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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Last Great Race kicks off in Downtown Anchorage on Saturday and ends almost 1,000 miles later in Nome.Saturday morning with the ceremonial start of the race in Downtown Anchorage. The mushers and dog teams took a relaxed run from downtown to the trails of Centennial Park.
Knik veteran Anna Berington was the first musher of the 38 teams to lead the charge out of the starting chute in Anchorage,The 38-team field this year includes 27 Alaskans, four international mushers, 16 rookies, 22 veterans, 27 men and 11 women, and three former champions — Dallas Seavey, Pete Kaiser, and defending winner Ryan Redington.was a popular one among fans, as Redington holds a strong lineage in the race.
The 2024 race hasn’t been without controversy, however, as two mushers were disqualified in the days leading up to the race; first with reigning rookie of the year Eddie Burke Jr. — who wasSigns that read"Believe in women" greet mushers as they pass by a group of fans along the Chester Creek trail in Anchorage on March 2, 2024.This year, the field will run the northern route, where the halfway point will be the Cripple checkpoint.
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