How old was Gary Paulsen when he first started the Iditarod?

Gary Paulsen has competed in the Iditarod three times.

I believe that he only competed 2 times.

Yea it was twice

Well, I depends on if you count the the last one he raced in. He dropped out of his third one after about 2 or 3 days so if you're talking about how many races he finished it was 2. If you're asking about how many he entered it was 3.