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2009 Iditarod Racers are On the Trail
WILLOW -- They made a good show of it in Anchorage March 7, but March 8 in Willow
was the real start of the 2009 Iditarod. Here are some images from the race re-start. Racers
plunged down the trail to cheers after a greeting from famed figure skater Dorothy Hammill.
WILLOW -- They made a good show of it in Anchorage March 7, but March 8 in Willow
was the real start of the 2009 Iditarod. Here are some images from the race re-start. Racers
plunged down the trail to cheers after a greeting from famed figure skater Dorothy Hammill.
ABOVE: First out of the Chute. BELOW: Jerry Sousa of Talkeetna.
ABOVE: Heather Siirtola of Talkeetna. BELOW: Dee Dee Jonrowe of Willow
packs her sled just shortly before the re-start.
packs her sled just shortly before the re-start.
BELOW: The crowd on Willow Lake just before the start.