Photo by Bob Hallinen / Anchorage Daily News
Lance Mackey leaves the Unalakleet checkpoint in first place on March 9 during the 2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Unalakleet. Mackey of Fairbanks first expanded the perception of what was possible with his back-to-back victories in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race and the Iditarod the past two years. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Bob Hallinen, File) **THE MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN OUT**
