Biography
Robert Sørlie, 59, was born and raised in Norway. He began mushing in 1970 and became interested in the Iditarod after “winning all the long distance races in Europe. I wanted more challenge.” He has since won the Iditarod twice. He is back because he wants to finish in a better place than last time he ran. Robert is married to Elin and they are the parents of two adult children, Håkon and Magnus. Robert says he enjoys nature and camping.
Sponsors
Eukanuba | Vertikal |
Awards
First to the Gold Coast — Sponsored by Wells Fargo
Lolly Medley Golden Harness — Sponsored by City of Nome
Dorothy G. Page Halfway — Sponsored by GCI
Spirit of Alaska — Sponsored by PenAir
Winner's Purse — Sponsored by Wells Fargo
Winner's Truck — Sponsored by Anchorage Chrysler Dodge
2005 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Anchorage | 3/05 10:00:00 | 12 | 3/05 11:47:00 | 12 | 1h 47m | ||||||
| Campbell Airstrip | 3/05 12:52:00 | 12 | 1h 5m | ||||||||
| Willow | 3/06 14:00:00 | 16 | 3/06 15:36:00 | 16 | 1h 36m | 59 | |||||
| Yentna | 3/06 19:17:00 | 16 | 3/06 19:22:00 | 16 | 0h 5m | 3h 41m | 12.22 | 45 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/06 22:22:00 | 16 | 3/07 03:00:00 | 16 | 4h 38m | 3h 0m | 11.33 | 34 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/07 07:48:00 | 16 | 3/07 07:49:00 | 16 | 0h 1m | 4h 48m | 9.38 | 45 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/07 11:11:00 | 16 | 3/07 15:06:00 | 16 | 3h 55m | 3h 22m | 8.91 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/07 19:08:00 | 16 | 3/08 03:01:00 | 16 | 7h 53m | 4h 2m | 11.90 | 48 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/08 11:16:00 | 16 | 3/08 17:09:00 | 16 | 5h 53m | 8h 15m | 11.27 | 93 | |||
| McGrath | 3/08 22:40:00 | 16 | 3/08 22:44:00 | 16 | 0h 4m | 5h 31m | 8.70 | 48 | |||
| Takotna | 3/09 00:51:00 | 16 | 3/09 06:54:00 | 16 | 6h 3m | 2h 7m | 10.87 | 23 | |||
| Ophir | 3/09 09:12:00 | 16 | 3/09 09:25:00 | 16 | 0h 13m | 2h 18m | 16.52 | 38 | |||
| Iditarod | 3/10 01:41:00 | 16 | 3/11 02:42:00 | 16 | 25h 1m | 16h 16m | 5.53 |  |
90 | ||
| Shageluk | 3/11 10:02:00 | 16 | 3/11 10:07:00 | 15 | 0h 5m | 7h 20m | 8.86 | |
65 | ||
| Anvik | 3/11 13:31:00 | 15 | 3/11 21:31:00 | 15 | 8h 0m | 3h 24m | 7.35 | |
|
25 | |
| Grayling | 3/12 00:35:00 | 15 | 3/12 00:40:00 | 15 | 0h 5m | 3h 4m | 5.87 | |
|
18 | |
| Eagle Island | 3/12 11:30:00 | 15 | 3/12 19:31:00 | 13 | 8h 1m | 10h 50m | 5.54 | |
|
60 | |
| Kaltag | 3/13 03:43:00 | 13 | 3/13 08:44:00 | 12 | 5h 1m | 8h 12m | 8.54 | |
|
70 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/13 20:45:00 | 12 | 3/14 00:11:00 | 11 | 3h 26m | 12h 1m | 7.49 | |
|
90 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/14 07:00:00 | 11 | 3/14 12:05:00 | 9 | 5h 5m | 6h 49m | 5.87 | |
|
40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/14 17:57:00 | 9 | 3/14 18:00:00 | 9 | 0h 3m | 5h 52m | 9.89 | |
|
58 | |
| Elim | 3/15 01:17:00 | 9 | 3/15 04:17:00 | 8 | 3h 0m | 7h 17m | 6.59 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/15 12:59:00 | 8 | 3/15 20:59:00 | 8 | 8h 0m | 8h 42m | 5.29 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/16 04:52:00 | 8 | 3/16 04:54:00 | 8 | 0h 2m | 7h 53m | 6.98 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/16 08:39:31 | 8 | 3h 45m | 5.87 | |
|
22 | ||||
