Polar News & Notes: Mackey Wins Iditarod 36

Lance Mackey, a musher from Fairbanks, won his second straight Iditarod on Wednesday morning, crossing the finish line in Nome at 2:46 a.m. Mackey’s team ran the 1150 mile race in 9 days, 11 hours, 46 minutes, and 48 seconds. The musher won both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod in 2007. He repeated the feat this year, and is looking ahead to the All-Alaska sweepstakes, another large-purse race.

Two other mushers have finished the grueling race: Jeff King, who placed second and Ramey Smyth, who finished third. A webcam shows the finish line in Nome and updates every minute. Many other mushers will be arriving in the next few days, so check the cam and the Iditarod web page for updates!

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