Talkeetna’s Anja Radano on Long Lake in Willow after the official start of the 2019 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Photo by Katie Writer.
Four-time Iditarod winner Jeff King on Long Lake in Willow at the start of the 2019 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Photo by Katie Writer
The start line for the 2019 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race moved slightly above Willow Lake due to potential overflow. Photo by Phillip Manning.
2018 Iditarod champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom of Norway mushes through “trailgaters” on Long Lake in Willow. Photo by Katie Writer.
Four-time champion Lance Mackey and his team on Long Lake in Willow at the start of the 2019 Iditarod. Photo by Katie Writer
Three-time Iditarod champion Mitch Seavey on Long Lake in Willow after the start of the 2019 Iditarod. Photo by Katie Writer
Jessie Holmes of Nenana high-fives “trailgaters” on Long Lake in Willow after the start of the 2019 Iditarod. Photo by Katie Writer.
Aliy Zirkle of Two Rivers on Long Lake in Willow after the start of the 2019 Iditarod. Photo by Katie Writer
Thousands of people turned out to Willow Lake for the start of the 2019 Iditarod. Photo by Phillip Manning
Anja Radano is first out of the chute on Willow Lake to begin the 2019 Iditarod. Photo by Phillip Manning
Jeff Deeter leaves the starting chute on Willow Lake at the beginning of the 2019 Iditarod. Photo by Phillip Manning
Kristy Berington sets off from Willow Lake at the start of the 2019 Iditarod. Photo by Phillip Manning
The 47th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is has begun. This year, the first musher out of the chute in Willow was Talkeetna’s Anja Radano. KTNA’s Katie Writer spoke with Anja in the hours between the ceremonial start in Anchorage and the official start in Willow Sunday afternoon.
