A team of dogs rests about 348 miles from Anchorage on Mar. 11, 1978.
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Sue Butcher became the first woman to finish in the Iditarod’s top 20 teams on Mar. 20, 1978.
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Racer Steve Vollertsen rests his dogs and his feet during a stop at Rainy Pass, Alaska, on Mar. 1, 1979.
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Rick Swenson leads his team the final few yards to win the ninth annual Iditarod on Mar. 19, 1981.
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Two dogs play as they wait for their pre-race check-up in Feb. 1996.
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Musher Joe Garnie’s team heads through the streets of Anchorage at the start of the 1999 race.
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Four-time champion Martin Buser drives his team a few miles from the Ophir, Alaska checkpoint on Mar. 9, 2005.
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Lisa Murkowski, left, stopped by the start of the 2016 Iditarod with veteran musher DeeDee Jonrowe.
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Musher Dallas Seavey prepares a meal on the trail during the 2021 race.
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Aaron Burmeister finishes in second place in the 2021 race.
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