A former reality TV star just won the longest-ever Iditarod in Alaska after a grueling 10-day race

Sleep, Alaska (AP)Idarod Trail SLED DOG RACEFriday, the celebration of the fist pumps to a cheerful crowd and take pictures with his teammates, flowers, Hercules and Al -Qarbi.

Holmes was the first to finish in the golden gold city, on Perling sea coast. RaceIt started March 3 in FerbanksAfter a lack of snow, the changes on the road and the starting point were forced.

This made the race of 1000 miles (1,609 km) an amazing race 1129 miles (1817 km) via Alaska wild. Holmes ended in 10 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes and 41 seconds.

“It is difficult to put words, but it is a magic feeling. It is not about this moment now. It is about all these moments along the path,” said Holmes.

Holmes, who was competing for the eighth time, had previously finished the top ten, five times, including third last year and in 2022. In the first IDARD, in 2018, he ranked seventh with honors this year.

Holmes was born in Alabama, where he left at the age of 18 and worked as a maid in Montana for three years. He arrived in Alaska in 2004 and found an adventure that runs dogs on a far site for the Yukon River.

“It was really 10 days amazing and in every part of it-its lowest levels, altitudes, and adults. … I am really proud of these dogs and love them. They did so. They deserve all the credit.”

He gave a special greeting to the vessels of bullets, Hercules, his dog is half an edition, and a pole, saying: “He is rational behind the process.”

Holmes now lives in Ninana, where he works as a carrier and lives the background of the subsistence. From 2015 to 2023, he was a member of the movie “Life Under Zero”, a national geographical program that documents Alaska’s conflicts who live in remote parts of the state.

next toSnowThe north of the Alaska group that forced the starting point to Ferpanx, the race organizers also had to make changes to the festive start in the marina.

With the transport of snow in trucks to cover the streets in the largest city in the state, the usual width road there was from 11 miles to less than 2 miles (from about 18 km to less than 3.2 km), and the number of dogs was reduced.

Only 33 of the mushrooms began in Ferbanks, linked to 2023 for the smallest field ever. The decline in the participants raised concerns about the validity of the race, which was forced to face inflation and climate changePressure from animal rights groups.

One dog in Iditarod died for this year: a female pregnant woman in Al -Fitr team Daniel Klein, who was scratched under the rules of the race due to death.

Nearly a third of the two mushrooms resigned early, including eight of those who scratched and two were pulled because they were unable to compete.

This story was originally shown on Fortune.com