Biography
I have been a dog musher for about 33 years. I was introduced to dog mushing when I lived in northern Minnesota. Since then, dog mushing has been a very special part of my life. Along with my family and my work as a nurse practitioner, dog mushing remains one of my life passions. I think sled dogs, especially Alaskan huskies, are remarkable beings that give us so much pleasure and inspire us with their enthusiasm, affections, incredible athleticism and remarkable resilience. After retiring from Iditarod three times I have decided to run “one more time” because I love the dogs, love working with the dogs and because running across Alaska with my dogs fills my soul.
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 10:50:00 | 8 | |||||||||
| Campbel Airstrip (BLM) | 3/01 11:50:00 | 8 | 1h 0m | 0.00 | |||||||
| Ruby | 3/03 10:44:00 | 16 | 317 | ||||||||
| Galena | 3/03 15:39:00 | 16 | 3/03 15:55:00 | 16 | 0h 16m | 4h 55m | 10.58 | 52 | |||
| Nulato | 3/04 06:25:00 | 16 | 3/04 12:44:00 | 15 | 6h 19m | 14h 30m | 3.59 | 52 | |||
| Kaltag 1 | 3/04 21:12:00 | 15 | 3/05 06:45:00 | 14 | 9h 33m | 8h 28m | 4.96 | 42 | |||
| Eagle Island 1 | 3/06 04:07:00 | 14 | 3/06 12:09:00 | 14 | 8h 2m | 21h 22m | 3.28 | 70 | |||
| Grayling 1 | 3/06 19:19:00 | 14 | 3/07 20:53:00 | 12 | 25h 34m | 7h 10m | 8.37 |  |
60 | ||
| Anvik | 3/08 02:14:00 | 12 | 3/08 08:03:00 | 11 | 5h 49m | 5h 21m | 3.36 | |
18 | ||
| Grayling 2 | 3/08 12:03:00 | 11 | 3/08 17:56:00 | 10 | 5h 53m | 4h 0m | 4.50 | |
18 | ||
| Eagle Island 2 | 3/09 09:19:00 | 10 | 3/09 09:36:00 | 10 | 0h 17m | 15h 23m | 3.90 | |
60 | ||
| Kaltag 2 | 3/09 22:06:00 | 10 | 3/09 22:09:00 | 10 | 0h 3m | 12h 30m | 5.60 | |
70 | ||
| Unalakleet | 3/10 01:18:00 | 10 | 3/10 09:45:00 | 10 | 8h 27m | 3h 9m | 28.57 | |
|
90 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/10 13:01:00 | 10 | 3/10 13:42:00 | 10 | 0h 41m | 3h 16m | 12.86 | |
|
42 | |
| Koyuk | 3/11 04:22:00 | 10 | 3/11 04:40:00 | 10 | 0h 18m | 14h 40m | 3.27 | |
|
48 | |
| Elim | 3/11 19:21:00 | 10 | 3/12 01:36:00 | 10 | 6h 15m | 14h 41m | 3.27 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/12 16:30:00 | 10 | 3/12 22:30:00 | 10 | 6h 0m | 14h 54m | 3.09 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/13 05:22:00 | 10 | 3/13 14:12:00 | 10 | 8h 50m | 6h 52m | 8.01 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/13 21:38:00 | 10 | 3/14 07:13:00 | 10 | 9h 35m | 7h 26m | 2.96 | |
|
22 | |
