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Jeff King

Bib Number: 18
Hometown: Denali Park, Alaska
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Biography

Jeff King was born and raised in California and moved to Alaska in 1975 in search of adventure. He quickly became interested in dog sledding and Alaskan huskies, devoting all his spare time and money to building his own team, while developing a construction business. He began racing in 1980. His competitive nature and athleticism had found new outlet, and Jeff set his sights ever higher, entering his first Iditarod just one year later. In 1992 he decided to devote his full time and energy to training and racing, setting aside his construction business. He won his first iditarod the following season.

Jeff enjoys living just outside of Alaska’s Denali National Park and sharing his life with his sled dogs. In the summer months Husky Homestead welcomes visitors from around the world to watch his sled dogs in action, hear stories of adventure, learn about Alaskan Huskies, the tradition of dog mushing and the life and spirit of Alaska, the last frontier.

Jeff has three grown daughters; Cali, Tessa and Ellen, and is a proud grandfather to four grandchildren.

Awards

Humanitarian — Sponsored by Alaska Airlines

2003 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/01 10:37:00 10
Campbel Airstrip (BLM) 3/01 11:34:00 10 0h 57m
Ruby 3/03 10:32:00 16 317
Galena 3/03 15:01:00 16 3/03 15:01:00 16 0h 0m 4h 29m 11.60 52
Nulato 3/04 01:36:00 16 3/04 07:38:00 16 6h 2m 10h 35m 4.91 52
Kaltag 1 3/04 14:28:00 16 3/04 20:47:00 16 6h 19m 6h 50m 6.15 42
Eagle Island 1 3/05 16:06:00 16 3/05 21:23:00 16 5h 17m 19h 19m 3.62 70
Grayling 1 3/06 03:38:00 16 3/06 09:26:00 16 5h 48m 6h 15m 9.60 60
Anvik 3/06 14:30:00 16 3/06 16:57:00 15 2h 27m 5h 4m 3.55 18
Grayling 2 3/06 20:48:00 15 3/07 04:49:00 15 8h 1m 3h 51m 4.68 ✔ 18
Eagle Island 2 3/07 13:04:00 15 3/07 18:54:00 14 5h 50m 8h 15m 7.27 ✔ 60
Kaltag 2 3/08 01:40:00 14 3/08 01:40:00 14 0h 0m 6h 46m 10.34 ✔ 70
Unalakleet 3/08 04:21:00 14 3/09 05:55:00 14 25h 34m 2h 41m 33.54 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/09 08:29:00 14 3/09 08:48:00 13 0h 19m 2h 34m 16.36 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/09 15:17:00 13 3/09 19:02:00 12 3h 45m 6h 29m 7.40 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/10 03:32:00 12 3/10 07:50:00 12 4h 18m 8h 30m 5.65 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/10 22:35:00 12 3/11 03:03:00 12 4h 28m 14h 45m 3.12 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/11 08:45:00 12 3/11 11:15:00 12 2h 30m 5h 42m 9.65 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/11 18:35:00 12 3/11 23:18:00 12 4h 43m 7h 20m 3.00 ✔ ✔ 22