Last stage's start. Keizo Funatsu was only 56 seconds behind Susan Bucher (Who was 4th) and 4 minutes 24 seconds behind Dan MacEachen (Who was 3rd). He knew it was possible to pass Susan Bucher on this 12 mile last stage. This Tight of a race seems like a short truck and everybody was keeping their eyes on these 3 teams. When he saw the finish line, he said "Let's go home!" to his team. The Dogs did a great job and really pulled hard. The results, he overtook Susan Bucher by 41 seconds and beat MacEachen by 11 seconds. He did it!! His name is listed with the worlds top mushers now.
-Photo by Ricoh DC-1 digital camera-
© Daisuke Tomiyasu