2008 Iditarod Musher Profile

Benoit Gerard, 34, is from Amiens, France. He first became interested in running the Iditarod when he read Gary Paulsen's book, Winterdance. He currently lives in Kotzebue, Alaska, and trains with John Baker. Gerard began mushing in 2002 and his racing experience includes the Seeley Lake Race in Montana and Norway's races, the Femundsløpet in 2006 and 2007 and the Finnmarksløpet in 2006. He says his interests include reading, jogging and mountain biking.