A moment of quiet for Doug Swingley and his team before the restart in Wasilla on Iditarod 2000.
Many fans dream of volunteering at one of the race's checkpoints.
Read about how a group of five women make the experience complete by mushing 380 miles to do so. By Julie Collins Switch Hitters Similar to the distant observer, the worlds of sprint and distance racing are actually very different. Hear what it was like from top mushers who tried the switch. The Rise of Thomas Tetz Meet the Yukon Quest 2000 runner-up, who demands as much of himself as he does of his dogs. A View from the Top Doug Swingley's teams seemed to dominate the last two Iditarods.