Lance Mackey is holding on to his Iditarod lead, though only barely. The Fairbanks musher left Koyuk at 12:13 this afternoon, followed closely by Paul Gebhardt at 12:36. Martin Buser is in third place. He checked into Koyuk at 1:30. He was followed by Zack Steer at 2:16 and Jeff King at 3:06.
When Mackey first hit the coast in Unalakleet, he was confident his dogs were strong enough to hold onto the lead into Nome. But he says this year’s race has been a tough one. And with Gebhardt nipping at his heels and more than 150 miles to go, there’s no guarantees for Bib 13.
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