The Anchorage start of “The Last Great Race”/Department of Defense photo - Alaska, USA 
Iditarod non-cheats by Craig Medred
Hard to believe, but the most honest people in American sport are all a dither about fears modern-day communications might lead to cheating in Alaska’s most famous sports competition.
Yes, we’re talking mushers and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
“I am so concerned that this is going to create a huge atmosphere of doubt and speculation about mushers’ integrity,” the Alaska Dispatch News reported reigning Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey of Willow warning the Iditarod board on Friday.
Why? No group of competitors in sport have a better reputation for playing by the rules than Iditarod mushers.
If you’re skeptical about that claim, consider just this one fact:
Since the Iditarod began testing dogs for performance enhancing drugs in the 1980s, not a single musher has been sanctioned or disqualified for running a doped athlete.