BROCKPORT, N.Y. — Brockport native Noah Pereira is competing in the 2018 Iditarod.

The 46th edition of the "Super Bowl" of gog sled racing kicked off this weekend with a ceremonial start in Anchorage and the official race start in Willow, Alaska.

This is Noah's second time competing in the Iditarod. He finished in 55th place in his 2016 debut.

In 2013, Noah became the first ever non-Alaskan to win the Junior Iditarod.

Noah began mushing, the term used for people who race sled dogs, in 2009 and moved to Alaska with his dad, Lou, in 2013 to pursue a career.

The nearly 1,000 mile race takes mushers and their dogs across Alaska's epic landscape; traveling over mountain ranges, dangerous terrain and icy rivers.

The winner is expected to cross the finish line in Nome, Alaska sometime next week. Follow Noah and the rest of the racers online.