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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A qualifying race for Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has been cancelled due to warm weather, the second mid-distance qualifier to be cancelled.
Race officials called off the Tustumena 200 sled dog race on the Kenai Peninsula on Friday.
The Anchorage Daily News reports ( http://bit.ly/1cftNMp) that the run of mild weather and rain wiped out much of the snow in south-central Alaska. Earlier this week, the Northern Lights 300 at Big Lake was also cancelled.
Race director Tami Murray says a dearth of snow and too much water forced their decision.
Reigning Iditarod champion Mitch Seavey topped the field signed up for the Tustumena.
Other events, including a high school cross-country ski race and a fat-tire bike series, were also cancelled.
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Information from: Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News, http://www.adn.com
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