Iditarod Musher Profile

Ramey Smyth, 35, was born and raised in Alaska, the son of Iditarod veterans Bud Smyth and the late Lolly Medley. He has lived all over the state and says he moved to Willow to put down roots and build a home for his wife and daughter.

He says he's been mushing since he was "born." He ran the Jr. Iditarod twice and won both times. He ran his first Iditarod in 1994 and has only skipped one year since. He is a log builder and dog musher. He says his hobbies are guiding, hunting, reading, boxing, family, and friends. Ramey says, "I love Alaska, love my family, love dogs, and am racing to compete at the highest level of mushing (Iditarod). I love a challenge and would hope people would abstain from alcohol and cigarettes. My mother died from cancer caused by smoking." Ramey and his wife, Rebecca, are the parents of Ava, 3 ½.