In what is one of the closest Iditarods in 30 years, Lance Mackey and Jeff King left White Mountain this evening just one hour apart, and have over 70 miles to cover before crossing the finish line in Nome. The Iditarod website’s GPS function shows both teams going about 7 miles per hour, and shows Mackey with just under a 10 mile lead on King. The first musher could cross the finish line most likely around 2am Alaska time. We will be up and watching the finish and will report immediately on this year’s winner, and will have archived KICY audio, along with photos and possibly video from the finish line.

Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at 10:08 pm.