Mar 11, 2014

Dallas Seavey won his second Iditarod sled-dog race in three years on Tuesday, unseating his father, Mitch, as defending champion while breaking the race’s three-year-old record.

: Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle, from Two Rivers, AK, questions whether she is on the right trail leaving the Koyuk checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 9, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Mike Ellis comes into the Finger Lake checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday morning, March 3, 2014, in Alaska. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: John Baker comes into the Finger Lake checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday morning, March 3, 2014, in Alaska. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Mike Santos drives his dog team into the Finger Lake checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday morning, March 3, 2014, in Alaska. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Linwood Fiedler surveys his team at the Finger Lake checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday morning, March 3, 2014, in Alaska. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: A musher leaves the Rainy Pass checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday, March 3, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: An Iditarod musher travels through the spruce forest between the checkpoints of Cripple and Ruby during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Thursday, March 6, 2014 in Alaska. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Ramey Smyth, from Willow, Ak., arrives at the Ruby checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, March 7, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Iditarod musher Michelle Phillips, from Tagish, Canada, arrives at the Unalakleet checkpoint at sunrise during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 9, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: An Iditarod musher crosses the ice between the Shaktoolik and Koyuk checkpoints during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 9, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Iditarod musher Jessie Royer, from Darby, MT, mushes over bare tundra on the Blueberry Hills out of the Unalakleet checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 9, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Mitch Seavey feeds his team at the Finger Lake checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday morning, March 3, 2014, in Alaska. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Iditarod musher Jeff King, from Denali, AK, travels down an icy road when he misses the trail turnoff as he leaves the Koyuk checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 9, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle, from Two Rivers, AK, cares for her dog team on the frozen Fish River at the checkpoint after she arrived second behind Jeff King into the White Mountain checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday, March 10, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Mitch Seavey arrives at the White Mountain, Alaska, checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday, March 10, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Mitch Seavey works with his dog team after he arrived at the White Mountain, Alaska, checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday, March 10, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Mitch Seavey works with his dog team after he arrived at the White Mountain, Alaska, checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday, March 10, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Dallas Seavey greets the crowd after crossing under the burled arch in Nome, Alaska to win the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Aliy Zirkle pulls into the finish line in second place only 2 minutes and 22 seconds behind winner Dallas Seavey during the Iditarod dog sled race in Nome, Alaska, March 11, 2014. The nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that carried diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the coastal community of Nome, which remains the final destination in this 42nd edition of the event. REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT ANIMALS SOCIETY) ORG XMIT: ANC107

: A frozen beach on the Bering Sea coast is seen near the last stretch mushers must pass before the finish line of the Iditarod dog sled race in Nome, Alaska, March 11, 2014. North winds blew so hard on mushers in their final push to the finish line of the race that one musher was forced to scratch while snow mobilers reported that even their machines were drifting in the wind. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Snow mobilers who led the way during the night exit the Iditarod trail on Front Street during the Iditarod dog sled race in Nome, Alaska, March 11, 2014. The nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that carried diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the coastal community of Nome, which remains the final destination in this 42nd edition of the event. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: The final starter in the race, Sonny Lindner’s team heads into the woods after all the other teams during the official restart of the Iditarod dog sled race in Willow, Alaska, March 2, 2014. The nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that carried diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the coastal community of Nome, which remains the final destination in this 42nd edition of the event. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Musher Jason Mackey leaves the start chute during the ceremonial start to the Iditarod dog sled race in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, March 1, 2014. Two of Mackey’s brothers as well as his dad have won the Iditarod but Jason himself has never won. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Musher Jason Mackey embraces one of his sled dogs before the ceremonial start of the Iditarod dog sled race in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, March 1, 2014. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Katherine Keith’s team charges down 4th Avenue at the ceremonial start to the Iditarod dog sled race in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, March 1, 2014. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: A sled dog barks in anticipation of the entry chute at the ceremonial start to the Iditarod dog sled race in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, March 1, 2014. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Musher Jason Mackey embraces one of his sled dogs before the ceremonial start of the Iditarod dog sled race in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, March 1, 2014. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Dogs bark as teams line up near the entry chute of the ceremonial start to the Iditarod dog sled race in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, March 1, 2014. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Sled dogs await lineup for the entry chute of the ceremonial start to the Iditarod dog sled race in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, March 1, 2014. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Linwood Fiedler’s team awaits the entry chute of the ceremonial start to the Iditarod dog sled race in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, March 1, 2014. REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder (UNITED STATES – Tags: SPORT ANIMALS SOCIETY) ORG XMIT: ANC129

