Kiliii Yuyan
In heavy snow a week before her first Iditarod, Alison Lifka mushes her dog team for pre-race training.
"One of my favorite shirts that can be found in tourist shops throughout Alaska reads 'Alaska: Where men are men and women win the Iditarod.' It’s only a matter of time before a woman wins again. For me, it would just reaffirm what we already know, which is that women are amazing—and we can do anything we set our mind to", says Blair Braverman.