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Butcher Caps Iditarod Victory With Record Time
Susan Butcher won the 1 158 mile Iditarod from Anchorage to Nome in a record 11 days 1 hour 83 minutes 23 seconds with 11 dogs. She earned 50 000 first prize plus 25 000 from Purina Pro Plan while defending champ Joe Runyan finished second. The field faced deep snow ash from Redoubt Volcano warm spells buffalo and moose on the trail.
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Nome
Alaska
Susan Butcher
Anchorage-to-Nome
Butcher
Purina Pro Plan
Joe Runyan
Iditarod
Redoubt
Rick Swenson
Elan