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Rick Larson

Bib Number: 8
Hometown: Sand Coulee, MT


Biography

Rick Larson, 42, was born in Montana. He began mushing in 1999 and the Iditarod was his goal from the beginning. He started with three Alaskan Huskies and built a kennel which now has 42 Huskies. He started by working as a handler with Terry Adkins’s kennel. He says, “After a devasting scratch in 2006, I’m coming in hopes all will go well. An equipment operator for thirteen years, Rick, finished the Iditarod in 2004 only to learn that his home had burned down while he was on the race. He is married to Sandy. They have an adult son, Duane. Rick says he enjoys hunting in his spare time.


2004 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/06 10:15:00 12
BLM 3/13 06:56:00 14 3/13 15:06:00 14 8h 10m 164h 41m ✔ ✔
Willow 3/13 22:14:00 14 3/14 15:44:00 13 17h 30m 7h 8m 4.35 ✔ ✔ 31
Yentna 3/14 21:20:00 13 3/15 03:42:00 12 6h 22m 5h 36m 3.04 ✔ ✔ 17
Skwentna 3/15 08:04:00 12 3/15 16:08:00 12 8h 4m 4h 22m 7.79 ✔ ✔ 34
Finger Lake 3/16 08:17:00 12 3/16 13:44:00 12 5h 27m 16h 9m 2.79 ✔ ✔ 45
Rainy Pass 3/16 19:12:00 12 3/17 04:50:00 12 9h 38m 5h 28m 5.49 ✔ ✔ 30
Rohn 3/17 11:44:00 12 3/17 19:08:00 11 7h 24m 6h 54m 6.96 ✔ ✔ 48
Nikolai 3/18 01:12:00 11 3/18 07:59:00 11 6h 47m 6h 4m 15.33 ✔ ✔ 93
McGrath 3/18 13:47:00 11 3/18 21:58:00 11 8h 11m 5h 48m 8.28 ✔ ✔ 48
Takotna 3/19 04:58:00 11 3/19 05:09:00 11 0h 11m 7h 0m 3.29 ✔ ✔ 23
Ophir 3/12 12:52:00 3/12 18:55:00 14 6h 3m -161h -17m -0.24 ✔ 38
Cripple 3/11 17:14:00 14 3/11 21:16:00 14 4h 2m -26h -41m -2.25 ✔ 60
Ruby 3/06 11:14:00 -131h -2m -0.85 112
Galena 3/07 10:12:00 16 52
Nulato 3/07 13:43:00 16 3/07 17:43:00 16 4h 0m 3h 31m 14.79 52
Kaltag 3/07 20:42:00 16 16 2h 59m 14.08 42
Unalakleet 3/08 08:17:00 16 16 90
Shaktoolik 3/08 12:28:00 16 3/08 20:15:00 15 7h 47m 40
Koyuk 3/09 00:53:00 15 3/09 07:51:00 15 6h 58m 4h 38m 12.52 58
Elim 3/09 19:25:00 15 3/10 03:20:00 15 7h 55m 11h 34m 4.15 48
White Mountain 3/10 08:40:00 15 3/11 11:20:00 14 26h 40m 5h 20m 8.63 ✔ 46
Safety 3/11 13:21:00 14 3/11 13:27:00 14 0h 6m 2h 1m 27.27 ✔ 55
Nome 3/19 07:59:36 186h 32m 0.12 ✔ ✔ 22