Quest veteran claims Iditarod rookie honor

One musher who was already planning as the trail unfolded beneath his runners was William Kleedehn, the 2008 rookie of the year. Kleedehn's mission was never to be the fastest rookie up the trail, but as everyone who races against him says, Kleedehn doesn't know how to travel slow. His mission was to get a core group of young dogs to the finish line and build leaders, which he did. He had five solid leaders at the finish line, he said. Read the full story.

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Melissa Owens makes it home
03/13/2008 The youngest woman in this year's Iditarod crossed the finish line with her leaders this morning to the cheers of a large crowd gathered around the burled arch that marks the end of the race. Making it even more special for 18-year-old Melissa Owens, she was home.

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