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Alaska's Iditarod Trail sled dog race – in pictures

 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: A leader in a dog team tugs at its harness during the official start
A leader in a dog team tugs at its harness at the startline Photograph: Bill Roth//The Anchorage Daily News/AP
 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: A veterinarian checks out Claire, a member of Sigrid Ekran's team
A vet checks out Claire, a member of Sigrid Ekran's team from Sparbu, Norway Photograph: Marc Lester/The Anchorage Daily News/AP
 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: Scott Janssen reaches out towards fans at the official restart in Willow
A competitor reaches out towards fans in Willow Photograph: Bill Roth/The Anchorage Daily News/AP
 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: A musher heads toward the Finger Lake checkpoint
A musher heads toward the Finger Lake checkpoint Photograph: Marc Lester/The Anchorage Daily News/AP
 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: Sled dogs look on before hitting the trail in Willow
Dogs ready to hit the trail in Willow Photograph: Wayde Carroll/Reuters
 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: A team heads towards Nome
A team heads towards Nome Photograph: Wayde Carroll/Reuters
 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: A dog grabs a quick snow snack as the team wait for a slower musher
A dog grabs a quick snow snack as the team wait for a slower musher Photograph: Richard J. Murphy/The Anchorage Daily News/AP
 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: Ramey Smyth arrives at the Nikolai checkpoint
A team arrives at the Nikolai checkpoint Photograph: Marc Lester/The Anchorage Daily News/AP
 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: Dogs are led from the Nikolai checkpoint
Dogs are led from the Nikolai checkpoint
Photograph: Marc Lester/The Anchorage Daily News/AP
 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: Dan Seavey puts booties on one of his dogs at the Skwentna checkpoint
A competitor puts booties on one of his dogs as he prepares to leave the Skwentna checkpoint Photograph: Marc Lester/The Anchorage Daily News/AP
 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: A team leaves the checkpoint in Nikolai
A team leaves the checkpoint in Nikolai Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA / Rex Features/Rex Features
 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: Toby, a leader dog, rests in the straw during the race, in Nikolai
Toby, a leader dog, rests in straw in Nikolai Photograph: Marc Lester/The Anchorage Daily News/AP
 Iditarod Sled Dog Race: Martin Buser prepares his team to leave the checkpoint in Nikolai, Alaska
The four-time Iditarod champion Martin Buser prepares his team to leave the checkpoint in Nikolai Photograph: Marc Lester/The Anchorage Daily News/AP
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