2009 iditarod

[aeronca]

the 2009 race is on :D  http://iditarod.com/ (http://iditarod.com/)
Lance Mackey is doing well.

[Stretch]

He's in the lead by 40 miles today.

[aeronca]

right on, thanks for the update. i've been out of it for a couple of days, sitting out here in colorado, so i havent been keeping up.

[Stretch]

I watched "White Fang" last night and everything.  :mrgreen:

[aeronca]

lance is kicking ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(white fang is a great flick. havent seen it years, so now im gunna have too :D )

[coachgeo]

lance is kicking ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(white fang is a great flick. havent seen it years, so now im gunna have too :D )

Is lance a member here or something? You guys seem to know him.

[Stretch]

I wish I knew him.  Lance Mackey is a cancer survivor who won the race in 2007.  Everybody said it was a fluke, so he went out and won it again last year.  And he's doing well again this year...

http://www.iditarod.com/race/ (http://www.iditarod.com/race/)

He ought to be close to Nome by now.  He left White Mountain (the last checkpoint before Nome, about 70 miles out) at about 2am Alaska time, so he's been on the trail  about nine hours.  

Dude is a hard mofo indeed.

[Stretch]

Mackey did it again.  He crossed the finish line with 15 dogs at 11:38 am Alaska time today.

His overall time was 9 days, 21 hours, 38 minutes, 46 seconds for an average speed of 4.76 miles per hour.

Badass.

[aeronca]

KICK ASS    

[coachgeo]

Winning something like this comes from good training.  So hats off to him for doing a shiat kicking good job of training him and his team so he could end up at the peak of the winners lineup.

[aeronca]

this guy's doing well - never heard of him befor, but love the pic.  instant avitar :D

[Kiwi Tiger]

Griz Adams boy maybee.