Smyth wins Tustumena 200 sled dog race

Kasilof musher Tim Osmar heads out the starting chute at the beginning of the T200 race on Saturday.
(Photo: Jenny Neyman/KBBI)After a three-year hiatus, the Kenai Peninsula’s Tustumena 200 sled dog race was finally able to celebrate its 30th anniversary this weekend. Iditarod veteran Cim Smyth of Big Lake took first place, followed closely by Girdwood musher Nicolas Petit.
The final stretch of the Tustumena 200 sled dog race was nearly too close to call.
Petit led the pack for much of the