HUMAN
Name: Eliot Herman
Age: 70
Residence: I have two places where I’m resident. One is Tucson, Arizona, and the other here is in Anchorage.
Occupation: I’m a professor, about to retire at the University of Arizona.
Years involved with Iditarod: I haven’t been involved with the Iditarod at all.
Iditarod Role: I’m a writer for the Iditarod.
Current Location: Anchorage. Alaska
Date of Photo: March 2, 2023
Temperature: 25f Outdoors
What, who or how and when did you first get involved with the Iditarod?
So my involvement with Iditarod is I have been a fan for decades, and this year I’m writing.
What is your Why? Why are you here TODAY and involved with the Iditarod?
I’m here today involved with Iditarod because I get to ride in one of the sleds for the opening ceremony, which is wonderful.
Tell me about just one of your most memorable Iditarod experiences:
So my most memorable Iditarod experiences are actually virtual, looking at the photographs that people have taken of these people doing this amazing thing out in the wilderness for a thousand miles. It’s just incredible.
What in life do you know for sure?
So what I know for sure in life is that you have to try to do everything you possibly can when you can do it.