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Cold? Sure. But not too cold for dog teams and their mushers.

 Sunday when temperatures were in the 20s below zero. As of this morning, none of the teams has dropped out of the 350-mile race, according to the 

Among those checking in at the Finland checkpoint today was Elizabeth Nelson and her team. 

 Just before 11 this morning, her GPS tracker shows her in 17th place, traveling at about 6pm.

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Bob Collins

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Cold? Sure. But not too cold for the John Beargrease dog teams and their mushers.

For Beargrease racers, it’s the dog days of January

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