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Last Chance to Sign Up for Chiditarod 2011

By Chuck Sudo in Arts & Entertainment on Feb 17, 2011 7:40PM

Hey, folks! The Chiditarod Urban Iditarod, which bills itself as "'possibly' the world's largest mobile food drive," is coming close to capacity for this year's edition on March 5.

If you're interested in registering a team (that will be required to haul 42 pounds of groceries in a shopping cart while stopping at various pubs along the course), or if you wish to volunteer to help along the route on race day, do so soon. Chitidarod organizers said they're looking at reaching their capacity numbers for teams by the weekend and volunteers within the next week.