
Biography
Jason Mackey, 46, was born in Alaska and raised in the Mat Valley and at Coldfoot. He says he’s been mushing “since I was big enough to hold onto the sled.” His mushing career began when he started running junior races back in 1983. After four Jr. Iditarod’s and four Jr. World Championships, he went into distance mushing. The first Iditarod he remembers was the 1978 Race. “Dad won in 1978.” Jason says, “I grew up with sled dogs. It’s what I know and what I love!” Jason has been a heavy equipment operator for the last 12 years and is currently a superintendent at the Toghothele Native Corporation in Nenana. Jason is married to Lisa and they are the parents of Patrick and Jason. Jason has been a heavy equipment operator for the last twelve years. He says he enjoys kayaking, berry picking and spending time with his family.
Sponsors
Charlie/Lynn Martin, FL
| Alaska Star Fish Company
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Awards
Musher Choice — Sponsored by Exxon Mobile
2015 Standings
Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
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Anchorage | 3/07 12:34:00 | 12 | |||||||||
Fairbanks | 3/09 12:20:00 | 16 | |||||||||
Nenana | 3/09 16:30:00 | 16 | 3/09 21:13:00 | 16 | 4h 43m | 4h 10m | 14.40 | 60 | |||
Manley Hot Springs | 3/10 05:50:00 | 16 | 3/10 12:11:00 | 16 | 6h 21m | 8h 37m | 10.44 | 90 | |||
Tanana | 3/10 23:52:00 | 16 | 3/12 00:16:00 | 15 | 24h 24m | 11h 41m | 5.65 | ![]() |
66 | ||
Ruby | 3/12 18:17:00 | 15 | 3/12 22:05:00 | 14 | 3h 48m | 18h 1m | 6.60 | ![]() |
119 | ||
Galena | 3/13 05:08:00 | 14 | 3/13 13:11:00 | 14 | 8h 3m | 7h 3m | 7.09 | ![]() |
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50 | |
Huslia | 3/14 03:47:00 | 14 | 3/14 12:05:00 | 14 | 8h 18m | 14h 36m | 5.62 | ![]() |
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82 | |
Koyukuk | 3/15 03:40:00 | 14 | 3/15 13:02:00 | 14 | 9h 22m | 15h 35m | 5.52 | ![]() |
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86 | |
Nulato | 3/15 15:40:00 | 14 | 3/15 16:28:00 | 12 | 0h 48m | 2h 38m | 8.35 | ![]() |
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22 | |
Kaltag | 3/15 22:42:00 | 12 | 3/16 11:03:00 | 12 | 12h 21m | 6h 14m | 7.54 | ![]() |
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47 | |
Unalakleet | 3/17 03:47:00 | 12 | 3/17 14:09:00 | 11 | 10h 22m | 16h 44m | 5.08 | ![]() |
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85 | |
Shaktoolik | 3/17 20:44:00 | 11 | 3/18 19:28:00 | 11 | 22h 44m | 6h 35m | 6.08 | ![]() |
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40 | |
Koyuk | 3/19 16:56:00 | 11 | 3/19 21:48:00 | 11 | 4h 52m | 21h 28m | 2.33 | ![]() |
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50 | |
Elim | 3/20 04:54:00 | 11 | 3/20 10:45:00 | 11 | 5h 51m | 7h 6m | 6.76 | ![]() |
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48 | |
White Mountain | 3/20 17:27:00 | 11 | 3/21 01:33:00 | 11 | 8h 6m | 6h 42m | 6.87 | ![]() |
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46 | |
Safety | 3/21 07:56:00 | 11 | 3/21 08:07:00 | 11 | 0h 11m | 6h 23m | 8.62 | ![]() |
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55 | |
Nome | 3/21 10:32:15 | 11 | 2h 25m | 9.10 | ![]() |
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22 |