Close calls and career bests: Seasoned mushers round out Iditarod s top 10 adn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from adn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The pace in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has been grueling and fast. On March 12, Dallas Seavey was the first musher to return to McGrath on his way to the finish line. He stopped and rested his team in McGrath, where he may be taking his remaining required 8-hour rest. Chasing him, with their 24-hour rests completed, are Brent Sass and Wade Marrs. However, neither of them had not got as far as Takotna by the morning of March 12.
Still resting in Ophir this morning was Ryan Redington, along with Y-K Delta mushers Richie Diehl and Pete Kaiser. Also at that checkpoint is Joar Leifseth Ulsom. All those teams arrived within minutes of each other between 6:12 a.m. and 6:36 a.m. on March 12. Of the front runners, only Redington has completed all of the required rests. The others must still complete an 8-hour rest at some point.
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Revamped Iditarod brings equipment adaptations and a fast pace as mushers cross the Alaska Range
Wait 1 second to continue. ROHN A day into the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a fast trail and shortened route are making for a quicker race than normal. Mushers are adapting to this year’s pandemic-adjusted trail in a number of ways, as evidenced by their equipment. Recent rule changes and the absence of shelter options in checkpoints mean competitors are using larger sleds and hauling “tail-dragger” trailers for hauling supplies, sleeping options and dogs. “We got this fun new tent, it looks like a play kennel,” said Bethel musher Victoria Hardwick during a break Monday at Finger Lake. “You don’t have to use your fingers or anything.”
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