The race: Day 9

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2012 Musher leaderboard

Track all 62 mushers along the trail with live stats throughout the race and historical biographies.

Meet the sled dogs

Throughout Iditarod 40, we'll be profiling the real athletes of the race. Get to know the sled dogs of the Last Great Race.

2012 Reader photos

Check out the The Last Great Race from the fans' perspective as readers post photos from every checkpoint along the Iditarod trail.

2012 Trail map

Follow the mushers along the Iditarod trail's northern route, with live standings at each checkpoint.

The Sled Blog

Follow the news and notes leading up to the Iditarod and, after the race begins, live from the trail.

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IDITAROD 34: The finish line in Nome

Bronte, a lead dog, reaches a paw out to Jeff King before they both leave White Mountain on their way to Nome Tuesday afternoon, March 14, 2006.

Pictures from the the finish line of the 2006 Iditarod 34.

Ceremonial Start

The dog team pulling Iditarod rookie Ben Valks exits the Ambassador Drive tunnel Saturday as the team heads toward Tudor Road. Valks is from Haarlem, Holland and is trained by Iditarod veteran musher Lynda Plettner.

The dog team pulling Iditarod rookie Ben Valks exits the Ambassador Drive tunnel Saturday as the team heads toward Tudor Road. Valks is from Haarlem, Holland and is trained by Iditarod veteran musher Lynda Plettner.