Minnesotan Emily Ford reaches finish line of Iditarod sled dog race

Minnesotan Emily Ford reaches finish line of Iditarod sled dog race

After spending nearly two weeks traversing more than 1,100 miles of the Alaska wilderness, Duluth’s Emily Ford finished her first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday. Ford and her team passed under the famed burled arch in Nome with a time of 13 days, 1 hour, 35 minutes and 44 seconds — good for 18th place out of the 22 teams that finished the race, and the third-fastest time among this year’s Iditarod rookies. Crowds lining the snow-covered …

The last great race on Earth

Some of you may be wondering what the last great race on Earth is, and some of you know exactly what I am talking about. The last great race on Earth is the annual Iditarod sled dog race in Alaska.

In 1985, Libby Riddles won Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Photo: Screengrab from the Libby Riddles’ Iditarod Victory – Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Moment produced by KTUU On this day in 1985, Libby Riddles made history as the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the legendary 1,100-mile endurance challenge across Alaska’s rugged wilderness. Dubbed “the last great race on Earth,” the competition pushes mushers and their… SourceThe post On this day in 1985, Libby Riddles became th…