In January 1925, diphtheria broke out in Nome, Alaska, and the town needed antitoxin fast. Planes could not fly in the winter conditions, so dog sled teams formed a relay to carry the serum 674 miles from Nenana to Nome. Mushers and dogs pushed through temperatures as low as 85 degrees below zero. They made the run in 127 and a half hours without breaking a single vial. Balto led the final team into Nome and got the statue and the fame. But a twelve-year-old dog named Togo and his musher ran 261 miles, the longest and most dangerous stretch of the trip. Balto’s team ran 55. Faithful work does not always get the credit. God sees it anyway.
