For some teams, Iditarod’s final miles make the biggest difference

Wade Marrs, mushing along the Iditarod Trail on the outskirts of Nome. (Photo: Laura Collins, KNOM)
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race is 1,000 miles long, but for a couple dog teams, the most competitive stretch of trail came down to the final mile.
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The crowd cheered as Wade Marrs came bounding down Nome’s Front Street behind his dog team.
Somewhere between Koyuk and Elim, musher Pete Kaiser gained nearly two hours on Marrs.
In the end, Marrs refused to give up.
“He did