Libby Riddles

Libby Riddles

Libby Riddles (born April 1,1956) is an American dog musher, noteworthy as the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Riddles was born in Madison, Wisconsin, 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 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.Fact|date=March 2008

External links

* [http://www.libbyriddles.com/index.htm Libby Riddles official homepage]


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