HUMAN

Name: MARGARET MURPHY
Age: 62
Residence: HOMER, ALASKA
Occupation: ALMOST RETIRED
Years involved with Iditarod: SINCE 1995, EXCEPT FOR ’99
Iditarod Role: I DO WHATEVER I’M TOLD TO DO BY DEBORAH
Current Location: NOME, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 12, 2019
Temperature: 65F / INDOORS

What is your Why?.. Why are you here today and involved in Iditarod?:

I GOT USED TO DOING IT. NO, THIS IS MY VACATION. IT’S A NICE BREAK FROM WHAT I DO FOR WORK AND I ENJOY HANGING OUT WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT COME.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

I’VE BEEN WORKING WITH SECURITY FOR AWHILE. SO AT THE END OF ONE OF THE FIRST YEARS – MAYBE THE FIRST YEAR I CAME UP – THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO THOUGHT SHE WAS ENTITLED. AND WE HAD A DISAGREEMENT ABOUT WHETHER SHE WAS ALLOWED IN THE VIP CHUTE AT THE FINISH OR NOT. MY ELBOW WON.

What do you know for sure?:

THAT I WILL BE RETIRED SOON.