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Cindy finished 39th of 95 mushers in the 2008
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She finished
41st in 2009.
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Bio
Seeley Lake, MT, USA
Cindy Gallea, 58, grew up on a farm in Minnesota
where she experienced the pleasure of the outdoors
and the good feeling of interacting with animals.
She began mushing in 1987 and moved to Montana in
1990 to mush dogs, enjoy the beauty of the State
and for work. A graduate of St. Olaf College with a
BS in Nursing in 1973 and from the University of
Washington with a Master's in nursing in 1990; she
now has been a nurse practitioner for 19 years.
After seeing the 1996 finish of the Iditarod, she
knew she wanted to run the Race. "I am a long-time
dog musher, a mother of two adult sons, and a nurse
practitioner. I cherish each of these aspects of my
life and try to find a good balance for all of
these. I run the Iditarod because it is an
exhilarating physical and mental challenge in a
place of extraordinary beauty and done with amazing
canine athletes. But running Iditarod is something
more-it is an opportunity to immerse oneself in
some of the best and most basic aspects of
life-natural beauty, canine companionship,
interaction with others who understand why we do
what we do, outdoor activity and a spiritual
connection. She is a member of the Montana Mountain
Mushers and says she enjoys hiking, exercise,
outdoor activities, and peace & justice issues.
Cindy has two adult sons, Jim, 29 (an Iditarod
veteran) and Brian, 25.
Results
Cindy finished 39th of 95 mushers in the 2008
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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