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Lance Mackey wins Iditarod

Iditarod winner Lance Mackey sits with his lead dogs Larry, right, and Maple after reaching the finish in Nome, Alaska, on Wednesday. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
Iditarod winner Lance Mackey sits with his lead dogs Larry, right, and Maple after reaching the finish in Nome, Alaska, on Wednesday. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Iditarod winner Lance Mackey sits with his lead dogs Larry, right, and Maple after reaching the finish in Nome, Alaska, on Wednesday.

NOME, Alaska – Lance Mackey won the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday to become the first musher in the event's 38-year history to win four consecutive races.

Fans bundled up against subzero temperatures cheered the 39-year-old throat cancer survivor as his team coasted up the main street of this old Gold Rush town. For winning, Mackey gets a new Dodge truck and $50,400. He finished the race in eight days, 23 hours and 59 minutes — the second-fastest finish in race history.

Pretty inspiring story. What's the longest race you've ever competed in?

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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.