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Iditarod Day 3: Still No Scratches as Caboose hits Rainy Pass

  • March 6, 2012
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TUESDAY UPDATE, 1:45 p.m. — Race leader Aliy Zirkle has just hit the trail out of Nikolai.TUESDAY UPDATE, noon — A train of teams is pulling into Nikolai — 10 mushers are there now, with more on the way — while the Iditarod’s caboose is safe and sound in Rainy Pass.Dan Seavey, 74 and the oldest musher in the race, reached Rainy Pass at 10:19 a.m. Tuesday, the last racer to reach the checkpoint.And while this feels a little like talking about a no-hitter in the sixth inning, check it out:We’re into the third day of racing, and every team is still in the race. No one has scratched.Read more here: http://community.adn.com/?q=adn/node/160097

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