2010 Iditarod

{{Short description|Dog sled race}}

{{Missing|the final standings and award winners|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox sports competition event

| competition = 38th Annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

| image = File:2010 Iditarod - very determined dogs - I think they are from Merissa Osmar's team (4416489064).jpg

| alt =

| caption = 6 March 2010 at the ceremonial start of the race

| venue = Iditarod Trail

| location = Alaska

| dates = March 6–16, 2010

| competitors = 71

| champion = Lance Mackey

| previous = 2009 Iditarod

| next = 2011 Iditarod

}}

The 38th Annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race saw 71 participating teams from the United States, Jamaica, Canada and United Kingdom. The ceremonial start was held in Anchorage on March 6. The official restart was held one day later in Willow.{{Cite web |url=http://www.adn.com/2010/03/07/1172012/willow-resart-story-shell.html |title=Hoopla ends, and race to Nome begins: 2010 Iditarod 38 | adn.com |access-date=2010-03-17 |archive-date=2010-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310201809/http://www.adn.com/2010/03/07/1172012/willow-resart-story-shell.html |url-status=dead }}

On March 16, 2:59 pm, Lance Mackey arrived at the burled arch in Nome, taking the championship with a time of 8 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes and 9 seconds. He became the first musher to achieve four consecutive Iditarod victories, and the second musher to complete the trail under 9 days.http://www.adn.com/2010/03/16/1186429/lance-mackey-wins-iditarod-for.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}{{Cite web |url=http://iditarodblogs.com/news/2010/03/16/mackey-makes-it-four/ |title = Eye on the Trail » MACKEY MAKES IT FOUR |access-date=2010-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322192501/http://iditarodblogs.com/news/2010/03/16/mackey-makes-it-four/ |archive-date=2010-03-22 |url-status=usurped }}

Hans Gatt arrived at 4:04 pm. He had overtaken third-place finisher Jeff King near the final stretch, after Elim.{{Cite web |url=http://www.adn.com/2010/03/15/1184754/mackey-blasts-through-elim-widens.html |title=Mackey in White Mountain, 77 miles from win: 2010 Iditarod 38 | adn.com |access-date=2010-03-17 |archive-date=2010-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322193155/http://www.adn.com/2010/03/15/1184754/mackey-blasts-through-elim-widens.html |url-status=dead }} Four-time champion Jeff King was the third to finish at 5:22 pm. While King had initially held the lead in the middle stages of the race,{{Cite web |url=http://www.adn.com/2010/03/12/1180904/king-looks-to-pad-his-lead-down.html |title=King leads pack out of Galena: 2010 Iditarod 38 | adn.com |access-date=2010-03-17 |archive-date=2010-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314154310/http://www.adn.com/2010/03/12/1180904/king-looks-to-pad-his-lead-down.html |url-status=dead }} he was overtaken by Mackey at the Kaltag checkpoint — King had stopped to rest while Mackey pushed on.{{Cite web |url=http://www.adn.com/2010/03/13/1182556/deja-vu-as-mackey-passes-king.html |title = Deja vu as Mackey passes King at Kaltag: 2010 Iditarod 38 {{!}} adn.com |access-date=2010-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317165108/http://www.adn.com/2010/03/13/1182556/deja-vu-as-mackey-passes-king.html |archive-date=2010-03-17 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.iditablog.com/2010/03/14/the-lead-changes-will-it-again/ |title = The lead changes – will it again? {{!}} Iditablog.com - Iditarod 2012 News & Coverage |access-date=2010-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807213551/http://iditablog.com/2010/03/14/the-lead-changes-will-it-again/ |archive-date=2011-08-07 |url-status=dead }} If King had won, he would have tied the record set by Rick Swenson for most Iditarod races won. King has said that this would be his final Iditarod.