In the last part of the road, 52 miles (84 km) from Bluff to Nome, the serum drove a team of Gunnar Kaasen headed Balto. This dog showed courage and well-oriented. The team went the hard way: once the dog almost died while crossing the river. Another time the sled turned over, a box with medication fell into a deep snow, and Gunnar had to get it. The last 12 miles (19 km) team has gone over 80 minutes and arrived in safety on Sunday night at 2:00. Further the serum had to carry a team ed on Ron, but he slept, and Kaasen did not disturb him in order to save time. The worst part of the route had been passed, the dog felt good, and Gunnar made the decision to go further in the room, which was still 21 miles (34 km). The Blizzard intensified, but Balto was also able not to stray from the trail in the Blizzard, in which, in recognition Kaasen, he could hardly see the hands before the face[4].
The team reached Nome at 5:30 in the morning of 2 February, after 53 miles (85 km) for 7.5 hours. Serum was frozen, but not spoiled, and with her help, diphtheria was stopped for 5 days. Exhausted and polusmerti after a 53-mile race Balto, the other dogs and the Gunnar Kaasen was immediately recognized as heroes in the United States. However, the owner of Balto Leonard Seppala was unhappy that all the glory went to Balto, one of 150 dogs involved in the transportation of drugs. For comparison, another dog Leonard, the leader of the sled, driven by Seppala himself, has done a far greater way. That was older than Balto for 4 years, and Seppala were very concerned that That may not survive such a race[5].