![]() ![]() ![]() This book reads like a conversation with Libby. As a teen, she had the mindset of a winner. As a teacher, I was impressed with Libby’s dream at 15 years old to finish Grade 11 and 12 at night school and was further impressed that she completed it in 6 months. They need to see and feel the energy that a winner exudes and they need to become aware of a winner’s mindset. Here is her compelling story of arctic storms, freezing temperatures, loyal sled dogs - and the childhood dream that changed her life.”Ĭhildren need to be exposed to heroes/heroines such as Libby Riddles. In 1985, Riddles made history by becoming the first woman to win the gruelling 1,100-mile race. That childhood dream led her to Alaska and eventually to the famous Iditarod Sled Dog Race. “Libby Riddles knew what she wanted to do with her life when she was just five years old. The visibility was what it would be like if you were wading through a box of baby powder.” Inch by inch we crawled across the sea ice. I couldn’t see from one marker to the next, so we’d travel as far as we could from the marker behind us without losing sight of it, then I’d hook down the team and walk ahead, fighting the gusting north wind, until I found the next marker. I felt like a hunted animal there was no relief from the relentless weather. ![]()
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