Mary Shields was one of two women to be the first to participate in the Iditarod Trail Race in 1974, and the first to finish the Iditarod. She placed 23rd then. Her first race experience came shortly after she came to Alaska. In October some friends of hers let her borrow 3 of their dogs and a sled for her to use in hauling water and firewood. From this experience she learned a love for dogs and mushing.
Libby Riddles - 1985 - First woman to win the Iditarod.
Libby Riddles was the first woman to win the Iditarod, but Susan Butcher was close behind.
The first day of the Iditarod is March 2nd, 2013
The Iditarod received more attention outside of the state after the 1985 victory of Libby Riddles, a long shot who became the first woman to win the race. Susan Butcher became the second woman to win the race and went on to win three more years.
Susan Butcher
Libby Riddles
The first Iditarod race to Nome was in March 3, 1973
The first Iditarod race to Nome started March 3, 1973.
I believe its Lance Mackey
In the 2012 Iditarod race he ended in first place.
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race first ran to Nome in 1973, after two short races on part of the Iditarod Trail in 1967 and 1969.The first year the iditarod ran was in 1973. :)
Isaac Okleasik was the musher who won the Iditarod in 1967. That was the first official race.