Biography
Tim Osmar, 42, was born and raised on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. For the last 35 years, he's been a commercial fisherman and dog musher. He began mushing in 1979 when he was 12 years old and became interested in running the Iditarod by watching the Race. He ran the Jr. Iditarod four times and won it three times. He is also a Yukon Quest winner. He is a member of the P.R.I.D.E. and KPFA. In 2009, Tim will be running again with Rachael Scdoris. He and his wife, Tawny, have four children, Nicole, 20, David 18, Daniel, 15, and Merissa, 13. Tim says he has no time for hobbies.
2007 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Anchorage | 3/03 11:10:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Campbell Airstrip (BLM) | 3/03 12:08:00 | 12 | 0h 58m | ||||||||
| Willow | 3/04 15:02:00 | 16 | 59 | ||||||||
| Yentna (YENT-na) | 3/04 18:26:00 | 16 | 3/04 18:32:00 | 16 | 0h 6m | 3h 24m | 13.24 | 45 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/04 21:34:00 | 16 | 3/05 01:30:00 | 16 | 3h 56m | 3h 2m | 11.21 | 34 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/05 08:10:00 | 16 | 3/05 08:19:00 | 15 | 0h 9m | 6h 40m | 6.75 | 45 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/05 12:01:00 | 15 | 3/05 12:10:00 | 13 | 0h 9m | 3h 42m | 8.11 | 30 | |||
| Rohn (Rone) | 3/05 23:23:00 | 13 | 3/06 07:51:00 | 12 | 8h 28m | 11h 13m | 4.28 | 48 | |||
| Nikolai (NIK-o-lye) | 3/06 22:50:00 | 12 | 3/06 23:00:00 | 10 | 0h 10m | 14h 59m | 5.34 | 80 | |||
| McGrath | 3/07 05:30:00 | 10 | 3/08 07:17:00 | 10 | 25h 47m | 6h 30m | 7.38 |  |
48 | ||
| Takotna (Ta-COT-na) | 3/08 09:26:00 | 10 | 3/08 09:31:00 | 10 | 0h 5m | 2h 9m | 8.37 | |
18 | ||
| Ophir (OH-fur) | 3/08 12:01:00 | 10 | 3/08 17:28:00 | 10 | 5h 27m | 2h 30m | 10.00 | |
25 | ||
| Iditarod (I-DIT-a-rod) | 3/09 11:58:00 | 10 | 3/09 19:45:00 | 10 | 7h 47m | 18h 30m | 4.86 | |
90 | ||
| Shageluk (SHAG-a-luck) | 3/10 05:57:00 | 10 | 3/10 13:57:00 | 10 | 8h 0m | 10h 12m | 6.37 | |
|
65 | |
| Anvik | 3/10 17:45:00 | 10 | 3/10 17:50:00 | 10 | 0h 5m | 3h 48m | 6.58 | |
25 | ||
| Grayling | 3/10 20:53:00 | 10 | 3/11 05:28:00 | 10 | 7h 35m | 3h 3m | 5.90 | |
|
18 | |
| Eagle Island | 3/11 14:40:00 | 10 | 3/11 20:11:00 | 10 | 5h 31m | 9h 12m | 6.52 | |
|
60 | |
| Kaltag (KAL-tag) | 3/12 05:18:00 | 10 | 3/12 15:15:00 | 10 | 9h 57m | 9h 7m | 7.68 | |
|
70 | |
| Unalakleet (YOU-na-la-kleet) | 3/13 07:56:00 | 10 | 3/13 14:28:00 | 10 | 6h 32m | 16h 41m | 5.39 | |
|
90 | |
| Shaktoolik (Shak-TOO-lick) | 3/13 20:30:00 | 10 | 3/14 03:38:00 | 10 | 7h 8m | 6h 2m | 6.96 | |
|
42 | |
| Koyuk (Coy-uk) | 3/14 09:36:00 | 10 | 3/14 17:19:00 | 10 | 7h 43m | 5h 58m | 8.04 | |
|
48 | |
| Elim (EE-lum) | 3/14 23:02:00 | 10 | 3/15 04:05:00 | 10 | 5h 3m | 5h 43m | 8.40 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/15 10:50:00 | 10 | 3/15 21:20:00 | 10 | 10h 30m | 6h 45m | 6.81 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/16 04:11:00 | 10 | 3/16 04:46:00 | 10 | 0h 35m | 6h 51m | 8.03 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/16 07:46:45 | 10 | 3h 0m | 7.33 | |
|
22 | ||||
