33 mushers set off across Alaska
Ryan Redington, whose grandfather Joe Redington Sr. helped start the Iditarod in 1973, mushes down Fourth Avenue during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog...
Ryan Redington, whose grandfather Joe Redington Sr. helped start the Iditarod in 1973, mushes down Fourth Avenue during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race's ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The smallest field ever of only 33 mushers will start the competitive portion of the Iditarod Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Willow, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) Mark Thiessen The lead dogs for musher Bailey Vitello of Milan, N.H., run in Anchorage, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race's ceremonial start Saturday.