Jan DeNapoli sent us these outstanding photos of every team at the start of the race on March 26, 2008, presented here in the original starting order:
The Honorary Team for Peter McManus
Connor Thomas
Fred “Moe” Napoka for Tuluksak School
Jim Lanier
Ed Iten
Aaron Burmeister
Hugh Neff
Cari Miller
Kirsten Bey
Jeff King
Jeff Darling
Mitch Seavey
Mike Santos
Ramy Brooks
Lance Mackey
Cim Smyth
Sonny Lindner