Iditarod Musher Profile

Mitch Seavey, 51, was born in Minnesota and moved with his family to Alaska in1963. He graduated from high school in Seward and wrestled for Pacific University in Forest Grove Oregon. He began mushing in 1963.

Mitch's dad, Dan, ran the Iditarod in 1973 so he decided he wanted to run the Iditarod someday. After running eleven Iditarods, Mitch won the race in 2004. In 2008, Mitch was the winner of the All Alaska Sweepstakes, held that year as a commemoration of the original All Alaska Sweepstakes.

Mitch and Janine are the parents of four boys, three of whom have run the Jr. Iditarod and the Iditarod, Danny, 27, Tyrell, 24, and Dallas, 22. The youngest, Conway, is 13.