HUMAN

Name: MARTY DAY
Age: 59
Residence: SOLDOTNA, ALASKA
Occupation: RETIRED
Years involved with Iditarod: THIS MY 4TH
Iditarod Role: TRAIL CREW
Current Location: TAKOTNA, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 8, 2019
Temperature: 28F / OUTDOORS

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

I LOVE THE DOGS. I’VE ACTUALLY RUN BLACK LABS IN FIELD TRIALS. I’M MORE OF A DOG PERSON WITH THE RETRIEVERS, BUT I JUST LOVE THE RACE. I LOVE THE EXCITEMENT ABOUT IT. I’M RETIRED, SO I DON’T HAVE TO BE ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME SO I’M PRETTY FLEXIBLE. I JUST REALLY ENJOY IT. THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS RACE ARE JUST THE RIGHT KIND OF PEOPLE I WANT TO BE AROUND.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

MY FIRST YEAR I WAS IN NULATO, I WAS THERE FOR THE CATASTROPHE IN NULATO. AND THE SECOND YEAR I GOT TO NOME, I CAME OUT OF SHAKTOOLIK. AND THE FIRST TIME I GOT TO NOME, THE FIRST MUSHER I SAW WAS KRISTIN BACON COMING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE WITH CROSBY. AND I HAD HELPED CROSBY IN NULATO. HE’S THE ONE THAT HAS THE PINS AND THE PLATE IN HIS LEG. SEEING CROSBY FINISH – GO UNDER THE ARCHES – WAS PRETTY SPECIAL FOR ME. THAT’S ONE I’LL NEVER FORGET.

What do you know for sure?:

IT’S ALL ABOUT FAMILY AND STAYING ACTIVE; JUST MAKING THE MOST OF WHAT YOU’VE GOT. HOPEFULLY I’M STILL IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION AND DO SOME TRAVELING AND SEE THE WORLD BEFORE I CAN’T DO IT ANY MORE.