Spectators who travel to Willow by car or shuttle bus can once again line "the chute" on Sunday afternoon to cheer on mushers as the race clock officially begins.

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"I was about 100 yards beyond the finish line, " Mr. Sagal said, entering the finishing chute where runners cool down after the race.

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