Bruce Linton
Age: 46
Number of Iditarod races competed in: 2
Number of Iditarod wins: 0
Fact: Bruce was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 30 and uses an electronic pump on the trail that puts insulin directly into his bloodstream.
Quote: “I tell diabetic kids that if I can run a dog sled across the state of Alaska for 1,150 miles, then they can get off the couch and do anything a non-diabetic can do.”