Many teams were pinned down by the weather for hours, unable to find each other and unsure if they were on the trail at all.
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‘We got us a dog race’: Seavey first into Skwentna with just 67 miles to finish
The Iditarod’s five top mushers were running within two hours of each other Saturday as they started their last push to the finish line, with Aaron Burmeister of Nome seizing the lead in search of his first victory.
Iditarod roundup: Seavey holds onto lead in race’s final third
More than two dozen Iditarod teams are retracing their route back to Willow Friday after reaching this year’s turnaround spot.
Iditarod says musher who tested positive for COVID-19 likely became infected before race
Race officials have begun tracing who Johnson may have had close contact with over the last 300 miles of trail and multiple checkpoints.
Iditarod musher tests positive for COVID-19, withdrawn from race
Gunnar Johnson of Minnesota tested positive for COVID-19 at the checkpoint in McGrath, near race mile 310, more than a third of the way into the Iditarod.