10 Facts About Aliy Zirkle

Aliy Zirkle moved to Bettles, Alaska at age twenty and began mushing due to the remote nature of the town.

Aliy Zirkle adopted six sled dogs and began learning how to race and train dogs.

Aliy Zirkle has been the runner-up in the Iditarod three consecutive years, 2012,2013, and 2014.

Aliy Zirkle has finished the Iditarod 14 times and the Yukon Quest 3 times.

Aliy Zirkle has completed either the Yukon Quest or the Iditarod every year since 1998.

Aliy Zirkle regularly competes in shorter dog sled races, such as the Two Rivers 100, the Copper Basin 300, and the Yukon Quest 300.

Aliy Zirkle has received various awards throughout her mushing career, some of which were awarded to her by her fellow mushers.

Aliy Zirkle met fellow musher Allen Moore in 1998 and the two were married in 2005.

The kennel is named for Skunk, one of the six dogs Aliy Zirkle adopted when she first moved to Alaska and began mushing.

Aliy Zirkle had announced that the 2021 Iditarod would be her 21st and last Iditarod race.