Over 200 people gather at the Point MacKenzie General Store this Saturday to do what some would think a bit crazy.  Skiing or bicycling (or walking) parts of the Iditarod Trail in a 100 mile race.  125 people will participate in a 50 K and about 80 people go the whole distance and are expected back to the finish sometime before 9 a.m. Monday.

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The cold weather is hampering the US Cross Country Ski Championships again in Anchorage.

Today’s Sprint Race has been postponed until 2 pm. The jury makes a final decision on the races at 12:30 today. At 11:30 this morning the temperature in Anchorage was 15 below zero. This will be the 4^th day of cancellations if the jury decides to cancel the races.

Tazlina Mannix is not scheduled to race in the sprint qualifiers today.

The team sprint has officially been cancelled. There is still a chance that Mannix will race in tomorrow’s 10 K classic distance race if tempteratures permit. The official race website is continually updated as the cold temperatures hamper the competition.