Iditarod 2013: Martin Buser pushes forward with unorthodox strategy

Martin Buser remains the talk of the 2013 Iditarod on Monday afternoon after a blazing start and an unorthodox strategy. In about 20 hours, he pushed his team of 16 dogs for 177 miles with only short rests at each stop. He stopped 30 minutes in Skwentna for the longest stop, but blew through Rainy Pass after just a two-minute break. Buser reached the Rohn checkpoint at 1:53 p.m. ET. Former champion Joe Runyon, who is blogging for Iditarod.com, wrote that Buser's strategy is one you see more ofte...