Alaska’s epic sled dog race just got longer, 1,700 km route this year | Photos
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- Iditarod, world’s most famous sled dog race, is over 1,100 miles this year due to a route change caused by low snow, making it the longest in history.
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Charmayne Morrison (30), of Bozeman, Mont., turns the corner onto Cordova Street during the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska.(AP)
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Sled dogs on the team of Michelle Phillips (14), of Canada, run during the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska., Saturday, March 1, 2025.(AP)
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Stephanie Jones, of San Diego, Calif., visits with sled dogs on the team of Justin Olnes (29), of Fairbanks, Alaska, before riding with Olnes in the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska.(AP)
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Race veteran Paige Daugherty participates in the ceremonial start of the 53rd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 1, 2025.(REUTERS)
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Dog teams wait at the end of the ceremonial start of the 53rd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 1, 2025.(REUTERS)
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Race veteran Nicolas Petit participates in the ceremonial start of the 53rd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 1, 2025.(REUTERS)
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Riley Dyche (17), of Big Lake, Alaska, turns the corner onto Cordova Street during the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska., Saturday, March 1, 2025.(AP)
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Race veteran Gabe Dunham participates in the ceremonial start of the 53rd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, US.(REUTERS)
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Riley Dyche (17), of Big Lake, Alaska, kisses his sled dog Redoubt while carrying him back to the truck before the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska., Saturday, March 1, 2025.(AP)
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Race veteran Mitch Seavey participates in the ceremonial start of the 53rd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, US.(REUTERS)
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Race veteran Anna Berington participates in the ceremonial start of the 53rd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 1, 2025.(REUTERS)
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Race veteran Jason Mackey participates in the ceremonial start of the 53rd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 1, 2025.(REUTERS)
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Race rookie Sydnie Bahl’s dog team participates in the ceremonial start of the 53rd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, US March 1, 2025.(REUTERS)
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Race veteran Jessie Holmes participates in the ceremonial start of the 53rd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, US March 1, 2025.(REUTERS)
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