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Race is now 100 miles longer
By MARK THIESSEN, Related Press
Printed: March 3, 2025, 1:14pm
A staff of sled canines led by Mitch Seavey (32), of Seward, Alaska, mush by downtown throughout the Ceremonial Begin of the Iditarod Path Sled Canine Race in Anchorage, Alaska., Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photograph/Amanda Loman)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The rugged Iditarod began Monday, however a dearth of snow compelled the long-lasting canine sled race to start out additional north and added a brand new route that permits mushers to bypass barren land, lengthening by greater than 100 miles an unforgiving journey usually measured in grit and attrition.
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