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Dallas Seavey puts on his parka as he leaves Unalakleet, Alaska, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 11, 2012.

He left the checkpoint at 8:22 a.m. Alaska time Tuesday for the sprint to Nome, 77 miles away.

MONDAY, 9 a.m. -- Dallas Seavey left Koyuk on Monday morning with Aliy Zirkle just 22 minutes behind as the race for the Nome finish line heated up.

As the Iditarod leaders arrive here in Unalakleet this morning and prepare for the long push up the Norton Sound coast, there's one tactic that may emerge.