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Sue is 69th of 95 on March 14 of the 2008
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She didn't race in
2009 and withdrew in 2010.
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Bio
Born in Binghamton, New York in 1959, Sue
graduated from Cortland State in 1981 and earned a
Master's degree from Kent State in 1983. A job
transfer brought her to Alaska in 1986 to start up
a health and fitness program for BP. In 1998, a
mid-life career change brought Sue to Wasilla High
School as a Physical Educator and softball coach. A
competitive fast pitch softball player for most of
her life, she had to look for new avenues of
adventure and competition. Her life long love of
dogs and the outdoors, combined with living in
Iditarod's "backyard" made dog sled racing a
natural fit. In 1989, she married Rich (because her
mom always to her to "marry rich.") Complications
from diabetes have kept Rich from climbing the "big
mountains," but not from enjoying the best that
Alaska has to offer. Sue says "Rich is my
motivation for all things. He faces so many very
difficult challenges every day: things the rest of
us take totally for granted. Yet, his passion in
life is to get out every single day and enjoy the
Alaska outdoors with his best buddy, Canon (his pet
border collie.)" Training for and running Iditarod
is a tough challenge, but compared to what Rich
faces every day, "it ain't nothing." My goal is to
motivate al of my students to work hard, play hard,
and accept challenges and make the most of the
healthy body God gave them." Sue will be running
Martin Buser's yearlings in Iditarod 2008. Rohn
Buser will also be running Iditarod 2008. Rohn will
be a senior at Wasilla High, enrolled in
independent study Outdoor Recreation Class with Sue
as his teacher. Iditarod will be the "ultimate
field trip" for student and tea her. "I am honored
to be running the best young dogs in the
world."
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