HUMAN

Name: MIKE DONOVAN
Age: 68
Residence: KODIAK, ALASKA
Occupation: RETIRED TEAMSTER
Years involved with Iditarod: THIS IS MY FIRST AS A RIDER, BUT WE’VE BEEN UP TO 3, 4 OF THEM PROBABLY.
Iditarod Role: JUST IDITARIDER.
Current Location: DOWNTOWN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 2, 2019
Temperature: 21F / OUTDOORS

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

WELL, WE’RE PRETTY CRANKED UP OVER IT. WE WATCH IT ON TV WHEN WE’RE NOT UP HERE. AND MY LOVING WIFE GOT ME THE RIDE.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

WATCHING HER TAKE OFF IN THE SLED. WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? IT WAS TEN YEARS AGO, 2009.

What do you know for sure?:

I’M AN IDITARIDER TODAY. AND I’M RETIRED.