Aliy Zirkle

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Musher Aliy Zirkle of Two Rivers, Alaska, drives her team down the Cordova Street hill during the ceremonial start of the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska. Zirkle was runner-up in the race for the last two years. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)