Haines runners were among several hundred set to compete in the annual Klondike Road relay over the weekend. 

The grueling event, which normally begins in Skagway and traces the footsteps of the Klondike Gold Rush over 110 miles to Whitehorse, Yukon, was particularly challenging this year because a Skagway tour bus lost control and flipped on the Canadian side of the Klondike Highway.

The race start was delayed by four hours and the first three…

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