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Gerald Sousa

Bib Number: 30
Hometown: Talkeetna, Alaska
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Biography

Jerry Sousa, 54, was born in California where he lived until he was 12. He moved to Alaska with his family in 1971 and has been here ever since. He graduated from Susitna Valley High School in Talkeetna, and he attended UAA. He began mushing in 1978, and said he became interested in the Iditarod in 2001 when he met Kathleen Holden, who happened to have a dog team. He says,”After stepping out of racing for a year, I can’t wait to race again.” Jerry is a member of the Iditarod Trail Committee, Inc. and the IOFC and he owns Talkeetna Adventure Company, LLC. He and Kathleen are the parents of Nicolas, 12, and Jerry has two adult children, Denali and Fritha. Jerry lists his hobbies and interests as hunting, flying, and travel to warm places.


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 11:03:00 12 1h 3m
Campbell Airstrip 3/05 12:10:00 12 1h 7m
Willow 3/06 14:00:00 16 3/06 14:56:00 16 0h 56m 59
Yentna 3/06 19:03:00 16 3/06 21:22:00 16 2h 19m 4h 7m 10.93 45
Skwentna 3/07 00:39:00 16 16 3h 17m 10.36 34
Finger Lake 3/07 10:04:00 16 3/07 14:52:00 16 4h 48m 45
Rainy Pass 3/07 18:44:00 16 3/08 02:14:00 16 7h 30m 3h 52m 7.76 30
Rohn 3/08 07:35:00 16 3/08 13:38:00 16 6h 3m 5h 21m 8.97 48
Nikolai 3/09 00:04:00 16 3/09 08:50:00 15 8h 46m 10h 26m 8.91 93
McGrath 3/09 14:33:00 15 3/09 20:40:00 15 6h 7m 5h 43m 8.40 48
Takotna 3/09 23:00:00 15 3/09 23:01:00 15 0h 1m 2h 20m 9.86 23
Ophir 3/10 02:17:00 15 3/10 08:46:00 14 6h 29m 3h 16m 11.63 38
Iditarod 3/10 22:18:00 14 3/11 23:58:00 14 25h 40m 13h 32m 6.65 ✔ 90
Shageluk 3/12 09:23:00 14 3/12 17:25:00 13 8h 2m 9h 25m 6.90 ✔ ✔ 65
Anvik 3/12 20:54:00 13 3/12 21:25:00 13 0h 31m 3h 29m 7.18 ✔ ✔ 25
Grayling 3/13 00:07:00 13 3/13 08:31:00 12 8h 24m 2h 42m 6.67 ✔ ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/13 17:03:00 12 3/14 02:06:00 10 9h 3m 8h 32m 7.03 ✔ ✔ 60
Kaltag 3/14 09:45:00 10 3/14 16:30:00 10 6h 45m 7h 39m 9.15 ✔ ✔ 70
Unalakleet 3/15 03:59:00 10 3/15 12:26:00 9 8h 27m 11h 29m 7.84 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/15 17:55:00 9 3/16 01:03:00 9 7h 8m 5h 29m 7.29 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/16 06:58:00 9 3/16 12:44:00 9 5h 46m 5h 55m 9.80 ✔ ✔ 58
Elim 3/16 19:17:00 9 3/16 23:03:00 9 3h 46m 6h 33m 7.33 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/17 06:34:00 9 3/17 14:38:00 9 8h 4m 7h 31m 6.12 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/17 21:23:00 9 3/17 21:37:00 9 0h 14m 6h 45m 8.15 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/18 00:31:47 9 2h 54m 7.59 ✔ ✔ 22