Most of the pack iditatough in the lance mackey mold. It focuses more on the life of an adventurous entrepreneur. Popular iditarod books showing 150 of 107 winterdance. The lance mackey story by lance mackey, illustrated by jon van. This is the offical facebook page of lance mackey, inc. How my obsession with dog mushing saved my life by lance mackey.
The great alone is an awardwinning feature length documentary film that captures the inspiring comeback story of champion sled dog racer, lance mackey. Mackey is one of my main heroes, and this book only added to what i already thought of him. Lance mackey, the incredible iditarod champion, writes about his alaskan childhood, his knock down battle with throat cancer, and how his obsession with dog mushing. Click or press enter to view the items in your shopping bag or press tab to interact with the shopping. Lance mackey, the incredible iditarod champion, writes about his alaskan childhood, his knock down battle with throat cancer, and how his obsession with dog mushing saved his life. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. In february 2014, arcadia publishing released my book, iditarod. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The lance mackey story 1st edition by lance mackey 2010 paperback lance mackey, jon van zyle, joe runyan, joe runyan, trish brown, project editor, joe runyan, contributing editor on. As the story progressed i continued to be impressed and inspired by the feats lance mackey. His story is of a cancer survivors determination to overcome physical challenges to pursue his love of mushing enough too win both the yukon quest and iditirod two years in a row. Lance mackey s new book is as close as most of us will ever come to hitching a ride. In 2007, mackey became the first person to win both the yukon quest and. My favorite book about mushing is one second to glory.
How my obsession with dog mushing saved my life is as close as most of us will ever come to hitching a ride on lance mackey s sled as it crosses the vast frozen reaches. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. I have seen him race, and he is what keeps me following the iditarod every year though i live in tennessee. Lance mackey is the author of the lance mackey story 4. The great alone is a feature length independent documentary film that tells the inspiring comeback story of iditarod champion lance mackey. Buy a cheap copy of the lance mackey story book by lance mackey. Iditarod dog sled race lance mackey winning musher. At the summit of bear peak, a giant boulder became dislodged sending mackey. Lance is so honest about his life and his choices, good and bad. The lance mackey story 1st edition by lance mackey 2010 paperback. It relates to the book because the main alaskan trooper alex only looked at the race as a race and not. He did this after battling and beating cancer years ago. The lance mackey story by lance mackey, illustrated by.
The great alone is a feature length documentary shot in the arctic wilderness of alaska that captures the inspiring comeback story of champion sled dog racer, lance mackey. The short chapters made it for an easy read that i could pick up anytime. It is written by dick mackey, lance mackey s father and not really about mushing. Lance mackey wrote the lance mackey story, which can be purchased at a lower price at. How my obsession with dog mushing saved my life by lance mackey 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Lance mackey and canada goose visted the tannery this past week to meet with fans and sign copies of his new book, the lance mackey story.
Purchased the book when i met lance mackey in alaska. For fourtime iditarod champ lance mackey, theres only. Buy the lance mackey story book online at best prices in india on. On may 23, 2015, the unimaginable happened to altra running and camelbak athlete dave mackey on a routine training run. Born into the family that founded the iditarod and raised in the wilds of alaska, lance mackey has earned the title of toughest athlete alive through a grueling dedication to dog sled racing. Mackey has the distinction of being the only musher to win four iditarod races.
Mcaneney, who owns a cannabis dispensary in talkeetna, wanted to build a lifestyle brand. Please add nonfiction books about the iditarod, or dog mushingsled dogs more generally. Lance mackey s comeback kennel january its time again for our beautiful annual fundraisersendoff dinner, organized by our friend the lovely seane english, and hosted by stan and his wonderful crew at club paris restaurant. Lance mackey teams with entrepreneur to promote canine cbd.
The lance mackey story by lance mackey, illustrated by jon van zyle, introduction and foreword by joe runyan lance mackey, the incredible iditarod champion, writes about his alaskan childhood, his knock down battle with throat cancer, and how his obsession with dog mushing saved his life. For fourtime iditarod champ lance mackey, theres only one thing harder than racing. About a year ago, joe mcaneney approached lance mackey with a business idea. Big beautiful alaskan huskies who led lance to write in his 2015 book, the lance mackey story. Hes undergoing medical treatments to deal with the aftermath that are putting him into debt. The great alone billed as the last great race on earth, the iditarod trail is the toughest dog sled race. The inspiring story of the champion competitor of the gruelling iditarod dog sled race. It is written by dick mackey, lance mackeys father and not really about mushing.
Not racing mackey said finishing this years iditarod, his first since disastrous races in 2015 and 2016. Lance mackey born june 2, 1970 is an american dog musher and dog sled racer from. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Lance mackey books list of books by author lance mackey. As different as they are in countless ways, both lance mackey and jeff king possess a rare quality of understanding dogs and how to motivate their teams to do their best. The lance mackey story 1st edition by lance mackey 2010. Lance mackey, the incredible iditarod champion, writes about. So his breakfast choice of oatmeal the other day was a clear sign that the brash fourtime iditarod trail sled dog race winner was not himself. Lance mackey medical fund lance mackey is the only 4time iditarod and 4time yukon quest winner. How my obsession with dog mushing saved my life is as close as most of us will ever come to hitching a ride on lance mackeys sled as it crosses the vast frozen reaches. Both are transparent writers in the lance mackey story and in cold hands warm heart. Lance mackey born june 2, 1970 is an american dog musher and dog sled racer from fairbanks, alaska, who is a fourtime winner of the 1,000mile yukon quest and fourtime winner of the iditarod trail sled dog race. Missy and rad aka the bull dozer made my iditarod run as easy as it could be,the trail and weather is another story. The fine madness of running the iditarod paperback by.
Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The lance mackey story by lance mackey 20100503 on. Fairbanks perhaps the most amazing thing about the lance mackey story, the new memoir by the current king of dog mushing, is that there even is a lance mackey. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Cancer survivor, iditarod winner lance mackey falls on. Ice dogs by terry lynn johnson, woodsong by gary paulsen, the incredible life of balto by meghan mccarthy. I bought this book 2 months before my trip to alaska to see the start of iditarod. He came through very hard times, only to go through much harder times, and had the fire in his belly to become an incredibly inventive champion. Lance mackey is giving cbd to his iditarod sled dogs. The lance mackey story by lance mackey 20101105 lance mackey on.
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