Susan Butcher and her team of nine...
Susan Butcher and her team of nine dogs blazed a faster pace than arch-rival and neighbor Rick Swenson to win the 1,150-mile Anchorage-to-Nome Iditarod sled dog race for the second year in a row.
Butcher finished the trek across the toughest terrain in Alaska in record time, winning on Day 12.
She picked up the $50,000 first prize and deprived Swenson of the distinction of being the only person ever to win the Iditarod more than once.
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