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Elizabeth Nelson, mid-distance.
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Peter McClelland begins the marathon at Duluth East High School.
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Peter McClelland.
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Marathoner Shawn McCarty.
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Defending marathon champion Nathan Schroeder.
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Marathoner Cindy Gallea.
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Marathoner Blake Freking on the trail at Northland Country Club, near the race's start.
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Marathoner Keith Aili.
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Marathoner Billy Snodgrass.
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Emily Meyer, mid-distance.
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Brian Wiese, mid-distance.
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Michael Bestgen, mid-distance.
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Alice White, mid-distance.
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Frank Holmberg, mid-distance.
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Jerry Papke, a mid-distance competitor.
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Alex LaPlante, the first mid-distance musher to start.
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Zach Brown, a mid-distance musher, brings his team to the starting line.
The 30th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon started on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Duluth East High School. In all, 28 mushers participated – 10 in the 400-mile marathon and 18 in the 150-mile mid-distance race.
+ New this year: Track the mushers via GPS at Beargrease.com.
UPDATE, 1/28/14: Ross Fraboni won the mid-distance race yesterday, besting Joshua Compton by five minutes.
The marathon teams, still out in this bitter cold, should finish on Wednesday. Amanda Vogel, Cindy Gallea and Denis Tremblay have scratched.