Iditarod musher Jason Mackey is carrying the ashes of his brother Lance Mackey, who died in September. “I just knew I was taking him to Nome,” said Jason. “No questions asked.”
ByJason Mackey looks over his team during their 24-hour break at the checkpoint in McGrath on March 8, 2023. “I just knew I was taking him to Nome,” said Jason Mackey. “No questions asked.”
As he mushes to Nome, Jason Mackey said he has been thinking a lot about a conversation with Lance on Father’s Day when Lance knew he was sick again. “I was at the elevation monument at the top of the gorge when I did it. Of course it was an emotional thing while I’ve got 14 crazy screaming dogs in front of me, and on we went,” said Mackey. “Of course I was crying, and then onto a luge ride.““I think maybe I might wait until I get to Nome when the race is over, and I can then, ‘cause it’s not easy,” he said. “It’s not easy.”“A guy can only be so tough. I’m pretty damn tough,” he said.
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