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John Baker

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John Baker
Kotzebue, AK, USA

John Baker, 46, was born and raised in Kotzebue, Alaska. He ran his first Iditarod in 1996 and has been in every race since. He has 9 top ten Iditarod finishes. Baker is self-employed and enjoys the rural Alaska life with his wife, Iva, son, Alex, 20, a veteran of the Jr. Iditarod, and daughter, Tahayla, 6. A commercial pilot, he says his hobby is flying.

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