A strong finish in last year's Yukon Challenge proved that Newton Marshall was more than a novelty.  The Jamaican born musher, who had not seen snow until arriving in Minnesota to train for that race, is now taking on the big dog - the 2010 Iditarod.  A big crowd was on hand Sunday (3/7) in Willow, Alaska as Marshall and his team hit the trail for leg one of the marathon dash across the frozen tundra.  Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville enterprises help sponsor the Jamaican sledder.
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