HUMAN

Name: Richie Beattie

Age: 52
Residence: Fox, Alaska (Winter) & Cantwell, Alaska (Summer)
Occupation: Fishing Tour Guide

First Year Ran Iditarod: 2019

How many years involved with Iditarod: Since 2019

Iditarod Role: Musher

Current Location: Wild Birch Hotel, Iditarod HQ Anchorage

Date of Photo: March 5, 2026
Temperature: 68F, indoors

Question 1: What is it about running sled dogs that you love so much?

What I really love about running sled dogs basically is the bond and the connection to the dogs, the selective breeding, raising and training of dogs, watching them grow and become the super athletes they are.

Question 2: What, who or how and when & why did you first get involved running the Iditarod?

 

I got involved with running the Iditarod mainly because as a dog musher it’s just the ultimate challenge and adventure. 

Question 3:  Tell me about just one of your most memorable Iditarod experiences running the Iditarod.

I would say my most memorable experience running the Iditarod was really just the whole thing, the watching the dogs bond and gel together, become a team, get stronger along the way, and just the satisfaction of making it to the finish line with my dogs.

What in life do you know for sure?:

 

What I know for sure in life is the older I get, the less I know, the less I understand about what’s going on in life.