One can only hope that her name will be remembered outside of Alaska. There are "people", like PETA that continue to try to shut the Iditarod down. They want it gone and forgotten.
I'm not sure folks understand that the race is run alone, without anything resembling sleep, let along much rest, that they don't stop each night at a hotel, have hot meals...that caring for their dogs comes before anything they do for themselves....and in weather conditions often indescribable.
She is indeed a legend.
I was aware of most of this, but I also beleive that losing a dog in the race disqualifies them. So it isn't who drives their dogs the hardest, it is who motivates them the best. I beleive Susan never lost a dog in the race. As the son of a veterinarian, I can tell when animals love their owners. Everytime I saw Susan on TV, it was obvious how much her dogs loved her.
PETA needs to be told to take a hike-- they have a notorious record for killing animals they are supposed to be adopting out.