Lance Mackey - Caught Up in the Moment

Lance went all out, and was having a hell of a race.  I for one was glad to see him up there again.  But he made a fatal mistake...he tried to run his team beyond their abilities....and they revolted.  Lance turned them around outside Ophir and headed back down the trail.  Buser had a similar moment last year and Dee Dee had this happen to her years ago just a stones throw from Nome.  It is no doubt a very humbling moment for a Musher....and the realization of what went wrong is agonizing to watch.  Lance blames no one but himself, and will stay in Ophir until his dog team regains their trust in him.  Without the dogs, Lance is just a man....with out their Musher, the dogs are just a pack of dogs....bring the 2 together in a balanced way and its magic.  Lance needs to find that magic again, not to win, not to place well, but to reconnect to his dogs so they can once again be whole.  Our hearts go out to you Lance...you can do this!