Linwood and his Danforth Anchor at the restart in Willow.

Veteran Iditarod musher Linwood Fiedler (bib #8) of Willow, Alaska, scratched at 1 p.m. today at the Galena checkpoint. Fiedler made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Fiedler had 14 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.

Martin Massicotte getting ready at the start in Downtown Anchorage.

Rookie Iditarod musher Martin Massicotte (bib #2) of Saint-Tite, Quebec, Canada, scratched at 5:58 p.m. today at the Galena checkpoint. Massicotte made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Massicotte had nine dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.