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Lachlan Clarke

Bib Number: 63
Hometown: Buena Vista, CO
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Biography

Lachlan Clarke, 58, was born and raised in Derby, New York. He graduated from Principia College in Illinois in 1979 with a B.A. in History and Business Administration. In 1989, he moved to Colorado to work on ranches with horses, people, and cattle. He has been a horse trainer for 25 years. He began mushing in 2001. Lachlan and Linda are the parents of two adult daughters, Jennifer, 33, and Leigh Ann, 38. He says he enjoys horse sports, cattle work, sorting, cutting, polo Crosse, mounted shooting and starting and training colts. Lachlan is a member of the AQHA, APA, CMSA and the ITC.

Awards

Outfitter — Sponsored by Cabela's

2003 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/01 12:16:00 8
Campbel Airstrip (BLM) 3/01 13:24:00 8 1h 8m
Ruby 3/03 12:02:00 16 317
Galena 3/03 17:44:00 16 3/03 21:42:00 16 3h 58m 5h 42m 9.12 52
Nulato 3/04 14:28:00 16 3/05 08:20:00 16 17h 52m 16h 46m 3.10 52
Kaltag 1 3/05 18:16:00 16 3/06 09:59:00 13 15h 43m 9h 56m 4.23 42
Eagle Island 1 3/07 14:48:00 13 3/08 16:30:00 13 25h 42m 28h 49m 2.43 ✔ 70
Grayling 1 3/08 23:30:00 13 3/09 08:13:00 12 8h 43m 7h 0m 8.57 ✔ 60
Anvik 3/09 14:30:00 12 3/09 20:55:00 11 6h 25m 6h 17m 2.86 ✔ 18
Grayling 2 3/10 01:14:00 11 3/10 09:29:00 11 8h 15m 4h 19m 4.17 ✔ ✔ 18
Eagle Island 2 3/10 20:45:00 11 3/11 08:52:00 11 12h 7m 11h 16m 5.33 ✔ ✔ 60
Kaltag 2 3/11 16:49:00 11 3/12 01:34:00 11 8h 45m 7h 57m 8.81 ✔ ✔ 70
Unalakleet 3/12 04:10:00 11 3/12 05:16:00 11 1h 6m 2h 36m 34.62 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/12 08:17:00 11 3/12 15:50:00 11 7h 33m 3h 1m 13.92 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/13 01:40:00 11 9h 50m 4.88 ✔ ✔ Scratched 48