Iditarod race nears end Dallas Seavey poles and kicks on the trail before reaching Elim, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race o...
Iditarod race nears end
Dallas Seavey poles and kicks on the trail before reaching Elim, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday, March 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester)
Aliy Zirkle arrives at the Kaltag checkpoint of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday, March 10, 2012 in Kaltag, Alaska. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester)
In this March 8, 2012 photo, the colorful northern lights are seen from Ruby, Alaska. Mitch Seavey is the first musher in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to reach the village of Ruby, on Friday, March 9, 2012, 480 miles from the finish line at Nome. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester)
A leader in Pat Moon's dog team tugs at its harness during the official start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow, Alaska, on Sunday, March 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Bill Roth)
Aliy Zirkle, of Two Rivers, Ak., drives her dogs during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Saturday, March 3, 2012 in Archorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Bob Hallinen)
Home town favorite Justin Savidis removes Josephine from her kennel to prepare her for the official re-start of the 40th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow, Alaska March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Wayde Carroll (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY SPORT)
One of Zoya DeNure's sled dogs stands on its hind legs ahead of the ceremonial start of the 40th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in downtown Anchorage March 3, 2012. This race event has grown from an obscure contest many considered a one-time lark into a world-famous, big-money sports extravaganza. REUTERS/Wayde Carroll (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY SPORT)
Dallas Seavey has started the last leg of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Seavey was the first musher to complete a mandatory eight-hour layover in the community of White Mountain. Race officials are expecting the winner into Nome about 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Alaska time, Mar. 13.
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