Biography
Ben Harper, 18, was born in Texas, raised in Washington, and moved with his family to Alaska in 2011. He has just graduated from high school in Wasilla. “I met Ray Redington, Jr. when I first got here and immediately began mushing with him.” Ben has completed the Jr. Iditarod three times. He has also completed the Knik 200, the Copper Basin 300, the Denali Doubles, and the Tustumena 100. “I enjoy hunting and fishing and being outside. I’ve worked giving dog sled tours the last three summers.”
Sponsors
Louie Ambrose
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2015 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
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| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Anchorage | 3/07 11:17:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Fairbanks | 3/09 11:10:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Nenana | 3/09 16:59:00 | 16 | 3/09 21:38:00 | 14 | 4h 39m | 5h 49m | 10.32 | 60 | |||
| Manley Hot Springs | 3/10 09:47:00 | 14 | 3/10 15:36:00 | 13 | 5h 49m | 12h 9m | 7.41 | 90 | |||
| Tanana | 3/11 02:00:00 | 13 | 3/11 10:25:00 | 13 | 8h 25m | 10h 24m | 6.35 |  |
66 | ||
| Ruby | 3/12 07:20:00 | 13 | 3/12 13:57:00 | 12 | 6h 37m | 20h 55m | 5.69 | |
119 | ||
| Galena | 3/12 20:50:00 | 12 | 3/13 22:21:00 | 11 | 25h 31m | 6h 53m | 7.26 | |
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50 | |
| Huslia | 3/14 13:35:00 | 11 | 3/15 05:39:00 | 11 | 16h 4m | 15h 14m | 5.38 | |
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82 | |
| Koyukuk | 3/15 18:24:00 | 11 | 3/15 21:43:00 | 11 | 3h 19m | 12h 45m | 6.75 | |
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86 | |
| Nulato | 3/16 00:09:00 | 11 | 3/16 01:38:00 | 10 | 1h 29m | 2h 26m | 9.04 | |
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22 | |
| Kaltag | 3/16 06:29:00 | 10 | 3/16 15:35:00 | 10 | 9h 6m | 4h 51m | 9.69 | |
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47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/17 07:58:00 | 10 | 3/17 11:52:00 | 10 | 3h 54m | 16h 23m | 5.19 | |
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85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/17 18:02:00 | 10 | 3/18 19:45:00 | 10 | 25h 43m | 6h 10m | 6.49 | |
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40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/19 04:00:00 | 10 | 3/19 11:45:00 | 10 | 7h 45m | 8h 15m | 6.06 | |
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50 | |
| Elim | 3/19 18:10:00 | 10 | 3/20 04:00:00 | 10 | 9h 50m | 6h 25m | 7.48 | |
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48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/20 10:14:00 | 10 | 3/20 18:14:00 | 10 | 8h 0m | 6h 14m | 7.38 | |
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46 | |
| Safety | 3/21 00:01:00 | 10 | 3/21 00:01:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 5h 47m | 9.51 | |
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55 | |
| Nome | 3/21 02:28:15 | 10 | 2h 27m | 8.98 | |
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22 | ||||
