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March 16, 2008
Image from the Trail
March 15, 2008 — Joe Runyan on Bering Sea ice nears Nome on Saturday afternoon. Photo courtesy of Jeff Schultz. See more images from the trail »
More than a hunt for the top 20
NOME — Twelve days seems to be a magical dividing line - this year, at least - between mushers who were in the race to compete and those who were here to experience an adventure.
Almost to a person, the mushers finishing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 53rd place and down are describing their time on the trail as a "life-changing experience," as Zoya Denure put it, or a right of passage for younger mushers, such as 19-year-old Jeff Deeter.
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As of 7:48 am Alaska Time, twelve mushers are still on the trail. Keep track of the most current stats for all the mushers in the Iditarod Tracker. Insider subscribers have access to video clips of each musher as they cross the finish line in Nome as well as archived footage from the entire race. Subscribe today!
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Scdoris, Franklin in Nome
03/15/2008 Rachael Scdoris flew into Nome today, discouraged but still smiling after scratching frustratingly close the finish line for the sake of her dogs on Friday.
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| Top 5 Finishers | |
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| 1 | Lance Mackey |
| 2 | Jeff King |
| 3 | Ramey Smyth |
| 4 | Ken Anderson |
| 5 | Martin Buser |
| Still on the Trail | |
| 69 | Gene L Smith (r) |
| 70 | Wayne Curtis |
| 71 | Sue Allen |
| 72 | Richard Savoyski (r) |
| 73 | Trent Herbst |
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