Anyone who knows me knows I’m a huge fan of the sport of mushing.
I fervently waited for my copy of Lance Mackey’s book, The Lance Mackey Story, to arrive at my door. When it did, I dove in and couldn’t stop reading.
Of course, as an avid fan of both the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest, I knew all about Lance Mackey’s 4 wins in the Quest and then 4 wins in the Iditarod. Not only did he win these two amazing races 4 times in a row each, in 2007 and 2008 he won both the Iditarod and the Quest back to back. The Yukon Quest takes place in February, the Iditarod, in March…with scarcely two weeks between the two. (more…)
As some of you may know, I am a huge fan of dogsled racing and hope one day to race a team of my own. For now, though, I am happy to follow some of my favorite racers. Here is a great clip of Lance Mackey - who won the Yukon Quest and Iditarod back to back two years in a row. He is also a cancer survivor and just an all around fun to watch guy.
I knew I liked Lance Mackey when I read a news story about him before the 2007 Iditarod. He had just won the Quest for the first time and hadn’t yet received his winnings. His truck broke down on the way to Iditarod (The quest ends in Fairbanks and then the Iditarod starts two-ish weeks later in Anchorage) and he and his dogs had to hitch a ride to Anchorage to start the race. It not only sounded just like something that would happen to me, but as an avid fan, I grew a little weary of seeing “big” name mushers with “big” money always winning. It was nice to just see a guy with a dream (if you don’t mind a little cheese in my post!).
Anyway, here’s Lance on Conan, courtesy of YouTube.com. And for those of you with TV, please check out the show on the Discovery Channel Tuesday night. I’ll be wishing I could see it (I don’t have TV) and will hope they will put it on the Internet soon!
Anyone who knows me knows I’m a huge fan of the sport of mushing.
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