Photos: 49 mushers brave a snowstorm for the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
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Forty-nine mushers and their dog teams raced through the streets of Anchorage for the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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Photos: 49 mushers brave a snowstorm for the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
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Iditarod mushers Diehl and Kaiser resting in Nikolai checkpoint
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Iditarod mushers Diehl and Kaiser resting in Nikolai checkpoint