Peter Kaiser pets one of his dogs after he won the 2019 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race. (Photo by David Poyzer) - Nome, Alaska 
Bethel's Peter Kaiser wins the 2019 Iditarod
Peter Kaiser, the 31-year-old born and raised in Bethel, claimed his first Iditarod victory by outrunning defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom.
Kaiser made the winner's march up Front Street through cheers and applause arriving at the burled arch Wednesday at 3:39 a.m. with eight dogs. He finished the race in 9 days, 12 hours and 39 minutes.
Joar Leifseth Ulsom came in a close second, finishing the race at 3:51 a.m., just 12 minutes later.
This year nearly all mushers began with 14, a new rule implemented in the off-season. (Jeff Deeter and Jeremy Keller started the race with 13 dogs in harness.)
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