Lance Mackey rested his dogs while nearing another Iditarod title, taking advantage of an unforgiving Bering Sea blizzard that kept mushers hours behind him waiting out the brutally cold wind on Tuesday.
Mackey, the two-time defending champion, gave his dogs 6 1/2 hours of rest at the Elim checkpoint, 123 miles (198 kilometers) from the Nome finish line before leaving the checkpoint at about 11 a.m. local time.
Sebastian Schnuelle and John Baker were in second and third place, moving slowly on the trail to Elim. But they were about two hours from reaching the checkpoint when Mackey left.
Thirteen mushers, including four-time champion Jeff King, …
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