Location: Northwest GA
Time - 5:40pm
Temperature: 93 degrees F
Conditions: Mostly overcast, hot
Forecast: Partly cloudy today, mostly sunny tomorrow. Highs in the 90s, lows in the 70s
Well, here is the list of the 2009 Iditarod mushers so far. Scroll down to see the article on Lance Mackey and the ESPYs. He didn’t win but Disney and WB are interested in making a film, which is waaaay better!
2009 IDITAROD MUSHERS:
1) Jerry Sousa, Talkeetna
2) Aliy Zirkle, Two Rivers
3) Rick Swenson, Two Rivers
4) Paul Gebhardt, Kasilof
5) Karin Hendrickson, Chugiak (rookie)
6) Tom Thurston, Oak Creek, Colo. (rookie)
7) Sebastian Schnuelle, Whitehorse, Yukon Territories, Canada
8 Trent Herbst, Ketchum, Idaho
9) Alan Peck, Eagle River (rookie)
10) Ed Stielstra, McMillan, Mich.
11) Lou Packer, Wasilla (rookie)
12) Sonny Lindner, Two Rivers
13) Jeff King, Denali Park
14) Aaron Peck, Berason, Alberta, Canada
15) Debbie Moderow, Anchorage
16) Michael Suprenant, Chugiak (rookie)
17) Jake Berkowitz, Anchorage
18) Jim Lanier, Chugiak
19) Francine Bennis, Trapper Creek
20) Gary Paulsen, Willow
21) Warren Palfrey, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
22) Robert Nelson, Anchorage
23) Matt Hayashida, Willow
24) Melissa Owens, Nome
25) Ryan Redington, Wasilla
26) Tim Riley, Hastings, Mich. (rookie)
27) Jessie Royer, Fairbanks
28) Bruce Linton, Kasilof
29) Mike Williams, Akiak
30) John Baker, Kotzebue
31) Linwood Fiedler, Willow
32) Martin Buser, Big Lake
33) Ed Iten, Kotzebue
34) Rick Larsen, Sand Coulee, Mont.
35) Bob Hickel, Anchorage
36) Ramey Smyth, Willow
37) Blake Matray, Two Rivers (rookie)
38) Judy Currier, Two Rivers
39) Rick Horstmann, Willow (rookie)
40) Mitch Seavey, Seward
41) Ray Redington Jr., Wasilla
42) Cim Smyth, Big Lake
43) DeeDee Jonrowe, Willow
44) Gerry Willomitzer, Whitehorse, Yukon Territories, Canada
45) Nancy Yoshida, Thompson, N.D. (rookie)
46) Silvia Willis, Deshka Landing
47) Chad Lindner, Brocklyn, Mass. (rookie)
48) Bjornar Andersen, Oslo, Norway
49) Alan Moore, Two Rivers
50) Laura Daugereau, Port Gambel, Wash.
51) Hans Gatt, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
52) Lance Mackey, Fairbanks
53) Aaron Burmeister, Nenana/Nome
54) Hugh Neff, Skagway
55) Kim Darst, Blairstown, N.J. (rookie)
56) Brent Sass, Fairbanks (rookie)
57) Rachael Scdoris, Bend, Ore.
58) Robert Loveman, Seeley Lake, Mont. (rookie)
59) Sigrid Ekran, Fairbanks
60) Tim Osmar, Ninilchik
61) Ken Anderson, Fairbanks
62) Kurt Reich, Divide, Colo. (rookie)
63) Cindy Gallea, Seeley Lake, Mont.
64) Robert Bundtzen, Anchorage
65) Sven Haltmann, Willow
66) Blake Freking, Finland, Minn.
67) Bill Pinkham, Glenwood, Colo.
68) Wade Marrs, Wasilla (rookie)
NO ESPY BUT MAYBE A LANCE MACKEY MOVIE?
From: http://www.adn.com/sports/story/469110.html
No ESPY for Mackey, but maybe a movie?
ACTION! Warner Brothers, Disney are both interested, musher says.
By CHRIS FREIBERG
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Published: July 19th, 2008 01:02 AM
Last Modified: July 19th, 2008 02:11 AM
FAIRBANKS — Usually, the number two is good to champion musher Lance Mackey.
Twice he has won the two biggest races in mushing — back-to-back — the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
And Mackey hoped that voters might grant him an ESPY award this year, the second time he’s been nominated for the honor.
“It would look great on the trophy shelf, but I’m not counting on it,” Mackey said from Las Vegas, where he was preparing to travel to Los Angeles for the ceremony broadcast Sunday on ESPN.
Mackey, who has won the Yukon Quest for the past four years and won both the Quest and the Iditarod in 2007 and 2008, is one of five nominees for the Best Outdoor Athlete award.
And while lucky numbers usually smile on Mackey, it didn’t happen this time.
Scott Smiley, an Army captain who climbed Mount Rainier after losing his sight in Iraq, was the winner, chosen through online voting at www.espys.tv.
The other finalists were:
• Skeet Reese, 2007 Bass Anglers Sportsmans Society Toyota Tundra Angler of the Year;
• Marathon swimmer Skip Storch;
• Mountain climber Dave Hahn, who has scaled Mount Everest 10 times.
On his second trip to the ESPY awards, Mackey planned to take more time to relax and enjoy the trip, though he called it his “duty” to meet seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong.
Many people have compared the two Lances over the years. Both beat cancer and returned to their respective sports to become champions.
“I don’t think there’s much comparison,” Mackey said. “He does all the work, while my team does most of the work in my sport.”
Mackey also will meet what he described as a “well-known” director next week to discuss the possibility of making a movie about his accomplishments.
“Warner Brothers and Disney both are interested in some sort of movie,” he said.
The Fairbanks musher has already begun training for next year’s races, and he believes his team is capable of three-peating back-to-back Yukon Quest and Iditarod titles.
Still, he remained humble about his accomplishments.
“I just want to say thanks to the fans who follow the sport,” Mackey said. “Without them I’d still be sitting in a small town in Alaska instead of being in L.A. with the big dogs.”
Last year, Mackey lost out to Dean Karnazes of San Francisco, who ran 50 marathons — one in every state — in 50 days, including the Mayor’s Marathon course in Anchorage.
[end of article]
