Buser, Facing Blackout Pain from a Leg Injury, Still Vows to Finish Iditarod


Many of the Iditarod’s most accomplished mushers are struggling with this year’s trail.

Jeff King lost a sled dog during an incident outside Nulato with a snowmachine. Just before 10am Monday morning, Lance Mackey scratched in Galena, citing personal health concerns.

And Martin Buser took a spill on the way into Unalakleet that had him blacking out from pain. In the interview, above, Buser describes how he’ll make the remainder of his trip to Nome.

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