Mackey Wins Iditarod

18. Mar, 2009 2 Comments

Lance Mackey crossed the finish line at 11:38am (ADT) this morning, taking his place in Iditarod history alongside other three-time consecutive winners Doug Swingley and Susan Butcher.

Thanks for all those who tuned and listened to our live coverage this morning, it was pretty crazy to have nearly 1,000 listeners all listening at once around the time Lance crossed the finish line.

We’ll have audio posted soon of the hour long broadcast, many thanks to KICY for the “on the ground” reports, and BSSD SBD who were hosting a great webcam!

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2 Responses to “Mackey Wins Iditarod”

  1. Elizabeth Levesque 18. Mar, 2009 at 3:03 pm

    It was so great to be able to hear Lance come down Front Street in Nome and be able to hear the fans and the excitement of the moment. We live in Dayton, Ohio now and I really miss the Iditarod (we lived in Alaska for 3 years and I always volunteered with the Iditarod in Anchorage doing various jobs). Thanks for the great webcast, you did a wonderful job describing Lance’s momentous approach to the burled arch and into Iditarod history. Don’t count him out next year either, Lance Mackey and his awesome dogs have what it takes to set a new record. I can only hope my favorite dog, Larry, gets to go to Nome next year.

    Elizabeth Levesque

  2. Lora Groves 18. Mar, 2009 at 4:18 pm

    Thanks so much for your coverage.
    My husband and I left the computer on 24-7 to keep up with the race and developed several sites we checked. Yours was always the one with the most cogent and fun-to-read stuff.
    Yay Lance, go go go everyone else…

    Love those dogs.

    ps we live in Pescadero, CA and got hooked on a trip to AK three years ago. Much warmer here!
    Lora Groves

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