Musher Pat Moon is from Chicago Illinois. At age 33, he decided to tackle the last Great Race on Earth. He left the bustling city of Chicago to conquer the frozen expanses of Alaska. Although a 1000 mile race in the wilderness would intimidate most people, Pat is not daunted a bit. In fact he is a real fighter: he has been battling an auto immune disease for more than half of his life.

Unfortunately, Pat had to scratch from the race near the checkpoint of Rainy Pass after a crash with his sled. We hope to see Pat compete again in the 2011 Iditarod.

Pat Moon on the first day of the Iditarod, at the ceremonial race start in Anchorage.