That Darn Rick Swenson!! By Lead Dog | March 17, 2010 - 4:33 pm |March 17, 2010 Iditarod News Rick Swenson ran his first Iditarod in 1977 and he is still going at it!! Top 20 Finish AGAIN! Rick Swenson – FINISH- 9 Days 22 Hours 53 Minutes 22 Seconds DOGS- 12 Way to go! Nice Job! Bookmark the permalink.