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Ryne is a rookie musher in the 2012
Iditarod.
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Contact: spkenneldoglog.blogspot.com
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Bio
Biography
Ryne Olson, 27, was raised in Durango, Colorado.
Five years ago, she moved to Alaska to pursue dog
mushing at SP Kennels. She worked with Aliy Zirkle
and Allen Moore and in 2012, ran a team for SP
Kennels in the Iditarod. It was then that she knew
what she wanted to do for the rest of her life.
With the help of SP Kennels, she started to build
her own kennel in the summer of 2012. Since then
the kennel has grown to “25 incredible
athletes.” She ran the 2015 Yukon Quest, and
now says, “We’ve signed up for the 2016
Iditarod to teach the team the trail and have a
wonderful wilderness experience.” Having left
college to come to Alaska, she went back to college
to complete her degree with a Bachelor of
Accounting at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks
in 2012. Currently, she is a professional dog
musher and a staff accountant. She says she enjoys
hiking, skiing, backpacking, hunting and
fishing.
Ryne Olson, 23, was born in Texas and raised in
Colorado. She went to school in Washington and
worked in Colorado. During her growing up years,
she says she spent most of her time exploring the
surrounding wilderness skiing and backpacking.
“For my 12th birthday, my parents signed me up
for a dog sledding trip, and I don’t think
they realized the impact it would have. I
couldn’t forget the feeling of powering
through the mountains with a team of dogs, so
finally I googled dog sledding jobs. I began in the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan and worked my way up to
the Mecca of dog sledding in Two Rivers, Alaska,
where I’ve had the opportunity to train with
Aliy Zirkle and Allen Moore, and the incredible
dogs of SP Kennel.” She has run several mid
distance races and this will be her first Iditarod.
She lists her hobbies as hiking, backpacking,
reading, and skiing.
Results
Ryne finished 31st in 2012
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