New Zealand,” has nine teams of two competing in “the most harrowing outdoor adventure competition yet,” according to USA ...

but a dearth of snow forced the iconic dog sled race to start further north and added a new route that allows mushers to bypass barren land, lengthening by more than 100 miles (160.93 kilometers ...

The last two mushers to finish this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race crossed under the burled arch on Nome’s Front Street within 5 minutes of each other in the wee hours of Monday morning.