Video: Exhausted and relieved, Aliy Zirkle thanks her dogs and fans

After an emotionally trying race, it's the end of the trail for Iditarod racer Aliy Zirkle. The Two Rivers musher arrived in Nome at 9:42 a.m. Tuesday in third place. Her finish comes days after she was hit by a snowmachiner near the Yukon River checkpoint of Nulato. Zirkle was not injured and continued racing.

But the incident left the fan-favorite musher -- known for her friendly, outgoing personality -- fighting to maintain her composure as she continued down the trail.

This is Zirkle's 16th finish and fifth time in the top 10. She was runner-up three times in a row from 2012 to 2014. She ended her race with 13 dogs.

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