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Willow, Alaska

Beth Manning, 33, was born in Michigan. Before coming to Alaska, she worked in Montana in Glacier Park and in Colorado where she gave horse back and hayride tours for six years. She traveled to Alaska in 1992 to learn about dog mushing and went to work for Susan Butcher. She began mushing in 1992 while she was working for Susan Butcher.

She worked for Rick Swenson for two years before becoming kennel manager for Vern Halter and Susan Whiton, where she has been since 1995. She will be running dogs from their kennel in the Iditarod this year. Beth says, “I wanted to run the race because I’ve been helping other people prepare for the last eight years and wanted to see what all the excitement is about.” Beth is single. She says her hobby is photography.

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