Nome Mushers Embark on Second Kennel Club Race of Mushing Season
![An aerial view of Nome, Alaska, its airport runways, and nearby mountains, covered in snow in late winter 2017.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-04-06-static-misc-007-5-1200x800.jpg)
According to race marshal Neil Strandberg, for this 30-mile race, there will be one team class that allows mushers to have a maximum of 12 dogs and a minimum of five dogs. The Nome Kennel Club’s 30-mile sled dog race begins at noon Saturday.
Nome Mushers Hit the Trail in 8-Mile, 20-Mile Races
![Aerial view of Nome in winter](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/04142017-Matheson-Nome-The-final-stop-in-the-Iditarod-Trail-Sled-Dog-Race-is-Nome-at-the-edge-of-the-Bering-Sea-2432px-1200x800.jpg)
Over the weekend, four local teams finished 8-mile and 20-mile races, both hosted by the Nome Kennel Club. Diana Haecker finished first in the 20-mile race; Cynthia Barrand was the only musher to traverse the 8-mile trail.