The Last Great Race

Let’s take a moment today to welcome the mushers, handlers and thousands of spectators who will be showing up in downtown Anchorage today for the 10 a.m. ceremonial start of the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

The Last Great Race from Anchorage to Nome - 1,150 tough miles under the best of conditions - has attracted 71 mushers this year, and veteran Linwood Fiedler will be the first out of the starting chute on Fourth Avenue.

This year’s contest includes current and former champions Lance Mackey, Jeff, King, Mitch Seavey, Martin Buser and Rick Swenson. Hans Gatt, who has finished first four times in the Yukon Quest, also is in the race.

All in all, it should be an exciting contest.

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