Musher Details

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Ralph Johannessen

Bib Number: 39
Hometown: Dagali, NORWAY


Biography

Ralph Johannessen, 56, was born and raised in Bergen, Norway. Ralph started mushing in 1973 after having grown up in a household with active hunting dogs. He has won all the long distance races in Norway, and is the reigning Norwegian long distance champion. His racing kennel is based at Dagali, close to the Hardangervidda national park, where he enjoys an active outdoor life at all seasons. He is a member of Hallingen Hundekoyrarlag.
Ralph became interested in racing the Iditarod after his good friend Robert Sørlie won his first champion title in 2003. Having raced at top level in Norway for numerous years, Ralph is now ready for a new challenge and will be bringing his own dog team from Norway to the Iditarod.
Ralph is the father of two adult children, Marte and Sondre.


2017 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Fairbanks 3/06 12:14:00 16
Nenana 3/06 17:35:00 16 3/06 21:08:00 16 3h 33m 5h 21m 11.21 60
Manley 3/07 10:12:00 16 3/07 14:47:00 16 4h 35m 13h 4m 6.89 90
Tanana 3/07 22:45:00 16 3/08 06:46:00 14 8h 1m 7h 58m 8.28 ✔ 66
Ruby 3/09 03:06:00 14 3/09 07:32:00 14 4h 26m 20h 20m 5.85 ✔ 119
Galena 3/09 13:43:00 14 3/09 13:53:00 14 0h 10m 6h 11m 8.09 ✔ 50
Huslia 3/10 05:59:00 14 3/11 07:07:00 14 25h 8m 16h 6m 5.09 ✔ ✔ 82
Koyukuk 3/11 23:25:00 14 3/11 23:36:00 13 0h 11m 16h 18m 5.28 ✔ ✔ 86
Nulato 3/12 03:16:00 13 3/12 07:44:00 12 4h 28m 2h 40m 8.25 ✔ ✔ 22
Kaltag 3/12 12:07:00 12 3/12 17:32:00 12 5h 25m 4h 23m 10.72 ✔ ✔ 47
Unalakleet 3/13 04:49:00 12 3/13 09:43:00 11 4h 54m 11h 17m 7.53 ✔ ✔ 85
Shaktoolik 3/13 15:29:00 11 3/13 15:41:00 11 0h 12m 5h 46m 6.94 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/13 22:42:00 11 3/14 04:32:00 11 5h 50m 7h 1m 7.13 ✔ ✔ 50
Elim 3/14 11:19:00 11 3/14 14:33:00 10 3h 14m 6h 47m 7.08 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/14 21:22:00 10 3/15 05:22:00 9 8h 0m 6h 49m 6.75 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/15 12:23:00 9 3/15 12:26:00 9 0h 3m 7h 1m 7.84 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/15 15:41:06 9 3h 15m 6.77 ✔ ✔ 22