A record-breaking 96 mushing teams participated in yesterday’s ceremonial Iditarod start in Anchorage yesterday, touring the city from downtown to a suburban park at the foot of the Chugach mountains.
Today, 95 mushers are expected to launch their final Iditarod race teams from Willow, about 70 road miles northwest of Anchorage. GB Jones scratched out the race following the ceremonial start — his fourth scratch in six races since 2002 — citing illness.
For more on the race, be sure to listen to the attached report from our trail reporters Libby Casey and David Shurtleff.
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