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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 14 > Despite snooze, defending champ leads sled-dog race

Despite snooze, defending champ leads sled-dog race


March 14, 2009

ANVIK, Alaska — Two-time defending champion Lance Mackey reached the Yukon River first Friday in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, even though he made a mistake, he said, that could have knocked him out of the competition.

Mackey dozed off while riding his sled after leaving the....

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