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Defending champion Lance Mackey drives his dog team from the starting line of the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska March 5, 2011
Monday, Mar. 07, 2011

Open quoteYou know, some people were put on earth to be lawyers, construction, you know, whatever. I was put on earth to race, train and promote sled-dog racing.Close quote

  • LANCE MACKEY,
  • five-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race; on Sunday, 62 teams set off from Anchorage to race 1,150 miles across the Arctic
Photo: Al Grillo / Reuters | Source: CNN