She spent 87 hours in temperatures plunging to -50 degrees, tended sled dogs who needed emergency rations, and endured blizzards so bad that the competition had to be stopped twice so the competitors could take shelter. Libby Riddles earned her place in history the hard way by being the first woman to win the Iditarod the 1,100-mile trans-Alaska dog sled race often referred to as The Last Great Race on Earth.
A bit tougher than sitting behind a chessboard.
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