Dallas Seavey leads Iditarod field between Ophir, Cripple

Dallas Seavey, first into McGrath, rested his dogs for a few hours before leaving. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/KSKA)
Reigning Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey, of Willow, leads the field Wednesday morning, spending about 5 minutes in the Ophir checkpoint before continuing on toward Cripple at 2:21 a.m.
According to the GPS tracker, Seavey appears to be resting along the trail 10 miles past Ophir.
Noah Burmeister is running in second place, checking out of Ophir at 5:52 a.m., with 2011 Id