Versus named Lance Mackey “The Toughest Athlete on the Planet” and now late night talk show host Conan O’Brien will get a chance to meet the two time Iditarod Champion up close and personal tonight on NBC.  Mackey is appearing on the show to talk about Discovery’s new six part series titled “The Toughest Race on Earth: Iditarod” which begins airing on October 14th at 10 pm eastern time. 

Lance talked about the opportunity to head to New York at Monday night’s Discovery screening in Anchorage Alaska, hosted by Iditarod Presenting Sponsor, General Communications Inc (GCI).

“It’s going to be a lot of fun… I know the guy’s (O’Brien) got a very keen sense of humor, and right now there’s a lot of Alaska material to pick from…including the Iditarod.  I’m up for it!” said Mackey.

The Conan O’Brien Show airs at midnight tonight right after the Jay Leno Show!  Don’t miss it.