Musher 2008 Iditarod

Presented by Under Armour

Last Update: 03/10/2008 11:33 AKDT Orange = Last Updated

	Rodney Whaley (r)

	Franklin, TN, USA Bib Number: 78
	Position: 89
	Checkpoint: Cripple
	Time In: Sun, March 09, 2008 16:00:00 Dogs In: 13
	Status: Scratched
	Average Speed: 2.54 MPH
	Rodney Whaley, 55, is an Army Master Sergeant, serving on active duty with the Army National Guard. He lived his childhood in Alaska, racing in junior races in the 1960s, and has always remained passionate about sled dog racing. Utilizing the skills he has developed in the Army National Guard the past twenty-four years, he is running the 2008 Iditarod, and is the first Tennessean to have ever entered the race. Whaley began his Iditarod training in 2002 at Nakitsilik Outdoor Adventures in British Columbia, Canada. He has since trained at the Howling Dog Farm in Willow, Alaska and with Al Hardman in Northern Michigan. Whaley resides in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife, Vicki. He is the father of two grown children, Karen, 31, and Rodney Jr., 30. He received his Masters degree from Middle Tennessee State University, is a member of ClearView Baptist Church, Franklin, TN, International Sled Dog Racing Association, Mush with P.R.I.D.E., and Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association as a certified high school football official, having officiated for 25 years.
	Sponsors: Army National Guard;

Musher Printout: Rodney Whaley
Checkpoint	Distance	Time In	Dogs In	Time Out	Dogs Out	Rest	Time Enroute	Speed (mph)	Status
Anchorage	0			03/01/2008 12:49:00	12
Willow	73			03/02/2008 16:32:00	16
Yentna	115	03/02/2008 21:07:00	16	03/02/2008 21:15:00	16	0h 8m	4h 35m	9.16
Skwentna	149	03/03/2008 03:04:00	16	03/03/2008 10:10:00	15	7h 6m	5h 49m	5.85
Finger Lake	194	03/03/2008 16:52:00	15		15		6h 42m	6.72
Rainy Pass	224	03/04/2008 00:27:00	15	03/04/2008 12:26:00	15	11h 59m
Rohn	272	03/04/2008 18:53:00	15	03/05/2008 04:50:00	15	9h 57m	6h 27m	7.44
Nikolai	347	03/06/2008 00:20:00	15	03/06/2008 11:19:00	13	10h 59m	19h 30m	3.85
McGrath	401	03/06/2008 19:58:00	13	03/07/2008 21:00:00	13	25h 2m	8h 39m	6.24
Takotna	419	03/07/2008 23:58:00	13	03/08/2008 01:28:00	13	1h 30m	2h 58m	6.07
Ophir	444	03/08/2008 04:32:00	13	03/08/2008 11:20:00	13	6h 48m	3h 4m	8.15
Cripple	503	03/09/2008 16:00:00	13				27h 40m	2.13	Scratched