Dallas Seavey gets a kiss from one of his dogs after winning the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, Tuesday, March 11, 2014.NOME, Alaska – Two hours, 38 minutes.
That’s how long musher Aliy Zirkle spent waiting out a storm at the final checkpoint, 22 miles from the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Nineteen minutes.
That’s how much of a lead Dallas Seavey had over Zirkle in leaving the checkpoint, in Safety.
Two minutes, 22 seconds.