: Dallas Seavey’s daughter, Annie, plays in her dad’s dog truck during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow Lake, Alaska, on Sunday, March 2, 2014. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: Musher Yvonne Dabakk greets fans of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow Lake, Alaska, on Sunday, March 2, 2014. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

: A musher carries a dogs in preparation for the official restart of the Iditarod dog sled race in Willow, Alaska, March 2, 2014. The nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that carried diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the coastal community of Nome, which remains the final destination in this 42nd edition of the event. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Marcelle Fressineau’s team heads down the trail toward Nome during the official restart of the Iditarod dog sled race in Willow, Alaska, March 2, 2014. The nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that carried diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the coastal community of Nome, which remains the final destination in this 42nd edition of the event. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: One of five mushers this year from Norway, Joar Leifseth Ulsom heads up the first hill out of the start chute during the official restart of the Iditarod dog sled race in Willow, Alaska, March 2, 2014. The nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that carried diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the coastal community of Nome, which remains the final destination in this 42nd edition of the event. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Musher Danny Seavey and team drop onto a lake on the way to Nome just after the official restart to the Iditarod dog sled race in Willow, Alaska, March 2, 2014. The nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that carried diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the coastal community of Nome, which remains the final destination in this 42nd edition of the event. *(REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Alaskan musher Hugh Neff sports the Alaska flag as he pulls through a turn during the official restart to the Iditarod dog sled race in Willow, Alaska, March 2, 2014. The nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that carried diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the coastal community of Nome, which remains the final destination in this 42nd edition of the event. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Sled dogs await lineup for the official restart to the Iditarod dog sled race in Willow, Alaska, March 2, 2014. The nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that carried diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the coastal community of Nome, which remains the final destination in this 42nd edition of the event. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: A musher handler plays with a dog as the animals await lineup for the official restart of the Iditarod dog sled race in Willow, Alaska, March 2, 2014. The nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that carried diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the coastal community of Nome, which remains the final destination in this 42nd edition of the event. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Justin Savidis dogs await lineup in the musher lot before the official restart of the Iditarod dog sled race in Willow, Alaska, March 2, 2014. The nearly 1,000-mile (1,600-km) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that carried diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the coastal community of Nome, which remains the final destination in this 42nd edition of the event. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder)

: Robert Bundtzen comes into the Finger Lake checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday morning, March 3, 2014, in Alaska. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

The race commemorates a 1925 rescue mission that carried diphtheria serum by sled-dog relay to the coastal community of Nome, which remains the final destination in this 42nd edition of the event.

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4 Comments

Laura
Mar 11, 2014 @ 09:21:16

Oh! I almost forgot to mention how awesome the photos are! (will there be any from Nome??)

susan
Mar 09, 2014 @ 17:08:12

This is a cruel and unnecessary race.

- Laura
  Mar 11, 2014 @ 09:19:24
  
  In response to Susan, I am an avid animal lover, and until I actually witnessed for myself the start of the Iditarod I had similar thoughts. I found that the dogs LIVE & LOVE to do this, and more importantly, the mushers LOVE their dogs and with vet checks at each checkpoint dogs get pulled when they are not 100%. This race is about teamwork and massive help from volunteers who love the dogs & the mushers. So much love, caring, enthusiasm & excitement make it a race that is unlike any other!
  
patti van dalen
Mar 08, 2014 @ 06:26:04

LOVE Iditarod time!! The start and restart are days of fun and seeing lots of athletic dogs and their musher mates. Fabulous pictures can be taken and there are always fond memories and excitement following the top 10 as well as the last one to arrive. Its a great celebration for the dogs who LOVE to run and are soooo excited! Haven’t found alot to compare it to.

Dallas Seavey unseats his father as champion in the 2014 Alaskan Iditarod

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