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Top Teams Resting at Iditarod

Lori Townsend, APRN – AnchorageThe top teams in this year’s Iditarod are resting at the race’s namesake checkpoint Thursday evening. Big Lake musher Martin Buser arrived in Iditarod at 10:40 this morning. Hugh Neff followed him in at 11:25, with Lance Mackey, Michael Williams Junior and John Baker close behind.Kyle Hopkins is covering the race for the Anchorage Daily News. He is back at the Takotna checkpoint, where he saw Buser leave at about 10pm last night.Kyle Hopkins is reporting on Iditarod for the Anchorage Daily News.Photos by Josh Edge, APRN - AnchorageDownload Audio (MP3)