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WILLOW — A mere two seconds separated the top two mushers in the Willow Junior 100 sled dog race.
Conway Seavey hit the finish line at Vern Halter’s Dream A Dog Farm with a total time of 9 hours, 3 minutes and 9 seconds, and finished only two seconds ahead of runner-up Ben Harper of Wasilla.
Three of the top 5 mushers also finished within a span of about five minutes. Noah Pereira, who finished third with a total time of 9:43:21, was only 66 seconds faster than fourth-place Andrew Nolan.
Taylor Steel used a time of 9:48:24 to finish fifth. Eleven teams completed the race.
The group of mushers hit the trail last Friday at 4 p.m. at Dream A Dog Farm and raced for 50 miles before taking a 10-hour layover at Grandpa Joes Lake. Following the mandatory layover, they made the 50-mile return trip to the Halter residence.
Willow Junior 100
Final results:
1. Conway Seavey, 9 hours, 3 minutes, 7 seconds; 2. Ben Harper, 9:03:09; 3. Noah Pereira, 9:43:21; 4. Andrew Nolan, 9:44:27; 5. Taylor Steel, 9:48:24; 6. Skipper Stitt, 9:52:15; 7. Ashley Guernsey, 10:26:31; 8. Melinda Tjelta, 10:39:25; 9. Jim Lanier, 10:52:32; 10. Abigail Brooks, 10:53:26; 11. Nicole Bethannie-Forto, 13:07:23.
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