Iditarod 2008 is done - it’s Mackey.
Hey Folks,
Well, just as I was winding down and about to go to bed, the news comes in. Lance Mackey wins the 2008 Iditarod. What an amazing achievement! He won the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod last year, and repeated both wins this year. 1100 miles down the frozen Yukon River, and virtually the same set of dogs wins the 1000 mile Iditarod. They said nobody could ever win both. He won both in 2007 and just won’ em again. Congrats Lance.
Jeff King, 4-time winner, is about an hour behind, and looks set to take 2nd place.
Cheers
Carl
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March 13th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
It is an amazing achievement. Didn’t he have some kind of cancer at one time? Great race!!
March 13th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Hey Beth,
I don’t know if he did or not. I know he’s a bad man, and he has some bad, bad dogs!
:)
Cheers
Carl
March 14th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Mackey is a stud!
Beth, he did battle throat cancer a few years ago. Winning both those races back to back years is an increditble feat!
March 14th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
hey Ron,
Thanks bud - I figured you’d know. Did you used to live in Alaska?
Cheers
Carl
March 16th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
woo!!! we’re watching it rite now!!
March 17th, 2008 at 2:55 am
Hey Person,
Thanks - pretty awesome race, eh?
Cheers
Carl