Iditarod Musher Profile

Dallas Seavey, 22, was born in Virginia and his family moved to Seward when he was five. He is a third generation musher who grew up helping his dad, Mitch, the 2004 Iditarod champion, train his racing teams. In 2005 Dallas became the youngest musher in history to run the Iditarod. He also wrestled for Sky View High School and spent one year training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. He is a High School State Champion, a Jr. National Champion, and was on the 2005 Jr. World team. He is owner/manager of WildRide Sled Dog Rodeo in Anchorage. Dallas is married to Jen, a veteran of the 2009 Iditarod.  Dallas says that he enjoys USA wrestling, hunting and fishing.