44th Iditarod: what, who, and why to watch

The 44th annual Iditarod trail sled dog race gets underway on Sunday, although the festive ceremonial start kicks off Saturday in downtown Anchorage.
This is one of the largest fields in the race’s history, with 85 mushers signed up to start.
To break down the race, Lori Townsend spoke with KNOM News Director Emily Schwing and Alaska Public Media’s Zachariah Hughes. Both will be reporting from the trail the next two weeks, and have a few recommendations on what to keep on eye on. And