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Thomas Waerner, a 46-year-old Norwegian, has claimed his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race victory.
Posted on 03/18/2020 3:00:44 AM PDT by Morgana
Thomas Waerner, a 46-year-old Norwegian, has claimed his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race victory.
Waerner made the winner's march up Front Street and arrived at the famed burled arch Wednesday at 12:37 a.m. with 10 dogs. He finished the race in 9 days, 10 hours and 37 minutes.
Waerner was a clear leader early on in the race. The only true mystery was how big the margin of victory would be.
He took hold of the race in Unalakleet, putting the rearview mirror and the rest of the field away. As far back as Cripple, 550 miles from Nome, veteran musher Jessie Royer said Waerner's team was the one to watch.
She was right.
n winning, Waerner becomes the third Norwegian to claim the crown. He joins Joar Leifseth Ulsom, who won in 2018, and Robert Sorlie, who won in 2003 and 2005.
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Those guys are incredibly rugged, aren’t they?
How’s our boy Holmes doing?
Thank You Morgana.
Alaska Winner Ping!
Thomas Waerner, a 46-year-old Norwegian, has claimed his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race victory.
Did everyone notice that not a single Weiner dog was included in pulling the sleds?
The Patriarchy never includes them!
Raccist as always!
It’s the dogs that are incredibly rugged. The musher is along for the ride.
Hard not to admire the great spirit of those dogs. Spoken from the standpoint of a dog lover.
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