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Linwood Fiedler

Bib Number: 28
Hometown: Willow, Alaska
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Biography

Linwood Fiedler, 66, was born in Vermont. He received his BSW at Carroll College in Helena, Montana. He began mushing in Montana in 1997 and moved to Alaska “to race the Iditarod and raise my family” in 1990. He has run 25 Iditarods, placing in the top ten several times and was a second place finisher in 2001. For the last 19 years he has owned and operated, with his son, Dalton, Alaska Heli-Mush, Inc., an exciting glacier sled dog tour business on the Juneau Icefield .He is also the co-founder of Arctic Paws for Service, a service dog organization assisting Alaskan families experience the healing powers of service dogs. Linwood says, “Training and traveling with my dogs is my ‘calling’. These wonderful animals have taught me my strengths and weaknesses. They’ve helped me to understand the value of being true to one’s self and others. They’ve helped me become a better person.” Linwood and his wife, Kathy, are the parents of Justin, Dalton and Christi. He lists his hobby as photographing landscapes.

Sponsors

The Bromley Co.
Mattel Insurance Services
ERA Helicopters
Urgent Care at Lake Lucille


2009 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/07 10:59:00 12
Willow 3/08 14:52:00 16
Yentna 3/08 18:36:00 16 3/08 18:42:00 16 0h 6m 3h 44m 17.68 66
Skwentna 3/08 23:04:00 16 16 4h 22m 7.79 34
Finger Lake 3/09 09:34:00 16 3/09 14:10:00 15 4h 36m 45
Rainy Pass 3/09 17:33:00 15 3/09 18:05:00 15 0h 32m 3h 23m 8.87 30
Rohn 3/09 22:40:00 15 3/10 07:11:00 15 8h 31m 4h 35m 10.47 48
Nikolai 3/10 17:02:00 15 3/11 01:31:00 14 8h 29m 9h 51m 7.61 75
McGrath 3/11 08:21:00 14 3/12 09:44:00 13 25h 23m 6h 50m 7.90 ✔ 54
Takotna 3/12 12:00:00 13 3/12 12:08:00 13 0h 8m 2h 16m 7.94 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/12 15:05:00 13 3/12 20:40:00 13 5h 35m 2h 57m 8.47 ✔ 25
Iditarod 3/13 11:26:00 13 3/13 19:20:00 11 7h 54m 14h 46m 6.09 ✔ 90
Shageluk 3/14 02:35:00 11 3/14 02:37:00 11 0h 2m 7h 15m 8.97 ✔ 65
Anvik 3/14 06:02:00 11 3/14 14:02:00 11 8h 0m 3h 25m 7.32 ✔ ✔ 25
Grayling 3/14 16:31:00 11 3/14 17:03:00 11 0h 32m 2h 29m 7.25 ✔ ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/15 06:00:00 11 3/15 12:34:00 11 6h 34m 12h 57m 4.63 ✔ ✔ 60
Kaltag 3/16 01:55:00 11 3/16 12:26:00 11 10h 31m 13h 21m 5.24 ✔ ✔ 70
Unalakleet 3/17 02:48:00 11 3/17 21:18:00 11 18h 30m 14h 22m 6.26 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/18 06:32:00 11 3/18 06:46:00 11 0h 14m 9h 14m 4.33 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/18 12:36:00 11 3/18 16:48:00 11 4h 12m 5h 50m 9.94 ✔ ✔ 58
Elim 3/18 23:09:00 11 3/19 03:01:00 10 3h 52m 6h 21m 7.56 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/19 09:35:00 10 3/19 17:38:00 10 8h 3m 6h 34m 7.01 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/20 00:20:00 10 3/20 00:25:00 10 0h 5m 6h 42m 8.21 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/20 03:44:45 10 3h 19m 6.63 ✔ ✔ 22