Iditarod awards Lantern
	NOME, Alaska (AP) -- The 29th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ended Monday as Karen Ramstead of Perryvale, Alberta, reached Nome to claim the Red Lantern awarded to the last-place finisher.

Royer clinches Iditarod award   NOME-- A former Montanan who got her start under the tutelage of this year's winner and four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Doug Swingley -- another Montanan -- crossed the finish line Friday to become Rookie of the Year.

For Gebhardt, Baker, Iditarod less than racing when friends race too   NOME -- For Paul Gebhardt and John Baker, this year's 1,161-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was 22 miles of fierce competition and 1,139 miles of friendship.

Second Iditarod team hit by snowmachiner   ANCHORAGE (AP) -- A second team in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race was injured Saturday by a snowmachine.

Former Montanan Jessie Royer Iditarod Rookie of the Year   NOME (AP) -- A former Montanan who got her start under the tutelage of this year's winner and four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Doug Swingley -- another Montanan -- crossed the finish line Friday to become Rookie of the Year.

There's no place like Nome
	NOME (AP) -- One day after Montana musher Doug Swingley claimed his fourth Iditarod victory, teams continued to make their way to Nome.

Iditarod mushers continue trek to Nome   NOME (AP) -- Iditarod mushers continued to make their way to Nome Friday, telling stories of a race that was rewarding but rough on mushers, dogs and equipment.

Following is a list of the first 10 finishers in the 2001 Iditarod   Following is a list of the first 10 finishers in the 2001 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, their hometowns and their elapsed time from Wasilla to Nome.

Fiedler feasts on gourmet meal at Anvik
	ANVIK, Alaska (AP) -- A sleepy Linwood Fiedler feasted on lobster, smoked duck and champagne and shared his gourmet meal with villagers after reclaiming the lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Race leader pushes through Shageluk without 24-hour layover
	IDITAROD -- Linwood Fiedler of Willow took an unprecedented gamble in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Thursday, regaining the lead when he left Iditarod without yet taking his mandatory 24-hour break.

Cures what ails you
	NIKOLAI, Alaska -- Forget the pink stuff.

Reward offered after collision forces Iditarod musher to scratch   ANCHORAGE (AP) -- Willow musher Mike Nosko has dropped out of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race after his dog team was hit by a speeding snowmachiner.

Iditarod mushers get down to real racing   WILLOW, Alaska -- Mushers got down to the real business of dog racing Sunday as 68 teams lined up for the official start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Musher aims for improvement in 3rd Iditarod
	The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has plenty of variables on its own.

2000 Quest champ eyes Iditarod Trail
	ANCHORAGE -- Aliy Zirkle has got to be one tough woman.

68 mushers entered in Iditarod 2001   WASILLA (AP) -- Sixty-eight mushers are entered to run in the 2001 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday. The mushers are (by bib number):

Newest Quest champ sets sights on Iditarod
	Only five mushers have ever attempted to run both the grueling Yukon Quest and the world-famous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in the same year. And to date, only three have completed them both.

Iditarod bridesmaid eyes winner's circle
	No doubt you have heard of him, the media is always buzzing about how he has improved steadily, year-after-year in every Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race he has competed in.

Swingley not only Lincoln musher in this year's Iditarod   LINCOLN, Mont. (AP) -- Three-time champion Doug Swingley of Lincoln is one of three Montanans hoping to outrun Alaskan mushers in the 28th installment of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which begins Saturday in Anchorage.

Mixed-breed dogs are changing the face of the Iditarod.   ANCHORAGE (AP) -- Along the Yukon River, the historic sled dog of the North is a dying breed.

Kasilof fisher takes on first Iditarod race   Lance Mackey's dream of running in the Iditarod Dog Sled Race is coming true, and at the same time, the event is fulfilling a dream of his father.

Seavey edges King for Junior Iditarod crown   The third time's the charm -- right?

Seavey family pulls together to achieve Iditarod dream
	STERLING -- Mitch Seavey was just a boy when he began chasing the dream of winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.