2 mushers scratch at the Galena checkpoint

Published: Mar. 14, 2020 at 8:03 PM AKDT
Veteran Iditarod musher Linwood Fiedler and rookie musher Martin Massicotte scratched at the Galena checkpoint.
Fielder scratched at 1 p.m. today. He made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his team. He had 14 dogs in the harness at the time.
Massicotte also scratched in Galena, around 5:58 p.m. He also decided to scratch in the best interest of his team. He had 9 dogs in the harness at the time.
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