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Musher 2009 Iditarod

Last Update: 03/24/2009 04:20 AKDT   Orange = Last Updated

Trent Herbst
Trent Herbst
Ketchum, ID, USA
Bib Number: 20
Final Position: 48
Checkpoint: Nome
Time In: Mon, March 23, 2009 16:39:47
Dogs In: 10
Finishing Time: 15 Days 2 Hours 39 Minutes 47 Seconds
Average Speed: 2.92 MPH

Trent Herbst, 38, was born and raised in Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of LaCrosse with a major in Elementary Education. Before moving to Alaska in 2005 "to run the Iditarod," Trent taught school in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Germany and Switzerland. He entered his first race in 2005. After the 2006 Iditarod, he moved to Idaho to accept a teaching position. He is now teaching fourth grade in Ketchum, Idaho. He is currently running for the National Lake Rescue Institute (NLRI) in Uganda, Africa, to support educational training and environmental protection for search and rescue operations in East African communities. In 2009, he will be running a team of dogs from Ed and Tasha Stielstra's Natures Kennel. Trent is a member of PRIDE, Lake Rescue Uganda and Camus County Dog Mushers. He says he enjoys outdoor pursuits and teaching. He and his wife, Candida, are the parents of Kal, age 6. The family has a summer cabin in Homer, Alaska.

Sponsors: Sleep Diagnostics of Michigan; Dr. Richard MacAuley, MI; Janet Shelfer – Author; Robyn Woyte Family from Nome; WADANGA; National Lake Rescue Institute, UGANDA; Ben Reel Productions; Windy City Arts; Students & friends at school; Howling Husky Homestead Tours; Sturgeon Bay Model Shop; Dennis Stitt; WAG; Idaho Dogsledding; Natures Kennel, MI;
Musher Printout: Trent Herbst
Checkpoint Distance Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time
Enroute
Speed
(mph)
8
Hr
24
Hr
Status
Anchorage 0 03/07/2009
10:41:00
12
Willow 49 03/08/2009
14:36:00
16
Yentna (YENT-na) 115 03/08/2009
18:25:00
16 03/08/2009
18:31:00
16 0h 6m 3h 49m 17.29
Skwentna 149 03/09/2009
02:55:00
16 03/09/2009
08:53:00
15 5h 58m 8h 24m 4.05
Finger Lake 194 03/09/2009
14:26:00
15 03/09/2009
23:18:00
15 8h 52m 5h 33m 8.11
Rainy Pass 224 03/10/2009
03:38:00
15 03/10/2009
12:12:00
15 8h 34m 4h 20m 6.92
Rohn (Rone) 272 03/10/2009
16:29:00
15 03/11/2009
00:20:00
15 7h 51m 4h 17m 11.21
Nikolai (NIK-o-lye) 347 03/11/2009
16:44:00
15 03/12/2009
01:47:00
15 9h 3m 16h 24m 4.57
McGrath 401 03/12/2009
07:30:00
15 03/13/2009
09:20:00
15 25h 50m 5h 43m 9.45
Takotna (Ta-COT-na) 419 03/13/2009
11:50:00
15 03/13/2009
11:53:00
15 0h 3m 2h 30m 7.20
Ophir (OH-fur) 444 03/13/2009
14:48:00
15 03/13/2009
22:30:00
15 7h 42m 2h 55m 8.57
Iditarod (I-DIT-a-rod) 534 03/14/2009
14:44:00
15 03/14/2009
23:31:00
15 8h 47m 16h 14m 5.54
Shageluk (SHAG-a-luck) 599 03/15/2009
06:43:00
15 03/15/2009
19:29:00
15 12h 46m 7h 12m 9.03
Anvik 624 03/16/2009
00:15:00
15 03/16/2009
12:12:00
15 11h 57m 4h 46m 5.24
Grayling 642 03/16/2009
15:39:00
15 03/17/2009
20:48:00
14 29h 9m 3h 27m 5.22
Eagle Island 702 03/18/2009
11:54:00
14 03/18/2009
18:15:00
14 6h 21m 15h 6m 3.97
Kaltag (KAL-tag) 772 03/19/2009
02:36:00
14 03/19/2009
11:32:00
13 8h 56m 8h 21m 8.38
Unalakleet (YOU-na-la-kleet) 862 03/20/2009
05:15:00
13 03/20/2009
12:37:00
13 7h 22m 17h 43m 5.08
Shaktoolik (Shak-TOO-lick) 902 03/20/2009
18:00:00
13 03/21/2009
03:14:00
12 9h 14m 5h 23m 7.43
Koyuk (Coy-uk) 960 03/21/2009
09:30:00
12 03/21/2009
17:09:00
12 7h 39m 6h 16m 9.26
Elim (EE-lum) 1008 03/21/2009
23:11:00
12 03/22/2009
14:51:00
11 15h 40m 6h 2m 7.96
White Mountain 1054 03/22/2009
21:17:00
11 03/23/2009
07:05:00
10 9h 48m 6h 26m 7.15
Safety 1109 03/23/2009
13:39:00
10 03/23/2009
13:43:00
10 0h 4m 6h 34m 8.38
Nome 1131 03/23/2009
16:39:47
10 2h 56m 7.50

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