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'Now it's a race' Genesee Keevil, Yukon News - February 18, 2008 [Only three minutes separated the two competitors after a 14-hour, 169-kilometre sprint to the village from Stepping Stone. - Race leaders Lance Mackey and Ken Anderson run the hell out of their dogs] PELLY CROSSING, YT: Ken Anderson and Lance Mackey have made it a race. The two leading mushers in this year's Yukon Quest arrived in Carmacks at 10:40 a.m. Monday. Only three minutes separated the two competitors after a 14-hour, 169-kilometre sprint to the village from Stepping Stone. Anderson is an accomplished Iditarod racer who is no stranger to long-haul mushing. Mackey is also known for back-to-back 160-kilometre runs. In Fairbanks, they are neighbours, but not friends. It is looking like a 285-kilometre race to the finish. They are expected into Whitehorse no later than noon on Wednesday. |