Partially, yes. It was overall meant more to honor the history and place of sled dogs in Alaska though. It wasn’t just the Nome serum run. Alaska wouldn’t have been explored and settled without sled dogs. When things like snow machines and bush planes were advancing more and more after WWII, sled dogs were kinda pushed out of the picture. The biggest accomplishment of the Iditarod is probably reviving the sled dog tradition and putting the dogs, mushers, and that bond back on the map.