Finnmarksloepet 2010 - IV

Finnmarksløpet is the northernmost dog sled race in the world and the longest in Europe. There are to distances the participants can choose to do, 500 km and the 1000 km.

Finally started, the dogs are happy and very eager to run. Here is the first part, just leaving Alta city center. The 500 km participants have their real start here, while the 1000 km have a re-start later on Altaelva, for them this is a show run where many have people in their sleds, some famous, some just lucky