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In 1925 diphtheria reached Nome, Alaska, with the sea frozen and no way in. Twenty mushers and about 150 dogs relayed the antitoxin 1,085 km in five and a half days through −50°C and a whiteout.

The 1925 serum run to Nome

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Balto got the statue in Central Park, but the hardest leg was run by Togo, a twelve-year-old husky who led Leonhard Seppala's team about 425 km — more than any other dog — including a crossing of unstable sea ice in a gale. Balto ran the final 88 km into town and met the photographers. Seppala was quietly bitter about it for years. The Iditarod race follows part of the route, and Togo has lately had his due, including a film named after him.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

1925'te difteri, deniz donmuş ve girecek yol yokken Alaska'daki Nome'a ulaştı. Yirmi kızakçı ve yaklaşık 150 köpek, antitoksini −50°C'de ve tam bir tipide beş buçuk günde 1.085 km taşıdı.
1925 Nome serum koşusu

Central Park'taki heykel Balto'ya verildi, ama en zor etabı, Leonhard Seppala'nın ekibini yaklaşık 425 km — diğer tüm köpeklerden fazla — götüren on iki yaşındaki husky Togo koştu; buna fırtınada kararsız deniz buzunu geçmek de dahil. Balto, kente son 88 km'yi koştu ve fotoğrafçılarla buluştu. Seppala yıllarca bu konuda sessizce küskün kaldı. Iditarod yarışı rotanın bir bölümünü izler ve Togo son yıllarda hakkını aldı; adını taşıyan bir film de var.

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