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Duluth, Minn. (AP)

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Nathan Schroeder, of Chisholm, Minn.
Nathan Schroeder, of Chisholm, Minn., heads out the starting line at the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, in Duluth, Minn., on Sunday January 26, 2014. Schroeder was the winner of this 400 mile race in 2013. He and his team will be heading to the Iditarod in Alaska after his completion of this race. The race is named for John Beargrease, a Chippewa Indian who delivered mail along the North Shore by dogsled in the late 1800s.
Grace A. Walsh/For MPR News

Thirty mushers and 300 dogs hit the trail Sunday in a rebooted John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon with new, fan-friendly features that organizers hope will help the Minnesota tradition recapture some of its former glory.

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A musher heads out from the starting line at the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, in Duluth, Minn., on Sunday January 26, 2014. The race is named for John Beargrease, a Chippewa Indian who delivered mail along the North Shore by dogsled in the late 1800s.
Grace A. Walsh/For MPR News
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Nathan Schroeder, of Chisholm, Minn.
Nathan Schroeder, of Chisholm, Minn., heads out the starting line at the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, in Duluth, Minn., on Sunday January 26, 2014. Schroeder was the winner of this 400 mile race in 2013. He and his team will be heading to the Iditarod in Alaska after his completion of this race. The race is named for John Beargrease, a Chippewa Indian who delivered mail along the North Shore by dogsled in the late 1800s.
Grace A. Walsh/For MPR News
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Colleen Wallin, of Two Harbors, Minn.
Colleen Wallin, of Two Harbors, Minn., checks her dogs at the starting line at the 400 mile long, John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, in Duluth, Minn., on Sunday January 26, 2014. Wallin has been racing the it the Beargrease since 1995.
Paul M. Walsh/For MPR News