"Alaska — Where Men are Men and Women Win the Iditarod."

After the 'Tour de France', the Iditarod is probably the toughest event in the world. Women take part and win against men. That should wake up some macho types.
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"Alaska ?- Where Men are Men and Women Win the Iditarod."
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Four-time winner of Iditarod loses battle with cancer.
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Susan Butcher, four-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, was determined to conquer her leukemia, just as she had triumphed over the grueling 1,100-mile race from Anchorage to Nome.
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Despite her fighting spirit, though, she couldn't overcome the cascade of medical complications that eventually overtook her. Butcher, 51, died Saturday afternoon at the University of Washington Medical Center, where she had undergone a stem-cell transplant about two months ago.
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003178716_butcherobit.html