Dallas Seavey, 25, first to cross the line in Nome
(NEWSER) - A 25-year-old five-time Iditarod racer became the youngest musher ever to win the grueling sled-dog contest. The first thing Dallas Seavey did at the end of the 1,000-mile race in Nome yesterday was to greet family and friends—then hug his nine dogs, reports AP . "They mean the world to me," said Seavey, who turned 25 just 10 days ago, on the race's first day. "I could not be prouder of these guys." He threw an arm around his favorite dogs, Guinness and Diesel, on the winner's podium, and added: "Dream big!" He finished an hour ahead of female racer Aliy Zirkle, 41, who was runner-up. More»
