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Karen Ramstead

Bib Number: 58
Hometown: Perryvale, AB , CANADA
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Biography

Karen Ramstead, 49, was born in Toronto, Ontario, and raised in Alberta. She began running dogs in the early 90’s after obtaining her first Siberian husky. She and Mark moved to Perryvale in 1998 for Mark’s job and so Karen could run dogs full time. She became interested in running the Iditarod after reading Libby Riddles’ book, “Race Across Alaska.” She’s run ten Iditarod’s and numerous mid distance races. She says, “This is just a part of who I am. I love this race.” “Our love for the breed has continued to grow and we now share our lives with over 50 purebred Siberian Huskies. Our team has set many ‘firsts’ for Canada – we are the first CKC registered team of Siberian Huskies to compete in and complete the Iditarod and many of our dogs are Canadian Kennel Club champions and group placers. I am continually inspired by the history, spirit, and presence of the purebred Siberian Husky.” She says her hobbies are photography, cycling and enjoying life!


2004 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/06 12:05:00 12
BLM 3/13 12:20:00 16 3/13 20:28:00 16 8h 8m 168h 15m ✔ ✔
Willow 3/14 05:01:00 16 3/14 15:12:00 15 10h 11m 8h 33m 3.63 ✔ ✔ 31
Yentna 3/14 22:22:00 15 3/15 03:51:00 15 5h 29m 7h 10m 2.37 ✔ ✔ 17
Skwentna 3/15 09:50:00 15 3/15 16:02:00 15 6h 12m 5h 59m 5.68 ✔ ✔ 34
Finger Lake 3/16 09:35:00 15 3/16 15:25:00 15 5h 50m 17h 33m 2.56 ✔ ✔ 45
Rainy Pass 3/16 23:00:00 15 3/17 07:12:00 14 8h 12m 7h 35m 3.96 ✔ ✔ 30
Rohn 3/17 16:24:00 14 3/17 23:21:00 13 6h 57m 9h 12m 5.22 ✔ ✔ 48
Nikolai 3/18 07:33:00 13 3/18 14:05:00 13 6h 32m 8h 12m 11.34 ✔ ✔ 93
McGrath 3/18 21:14:00 13 3/19 05:20:00 12 8h 6m 7h 9m 6.71 ✔ ✔ 48
Takotna 3/19 13:58:00 12 3/19 14:01:00 12 0h 3m 8h 38m 2.66 ✔ ✔ 23
Ophir 3/12 17:00:00 3/13 00:07:00 16 7h 7m -166h -1m -0.23 ✔ 38
Cripple 3/11 22:52:00 16 3/11 23:16:00 16 0h 24m -26h -15m -2.29 ✔ 60
Ruby 3/06 13:20:00 -130h -56m -0.86 112
Galena 3/07 11:52:00 16 52
Nulato 3/07 15:50:00 16 3/07 15:55:00 16 0h 5m 3h 58m 13.11 52
Kaltag 3/07 19:27:00 16 16 3h 32m 11.89 42
Unalakleet 3/08 08:06:00 16 3/08 14:18:00 16 6h 12m 90
Shaktoolik 3/08 18:06:00 16 3/08 23:41:00 16 5h 35m 3h 48m 10.53 40
Koyuk 3/09 05:14:00 16 3/09 10:30:00 16 5h 16m 5h 33m 10.45 58
Elim 3/10 01:04:00 16 3/10 08:57:00 16 7h 53m 14h 34m 3.30 48
White Mountain 3/10 15:42:00 16 3/10 15:45:00 16 0h 3m 6h 45m 6.81 46
Safety 3/10 18:55:00 16 3/11 19:55:00 16 25h 0m 3h 10m 17.37 ✔ 55
Nome 3/19 18:00:04 190h 5m 0.12 ✔ ✔ 22