Libby Riddles (born in Madison, Wisconsin on April 1,1956) was the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Her first race was the Clines Mini Mart Sprint race. It was in 1978 and 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 she won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. After winning the race she wrote three books about her adventure and she also became a professional speaker.
After 1985
After she won the Iditarod she decided to live like an Eskimo for six years. Libby loved living with these people.
| Preceded by Dean Osmar |
Iditarod winner 1985 |
Succeeded by Susan Butcher |
