Aliy Zirkle is a 45-year-old musher from New Hampshire who has been living in Alaska for 9 years. She has 20 years of experience mushing and has completed the Iditarod sled dog race 13 times, including getting second place in both the last two years. This year, Zirkle finished the 1000 mile race in 8 days, 13 hours, and 6 minutes, just two minutes behind the winner Dallas Seavey and with only 10 dogs, having lost 6 dogs over the course of the race.

1. By Kira Bjornerud

2. • Aliy Zirkle is 45 years old and was born in New
Hampshire
• Aliy Zirkle is currently living in Alaska and has been living
there for 9 years
• Aliy Zirkle has been racing dogs for 20 years and has
completed the Iditarod 13 times
• Aliy Zirkle became the first woman to win the 1000 mile
Yukon Quest international sled dog race in 2000
• After the Yukon quest race she wanted to run the Iditarod

3. • This year Aliy Zirkle got second place coming in about
two minutes after Dallas Seavey. She was on the
Iditarod trail for 8 days, 13 hours, 6 minutes and 41
seconds. She spent her 8 hour break and her 24 hour
break near the end of the race, falling back behind lots of
her fellow mushers but in the end catching up and getting
second place. At the beginning of the race, she had 16
dogs but lost 6 dogs and crossed the finish line with only
10 dogs.

4. Last year This year
• She lost to
Mitch Seavey
• She finished
in 9 days, 8
hours, 3
minutes and
35 seconds
• She lost to
Dallas
Seavey
• She finished
in 8 days, 13
hours, 6
minutes and
41 seconds
• She got
second
place both
years
• Both years
she finished
with 10
dogs
Both years

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Nome Unalakleet Ophir Finger Lake Anchorage
Miles per
certain
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6. What did you learn?
• How old is Aliy
Zirkle?
• How many years
has Aliy Zirkle
been racing dogs?
• How many dogs
did Aliy Zirkle cross
the finish line with?
• Aliy Zirkle is
45 years old
• Aliy Zirkle
has been
racing dogs
for 20 years
• Aliy Zirkle
crossed the
finish line with 10
dogs