25 Toughest Athletes; Mackey #2

Sports Illustrated has published a list of the 25 Toughest Athletes. Our very own Lance Mackey finished number two, although many on the SI comment boards thought he should be first. SI tells us what makes him tough…

2008 Open North American Pictures

The GCI Open North American Championship has been blazing through the streets of downtown Fairbanks since 1946. A field of the best sprint-mushers in the world were on hand again this year. Here’s a few pictures from the event.

More from the Trail

In the process of writing the last post about Lance Mackey’s historic Iditarod win, I came across a fantastic radio package recorded last night on the trail in White Mountain. Fairbanks’ own KUAC reporter Libby Casey filed the piece for APRN. Listen…

Another Phenomenal Win for Lance Mackey

For two years in a row, Lance Mackey has crossed the finish line first in the 1,000 mile Yukon Quest, and the 1,049 mile Iditarod. The feat is unsurpassed in mushing history and has secured Mackey’s place among the greatest dog-drivers ever. More…

Fairbanks Musher Pulls Ahead (for good?)

If Lance Mackey wins the 2008 Iditarod, he will not only be the first musher ever to win the Yukon Quest and Iditarod back to back, he will have done it twice – in a row. One of the greatest stories in mushing history will have been formed in Alaska’s Interior by a musher who grew into this championship form on the toughest trail – not from Anchorage to Nome – but from Fairbanks to Whitehorse. More…