The race: Day 9

Photo by AL GRILLO / The Associated Press

Villagers watch as Jason Barron, of Lincoln, Mont., works on his sled at the Shaktoolik, Alaska, checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Monday March 13, 2006. Three-time Iditarod champion Jeff King of Denali Park, Alaska is currently leading the 1,100 mile sled dog race followed by Doug Swingley.