Libby Riddles
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Libby Riddles is an American
dog musher, noteworthy as the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Riddles was born in Madison, Wisconsin
to Willard and Marry Riddles, and moved to Alaska
just before her 17th birthday. Her first race was the Clines Mini Mart Sprint race in 1978, when she won first place. After finishing 18th and 20th in the 1980 and 1981 Iditarod races, she decided to breed her own sled dogs in order to advance. She moved to Shaktoolik, Alaska
and worked as a fish seller for a short period while training her dogs, then moved to Teller, Alaska
where she met Joe Garnie; they became partners and started breeding and training dogs together.
On March 20, 1985 Riddles won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the first woman to do so. After winning the race, she wrote three books about her adventure and also became a professional speaker.
After winning the Iditarod, she also decided to live like an Alaska Native for six years.
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dog musher, noteworthy as the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Riddles was born in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
to Willard and Marry Riddles, and moved to Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
just before her 17th birthday. Her first race was the Clines Mini Mart Sprint race in 1978, when she won first place. After finishing 18th and 20th in the 1980 and 1981 Iditarod races, she decided to breed her own sled dogs in order to advance. She moved to Shaktoolik, Alaska
Shaktoolik, Alaska
Shaktoolik is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 230. Shaktoolik is one of a number of Alaskan communities threatened by erosion and related global warming effects. The community has been relocated twice.-History:According to the Alaska Dept...
and worked as a fish seller for a short period while training her dogs, then moved to Teller, Alaska
Teller, Alaska
Teller is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 268. According to a 2009 estimate, the population had increased by exactly one person....
where she met Joe Garnie; they became partners and started breeding and training dogs together.
On March 20, 1985 Riddles won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the first woman to do so. After winning the race, she wrote three books about her adventure and also became a professional speaker.
After winning the Iditarod, she also decided to live like an Alaska Native for six years.