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  • Ryan Redington
    Wasilla
    Alaska
    U.S.A.

    Redington, 27, is a third generation Alaskan musher from Wasilla, Alaska. Redington’s grandfather, Joe Redington, Sr., is the Father of the Iditarod because he created the race in 1973 and has kept it going year after year. In 1999, Redington placed 1st in the Jr.

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  • Wade Marrs
    Knik
    Alaska
    U.S.A.

    Marrs, 19, has lived in Knik, Alaska his entire life. At the age of 7, he started running his own team. Marrs ran the Jr. Iditarod in both 2007 and 2008. In 2009, Marrs ran the Iditarod and was the youngest participant. After traveling at an average speed of 3.04 mph for 14 days, 11 hours, 56 minutes, and 25 seconds, Marrs successfully crossed the finish line and placed 47th. In addition to finishing numerous races, Marrs has been the recipient of rewards in the field as well. In the 2008 Jr.

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  • Erin Redington
    Minnesota
    U.S.A.

    Redington, 27, grew up in Minnesota. She currently owns and operates Callin’ Trail Kennel in Knik, Alaska with her husband Ryan Redington. Redington met Ryan while working in Alaska one summer on a glacier giving dog sled rides, and they were married on September 24, 2005.

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  • Jeff Deeter
    Seattle
    Washington
    U.S.A.

    Deeter, 21, was born in Seattle but grew up in Alaska. Deeter began running dogs in 2003 when he started working with Iditarod veteran Frank Sihler and Moving Fast Kennel in Knik, Alaska; he was 15 at the time. Prior to becoming a musher, Deeter shadowed a vet at Wasilla Veterinary Clinic, and he worked as an assistant for wildlife biologist Terry Spraker in the Pribilof Islands. Deeter ran the Jr.

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