Saturday to begin the 60-mile run to the next checkpoint at Kaltag, which is 346 miles from the race's finishing point in Nome.
NPR: Iditarod Front-Runner Hopes To Claim 5th Win
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Zirkle and Seavey were especially close to Buser on the Kaltag approach early Saturday afternoon, with Zirkle running 9 miles behind him and Seavey a mile behind Zirkle.
NPR: Iditarod Front-Runner Hopes To Claim 5th Win
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The Anchorage Daily News reported Saturday that a badly ailing dog had been taken from Eagle Island to Kaltag, where it was being treated and could be flown out.