IDITAROD XXXVIII Musher Lance Mackey (Bib # 49) arrived in Nome Alaska Tuesday at 2:59 pm Alaska Time with 11 dogs, and is the first musher in Iditarod Race history to win four back to back Iditarod Championships. Mackey gave all the credit to his team and his leaders… especially his three year old female Maple (last year’s Golden Harness winner).

Mackey also recognized the fact that there were no less than four other mushers that battled him all the way to White Mountain. Even then, Mackey’s battle wasn’t over as the 2010 Yukon Quest Champion, Hans Gatt, continued to gain on Mackey’s team before running out of trail on Front Street.

Mackey’s team made it to Nome in 8 days, 23 Hours, 59 Minutes, 9 Seconds making him the second musher to ever eclipse the 9 day barrier. 4 time Iditarod Champion Martin Buser still holds the record.

But no one has ever accomplished what the incredible Lance Mackey has: win 4 straight Iditarod Championships. Mackey did say that he thinks he’s up for a fifth in 2011.