NOME, Alaska, March 17 (UPI) -- Veteran musher Mitch Seavey of Seward, Alaska, won the 2004 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race from Anchorage to Nome.
Seavey, 44, made the 1,100-mile trip in nine days, 12 hours, 20 minutes and 22 seconds for his first Iditarod victory.
His sled pulled by lead dog Zebra and seven other dogs crossed the finish line at 10:20 p.m local time Tuesday (2:20 a.m. EST Wednesday).
Three-time Iditarod winner Jeff King was second, completing the long race in nine days, 14:40.59.
Kjetil Backen was third, Ramey Smyth, fourth and Ed Iten fifth. Rounding out the top 10 were Charlie Boulding, Rick Swenson, last year's runnerup Ramy Brooks, John Baker and Vern Halter.
Seavey, who said he has been mushing since he was a young boy, finished 12th in the 2003 Iditarod.
The native of Minnesota has lived in Alaska since childhood when his father took a teaching job in the state. Seavey and his family operate a sled dog tour business.
