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Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Dogsled Race in Alaska. Riddles raced with a 13-dog team through blizzards; it took 18 days, 20 minutes, and 17 seconds, to win $50,000.
Libby Riddles' world is changing, but she's OK with that. Unusual weather is a continual curveball mushers like her have to deal with. Giant cruise ships are changing the same ways of life in her ...
Even today, the T-shirt slogan faintly echos: "Where men are men and women win the Iditarod." After Libby Riddles won the 1985 Iditarod and the late Susan Butcher followed up by dominating with four ...
Sep. 23—The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Committee has announced the inaugural class for its newly formed Iditarod Hall of Fame. The class includes five-time champion Rick Swenson; four-time champions ...
Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race by Libby Riddles, illus. by Shannon Cartwright, recounts the 1,100-mile adventure, updating details in this new edition. An ...
We look back at the history and the outlook for the future of the Iditarod trail race. The five-decade history of the Iditarod is a story filled with adventure, skill, triumph and lots of change, and ...
On Wednesday, March 20, 1985, at 9 a.m., Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the dog-pulling sled race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. Riddles checked into ...