Famous Mushers
By Sarah Harvey and Brian Wheatley
Susan Butcher
- Has won 4 grueling races in 1986, 1987, 1988,1990.
- wanted too pursue her passion and become a dogsled musher.
- also did have a career of being a veterinarian technician before she became a dogsled musher.
- also won woman sports awards.
- Then after a little while she got diagnosed with leukemia in 2005 and died on august 5 2006.
- Susan Butcher." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, 2016. Web. 31 Mar. 2011
Jeff King
- Jeff king is the oldest guy ever to win a race he won four Iditarod.
- Four Iditarod victories.
- Came to Alaska to seek adventure.
Dog, Sanka W. "Jeff King, Rick Swenson & Lance Mackey – Idols – Iditarod."Iditarod Jeff King Rick Swenson Lance Mackey Idols Comments. Iditirod Trail Committee, Inc., 15 Oct. 2012. Web. 31 Mar. 2016. http://iditarod.com/zuma/jeff-king-rick-swenson-lance-mackey-idols-by-sanka-w-dog/
This is Jeff King with one of his dogs he has. http://redpawdogfood.com/sites/default/files/athletes/HH%20Stock%202%20-%20Jeff%20%26%20Kroner.jpg
This years race
- Dallas Seavey was this years Iditarod winner.
- Also this twin sisters raced together.
- Father and son raced against each other too.
- Normally people lose some of their dogs before they reach the end.
- "Iditarod - Last Great Race on Earth®." Iditarod - Last Great Race on Earth®. Iditarod Trail Committee, Inc., 3 Feb. 2015. Web. 31 Jan. 2015.
Lance Makey
- Lance Makey had won many of the same dogs.
- Lances career nearly ended due to throat cancer.
- he won back to back races/Iditarod's .
- Lance makey says he was born to race.
- "Iditarod - Last Great Race on Earth®." Iditarod - Last Great Race on Earth®. Iditarod Trail Committee, Inc., 3 Feb. 2015. Web. 31 Jan. 2015.
Rick Swenson
. He’s an excellent musher with a good line of dogs Rick says that weather is a part of Iditarod.
- If you’re prepared and have the attitude of having a good time in storms, the situation isn’t negative.
- Swenson is an advocate of P.M.A. (Positive Mental Attitude).
- "Iditarod - Last Great Race on Earth®." Iditarod - Last Great Race on Earth®. Iditarod Trail Committee, Inc., 3 Feb. 2015. Web. 31 Jan. 2015.
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Work Cited
Dog, Sanka W. "Jeff King, Rick Swenson & Lance Mackey – Idols – Iditarod."Iditarod Jeff King Rick Swenson Lance Mackey Idols Comments. Iditirod Trail Committee, Inc., 15 Oct. 2012. Web. 31 Mar. 2016.
Susan Butcher." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, 2016. Web. 31 Mar. 2016.
"Iditarod - Last Great Race on Earth®." Iditarod - Last Great Race on Earth®. Iditarod Trail Committee, Inc., 3 Feb. 2015. Web. 31 Jan. 2015.