IDITAROD: Special Coverage from APRN

Martin Buser was first into Anvik this morning, but Jeff King was just over an hour behind and was posting better point-to-point run times — 6.9 mph for Buser vs. 7.4 mph for King, each now fielding a team of 14 dogs. Meanwhile the pack of experienced Iditarod contenders remains crowded, including Lance Mackey, Paul Gebhardt and Ramy Brooks at Anvik while Ken Anderson, Ed Iten and Jason Barron are well on their way from Shageluk at this hour.