Dee Dee Jonrowe is an owner and who is a three-time runner up in the , and holds the fastest time ever recorded for a woman. She is a very popular figure in the , and her completion of the 1,049-mile+ (1,600+ km) race in 2003 just three weeks after completing for received widespread . Racing In 1978, DeeDee Jonrowe competed in her first dog sled race, the Women's in Anchorage. She has competed in many dog sled races, including the Iditarod (which she won in 2001), the , and the .