Buser Retakes Lead, Departs Grayling

March 8, 2013 - 5:08 pm

Martin Buser at the 2013 Iditarod ceremonial start in Anchorage. Photo by Patrick Yack, APRN – Anchorage.

Martin Buser has again regained the Iditarod lead, departing Grayling at 12:52 p.m., staying at the checkpoint for only 10 minutes.

Aliy Zirkle, Aaron Burmeister, Jake Berkowitz and Sonny Lindner round out the top-5.

Buser is the only competitor in the top-5 that has used both the mandatory 8-hour and 24-hour layovers.

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