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Seavey, 57, broke the previous record time for the nearly
1,000-mile (1,600-km) race across the Alaskan wilderness by
nearly eight hours, the Alaska Dispatch News reported on its
website.
"Huge congrats to Mitch Seavey on his record-breaking win!" U.S.
Senator Lisa Murkowski said on Twitter.
As of Tuesday afternoon Seavey's son, Dallas, the defending
champion, was in second place but had not crossed the finish
line.
The event billed as "the Last Great Race" began on March 6 in
Fairbanks, 350 miles (560 km) north of Anchorage. The race is a
tribute to a life line of mushers and dogs who carried essential
supplies to remote outposts in the early days of Alaska's
non-aboriginal settlement.
The field included 55 veterans and 17 rookies, including five
former Iditarod champions.
Dallas Seavey, a four-time Iditarod winner, set a race record
last year with his time of eight days, 11 hours, 20 minutes and
16 seconds.
(This version of the story corrects the name of newspaper in
second paragraph.)
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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