2. Jeff King entered
the 2014 Iditarod
when he was 58
years old! He was
born in California
and came to Alaska
in 1975.King has
three daughters,
Cali, Tessa, and
Ellen.
Who is Jeff
King?
Despite his four
wins, King
scratched this
year.
3. *Who is Gary
Paulsen? *Paulen has never won
the iditarod but he
says hes proud he
could at least finish.
Paulsen quit his third
iditarod race after
only two days after it
had started because
he had found out that
he has heart disease
because of hanging
around dogs all the
time.
Gary Paulsen was a
musher (Iditarod racer)
who ran the Iditarod
three times. However he
only finished once.
4. * Similarities:
**Both Gary Paulsen and Jeff
King has run the Iditarod
more than one time. Also,
King and Paulsen have both
run the Iditarod with
beards.
*Differences:
**Jeff King has won the
Iditarod unlike Gary
Paulsen. Gary Paulsen
cannot run the Iditarod
anymore however Jeff King
can go for a few more
years.
*Comparisons between
Paulsen and King
