Dallas Seavey beat his 55-year - old father to the finish line in Nome , Alaska , early Wednesday morning . His time of eight days , 18 hours , 13 minutes and six seconds was five hours slower than his record - setting time last year . During the race , colt 's horse ran an average of 24 miles in temperatures as low as temperatures below zero .
Dallas Seavey beat his 55-year-old father to the finish line in Nome , Alaska , early Wednesday morning . His time of eight days , 18 hours , 13 minutes and six seconds was five hours slower than his record-setting performance last year . During the race , Seavey 's dogs traveled an average of 7.6mph in temperatures as low as 50 below zero .