Iditarod mushers in striking distance surprise themselves

25-year-old Wade Marrs pulls in to Galena in the 2016 Iditarod. (Photo by Zach Hughes/KSKA)As top Iditarod teams reached the checkpoint at Galena, several were trying to account for their spots at the top of the pack. Alaska Public Media’s Zachariah Hughes spoke with three mushers surprised for one reason or another with their place in the standings.
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Nicholas Petit is sorting through his sled bag pulling out frozen meat. He blazed from Ruby to Galena in five-and-a-half hours