Mitch Seavey Wins 2013 Iditarod

Mitch Seavey leaves Willow at the start of the 2013 Iditarod. Photo by Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage.
Mitch Seavey leaves Willow at the start of the 2013 Iditarod. Photo by Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage.

Mitch Seavey has won the 2013 Iditarod, crossing the finish line at 10:39 p.m. Tuesday.

After racing neck and neck with Aliy Zirkle through the last few checkpoints, he widened the gap after both mushers left White Mountain about 15 minutes apart, not taking a minute over their mandatory 8-hour layover.

Zirkle claimed the runner-up spot for the second year in a row.

Jeff King is currently in third.

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