Iditarod 2009: Aliy Zirkle Approaches Nome

Before I show you the video of Aliy’s finish of the 2009 Iditarod on Front Street in Nome, I think you’ll want to see this footage of her approach to the town. A bunch of us drove to the end of the road about five miles out to watch her come in, and what we saw was just astonishing. The video is pretty self-evident, except for the facts that it was -10 degrees with 30 mile an hour gusts, she had a broken sled runner and no insulated boots. Oh, and one more thing… Aliy and the dogs had already been doing this for over 1,000 miles!