 days
http://www.adn.com/iditarod/standings/
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"I think 10,000 Calories is about the max," four-time champ Martin Buser said. "I know other numbers are floating out there but it seems unrealistic to be able to get more feed into the 'furnace' to be metabolized. Now you take the best dog food, Eagle, divide the 10,000 Calories into 5,400 cal/kg and you end up with about four pounds of super premium dry dog food per dog per day."
http://www.cabelasiditarod.com/coverage_
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Amount of Food
Approx. 4 lbs/day per dog
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Average # Dogs per Team
(at Nome)
Maximum: 15 dogs
Minimum: 5 dogs
15 + 5 = 20
20 / 2 = 10 dogs
Rule 6 -- Dog Maximums and Minimums: Th e maximum number of dogs a musher may start the race with is sixteen (16) dogs. A musher must have at least twelve (12) dogs on the line to start the race. At least five (5) dogs must be on the towline at the finish line.
http://iditarod.com/2004_rules.html
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Price of Dog Food
35 lbs is approx. $30
30 / 35 ~ $0.90 per pound
http://www.nextag.com/buyer/outpdir.jsp
?doSearch=y&node=2700400&search=eagle+dog+food
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10 dogs x 4lbs food/dogxday x $0.90/ lb x 10 days = $360 in fuel to complete Iditarod
(The Iditarod is approximately 1049 miles)
