After a trail of 1,000 miles, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race comes down to a few hundred feet of racing along Nome’s Front Street, the sub-Arctic city’s main thoroughfare.
In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, musher Dallas Seavey traveled these final few blocks to claim his third Iditarod championship. Relive the moment with excerpts of our live, on-location radio broadcast (above) and in the images below.
Moments before his championship finish, Dallas Seavey mushes down Nome’s Front Street, accompanied on one side by a police (and KNOM) escort and on the other by cheering Iditarod fans. Photo: David Dodman, KNOM.Early Wednesday morning, the bright headlamps on Dallas Seavey’s sled — and the lights of his police escort — cast shadows onto Front Street, silhouetting the dogs pulling him to his third championship finish. A small crowd of eager onlookers trailed behind Seavey’s team, following him to the finish line chute. Photo: David Dodman, KNOM.Early Wednesday morning, just before pulling into the finish line chute, Dallas Seavey is guided by an Iditarod volunteer as his dogs veer slightly along Nome’s Front Street. Photo: David Dodman, KNOM.Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey was greeted by a large crowd of fans early Wednesday morning — many of whom strained to capture his moments under the Burled Arch with their mobile devices. Photo: David Dodman, KNOM.KNOM’s Matthew Smith reports live during Dallas Seavey’s championship arrival, Wednesday morning. Photo: David Dodman, KNOM.Dallas Seavey, 2015 Iditarod champion, under the Burled Arch in Nome on Wednesday. Photo: David Dodman, KNOM.Dallas Seavey chats with Nome’s Leo Rasmussen under the Burled Arch. Photo: David Dodman, KNOM.
