Martin Buser has regained the lead in the 2013 Iditarod. After just under five hours of rest at the checkpoint, Buser left Iditarod at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday to begin a 55-mile jaunt to Shageluk.
Lance Mackey, Sonny Lindner, Jeff King and Aaron Burmeister remain at the Iditarod checkpoint.
Buser and Burmeister have taken taken the mandatory 24-hour layover.