[Alaska] Grandson of Iditarod co-founder wins Alaska sled dog race

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ryan Redington on Tuesday won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, bringing his six dogs off the Bering Sea ice to the finish line on Nome’s main street.

Redington, 40, is the grandson of Joe Redington Sr., who helped co-found the arduous race across Alaska that was first held in 1973 and is known as the “Father of the Iditarod.”

Grandson of Iditarod co-founder wins Alaska sled dog race

Ryan Redington has won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which his grandfather helped co-found. Redington’s dog team pulled him down Nome’s main street shortly after noon on Tuesday, sliding him under the iconic burled arch finish line.

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This was Ryan's sixteenth Iditarod. He had only finished in the top ten twice before. The article is also mistaken about a couple of things. The race course changes depending on whether it is an odd or even year and the snow conditions. Since 2023 is an odd year and snow conditions were normal, the southern route was taken and the total route for the race was 998 miles (1,606 km).

The article also fails to mention his time. It took Ryan 8 days, 21 hours, and 58 seconds to win the race. The fastest time to complete the race was 8 days, 3 hours, 40 minutes, 13 seconds by Mitch Seavey in 2017, but his race course was 979 miles (1,575.5 km). Ryan started with eighteen dogs and finished with six.

One musher had to scratch out after she injured her hand. None of the 234 dogs involved in the 2023 Iditarod died or were injured.