Nearly thirty Iditarod teams have reached the Bering Sea checkpoint of Unalakleet as of Sunday evening.
The race enters its final phase here: a mad push north to Nome along the largely treeless coastline, where fast-changing ice conditions and exposure to the wind throw new elements into racers’ strategies.
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