The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race [PHOTOS]

The world famous Iditarod Sled Dog Race is starting. Here's what CNN has to say about it.

Anchorage, Alaska (CNN) -- Alaska's famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race officially gets under way Sunday after a ceremonial start to a 1,000-mile competition that takes mushers through some of the harshest conditions imaginable.

Sixty-two teams are competing this year and will travel more than 1,150 miles across the Arctic for a chance at $50,400 and a new truck.

They sped through Anchorage Saturday to the sounds of racing paws and cheering crowds.

An official "restart" of the race is set to take place Sunday in Willow, Alaska, about 70 miles north of Anchorage. The competition will end in Nome.