"Aliy Zirkle"

Experienced Iditarod mushers know to keep their options open, and set themselves up for a 24 our mandatory rest at more than one checkpoint.

The top-10 Iditarod mushers have arrived safely in Nome and their sled dogs are tucked in for a long rest in the dog yard. For most of the front-runners, a top-10 finish is nothing new.

In the final push for Nome, Iditarod mushers are making big moves and cutting rest, but fresh snow, and drifted trail isn’t only slowing the leaders – trail conditions have also slowed dog teams in chase mode.

Aliy Zirkle’s team was the first out of Tanana Tuesday night, leading the field down the Yukon River toward Ruby on the race’s longest leg.

This year’s Iditarod is not only record-breaking, it may have broken some mushers as well.

The 42nd annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race proved to be one of the most dramatic from start to finish.

At the culmination of an exciting couple of days of racing, Dallas Seavey has claimed his second Iditarod win after overtaking Aliy Zirkle at the Safety checkpoint.

Jeff King overtook Aliy Zirkle early Monday morning in the 2014 Iditarod.

Iditarod teams are making their way across the Interior region where the trail is soft, smooth and covered in snow – a far cry from the rough and rocky trail that took many mushers out of the race earlier this week.