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Norwegian Wins the Iditarod, Frets About Getting Home

RUFF RIDER

Thomas Waerner finished the thousand-mile race in nine days.

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Norwegian Thomas Waerner celebrated winning the Iditarod in Alaska on Wednesday—and worried about how he was going to get home amid coronavirus travel restrictions. The musher crossed the finish line of the 1,000-mile sled-dog race in nine days and 10 hours and handed out raw bacon to his furry-footed crew. “This is awesome,” he said, according to the Anchorage Daily News. “This is something special.” He’s the third Norwegian to win the race. “There will be some problems getting home,” he said.

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