Another race up the coast

Lance Mackey forgo any rest at the Kaltag Checkpoint and pulled into the Unalakleet checkpoint at 3:32 this morning to stake his claim on the Gold Coast award in the 2010 Iditarod sled dog race. Jeff King rested his team for nearly 4 hours at Kaltag and pulled into Unalakaleet less then 3 hours later. A bit further back on the trail are Hugh Neff, Hans Gatt, Mitch Seavey and John Baker. Gatt and Baker have been moving steadily up in the standings for the last 150 miles by cutting rest. With Mackey and King being in the lead, we are reminded of the epic battle up the Bering Sea coast these 2 waged in 2008. Here is a recap pf that battle as presented by the Crow Village Iditarod Blog.

Deja Vu for Mackey and King

Setting up for a Photo Finish

Mackey looking over his shoulder again