Photos: Iditarod mushers end their journeys in Nome

The frontrunners of the dog sled race are rolling into the finish line.

By Marc Lester
Updated: March 19, 2020 Published: March 18, 2020

Mitch Seavey's team reaches the finish line. Seavey arrived in Nome early Wednesday to take second place in the Iditarod. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Mille Porsild waves to people as she approaches Nome. Porsild was the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race rookie to finish. She arrived in 15th place on March 18, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Mitch Seavey is greeted by his son, former Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey, in Nome. Mitch Seavey arrived in Nome early Wednesday to take second place in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Iditarod winner Thomas Waerner finished his race early Wednesday. Finishing racers will stream through Nome for days.

Jessie Royer hugs her lead dog in Nome after placing third in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 18, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Brent Sass drives his team along the beach just outside of Nome on March 18, 2020, as he finishes the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in fourth place. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Brent Sass hugs Ida Mortensen under the burled arch of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Ida Mortensen kisses one of Brent Sass's dogs after they finished the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Aaron Burmeister, of Nome, gives a thumbs up as he arrives on Front Street in Nome during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Aaron Burmeister kisses his wife Mandy after reaching the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race finish line Wednesday morning in Nome. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Mille Porsild hugs her lead dogs after she was the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race rookie to reach Nome. She arrived in 15th place on March 18, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Wade Marrs and his team approach Nome. Marrs placed 12th in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 18, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Tenth place finisher Travis Beals rubs his dog Granger after reaching the finish of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome on March 18, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Travis Beals laughs after reaching Nome in 10th place in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 18, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Michelle Phillips crosses a road outside of Nome before finishing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 18, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Michelle Phillips approaches Nome with her team to finish the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 18, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Kids reach to pet Michelle Phillips lead dog after Phillips arrived in Nome to take 13th place in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 18, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Michelle Phillips passes cabins outside of Nome before finishing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 18, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Thomas Waerner of Norway arrived in Nome to win early Wednesday morning, to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Marc Lester / ADN)

A crowd watches on Front Street in Nome. Thomas Waerner of Norway arrived in Nome to win early March 18, 2020, to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Thomas Waerner, of Norway, arrives in Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Thomas Waerner waves the flag of Norway after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 18, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

K2, one of Thomas Waerner's leaders, wears the garland of yellow roses in Nome. Thomas Waerner holds his lead dogs K2 after he won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 18, 2020. (Marc Lester / ADN)

Marc Lester

Marc Lester is a multimedia journalist for Anchorage Daily News. Contact him at mlester@adn.com.