Emily Maxwell ran her first Iditarod this March. The rookie from Iowa finished the 1,000-mile sled dog race in 33rd place.
She stopped by the KNOM studios to share stories from the Iditarod trail — and how she got there.
![Emily Maxwell kneels to settle her sled dogs on straw at a race checkpoint.](https://www.knom.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_8487-912x607.jpg)
Image at top: Emily Maxwell on the trail. Photo: Julien Schroder, used with permission.