Biography
Rick Swenson, 61, was born in Minnesota. He moved to Alaska in 1973 to mush dogs. He is the only five-time winner of the Iditarod. He belongs to Mush with P.R.I.D.E., the Iditarod where he serves on the Board of Directors, and the Alaska Miners. Rick is the father of three, Kristen, Andy and Kevin.
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 11:34:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Campbell Airstrip (BLM) | 3/03 12:32:00 | 12 | 0h 58m | ||||||||
| Willow | 3/04 15:24:00 | 16 | 59 | ||||||||
| Yentna (YENT-na) | 3/04 18:50:00 | 16 | 3/04 19:42:00 | 16 | 0h 52m | 3h 26m | 13.11 | 45 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/04 22:39:00 | 16 | 3/04 22:44:00 | 15 | 0h 5m | 2h 57m | 11.53 | 34 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/05 08:51:00 | 15 | 3/05 13:25:00 | 13 | 4h 34m | 10h 7m | 4.45 | 45 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/05 16:51:00 | 13 | 3/05 18:16:00 | 13 | 1h 25m | 3h 26m | 8.74 | 30 | |||
| Rohn (Rone) | 3/05 22:54:00 | 13 | 3/06 07:29:00 | 13 | 8h 35m | 4h 38m | 10.36 | 48 | |||
| Nikolai (NIK-o-lye) | 3/06 16:16:00 | 13 | 3/06 22:12:00 | 12 | 5h 56m | 8h 47m | 9.11 | 80 | |||
| McGrath | 3/07 03:47:00 | 12 | 3/08 05:25:00 | 12 | 25h 38m | 5h 35m | 8.60 |  |
48 | ||
| Takotna (Ta-COT-na) | 3/08 07:23:00 | 12 | 3/08 07:29:00 | 12 | 0h 6m | 1h 58m | 9.15 | |
18 | ||
| Ophir (OH-fur) | 3/08 09:53:00 | 12 | 3/08 16:11:00 | 12 | 6h 18m | 2h 24m | 10.42 | |
25 | ||
| Iditarod (I-DIT-a-rod) | 3/09 09:10:00 | 12 | 3/09 16:47:00 | 10 | 7h 37m | 16h 59m | 5.30 | |
90 | ||
| Shageluk (SHAG-a-luck) | 3/10 01:06:00 | 10 | 3/10 09:06:00 | 10 | 8h 0m | 8h 19m | 7.82 | |
|
65 | |
| Anvik | 3/10 12:28:00 | 10 | 3/10 12:30:00 | 10 | 0h 2m | 3h 22m | 7.43 | |
|
25 | |
| Grayling | 3/10 15:15:00 | 10 | 3/10 21:15:00 | 10 | 6h 0m | 2h 45m | 6.55 | |
|
18 | |
| Eagle Island | 3/11 06:34:00 | 10 | 3/11 13:50:00 | 10 | 7h 16m | 8h 19m | 7.21 | |
|
60 | |
| Kaltag (KAL-tag) | 3/11 21:10:00 | 10 | 3/12 08:16:00 | 9 | 11h 6m | 7h 20m | 9.55 | |
|
70 | |
| Unalakleet (YOU-na-la-kleet) | 3/12 20:31:00 | 9 | 3/13 02:19:00 | 9 | 5h 48m | 12h 15m | 7.35 | |
|
90 | |
| Shaktoolik (Shak-TOO-lick) | 3/13 07:50:00 | 9 | 3/13 14:07:00 | 9 | 6h 17m | 5h 31m | 7.61 | |
|
42 | |
| Koyuk (Coy-uk) | 3/13 19:37:00 | 9 | 3/14 01:45:00 | 9 | 6h 8m | 5h 30m | 8.73 | |
|
48 | |
| Elim (EE-lum) | 3/14 07:19:00 | 9 | 3/14 07:34:00 | 9 | 0h 15m | 5h 34m | 8.62 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/14 13:58:00 | 9 | 3/14 23:34:00 | 9 | 9h 36m | 6h 24m | 7.19 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/15 06:31:00 | 9 | 3/15 06:32:00 | 9 | 0h 1m | 6h 57m | 7.91 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/15 09:42:49 | 9 | 3h 10m | 6.95 | |
|
22 | ||||
