Musher Details

2005 Iditarod » Mushers » John Barron

John Barron

Bib Number: 27
Hometown: Helmville, MT


Biography

John Barron, 57, was born in Texas. He moved to Alaska where he lived for many years before moving to Montana in 2000. He began mushing in 1978 and became interested in the Iditarod when reading an article in the Iditarod Trail Annual. He ran his first Iditarod in 1978 and is one of the mushers who has run more than twenty Iditarods. He and Kathleen are the parents of three adult sons, Laird, Jason and Will. Both Laird and Jason are Iditarod veterans and Will is a sprint musher. John is a member of the IOFC and says his hobbies and interests are horses, dogs and enjoying the outdoors.

Sponsors

Grossman Chevrolet
Sid Verdooyn
Craig Taylor Eqt.
Blackwood Dog Food, Inc.
Dog Booties.com

Bob Sept, DVM/Bering Sea Animal Hospital
Rae’s Harness Shop
North Wind Sleds
Hall Meats
Bob & Jean Brabey


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 10:57:00 12 0h 57m
Campbell Airstrip 3/05 11:58:00 12 1h 1m
Willow 3/06 14:00:00 16 3/06 14:50:00 16 0h 50m 59
Yentna 3/06 18:41:00 16 3/06 18:47:00 16 0h 6m 3h 51m 11.69 45
Skwentna 3/06 23:27:00 16 3/06 23:35:00 16 0h 8m 4h 40m 7.29 34
Finger Lake 3/07 10:17:00 16 3/07 10:18:00 16 0h 1m 10h 42m 4.21 45
Rainy Pass 3/07 13:46:00 16 3/07 20:13:00 16 6h 27m 3h 28m 8.65 30
Rohn 3/08 01:36:00 16 3/08 06:50:00 16 5h 14m 5h 23m 8.92 48
Nikolai 3/08 17:36:00 16 3/08 23:33:00 14 5h 57m 10h 46m 8.64 93
McGrath 3/09 06:09:00 14 3/10 07:55:00 14 25h 46m 6h 36m 7.27 ✔ 48
Takotna 3/10 09:48:00 14 3/10 09:53:00 13 0h 5m 1h 53m 12.21 ✔ 23
Ophir 3/10 12:16:00 13 3/10 16:33:00 12 4h 17m 2h 23m 15.94 ✔ 38
Iditarod 3/11 10:10:00 12 3/11 17:45:00 11 7h 35m 17h 37m 5.11 ✔ 90
Shageluk 3/12 05:42:00 11 3/12 13:42:00 11 8h 0m 11h 57m 5.44 ✔ ✔ 65
Anvik 3/12 17:08:00 11 3/12 17:15:00 11 0h 7m 3h 26m 7.28 ✔ ✔ 25
Grayling 3/12 20:00:00 11 3/13 02:17:00 11 6h 17m 2h 45m 6.55 ✔ ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/13 14:53:00 11 3/13 20:02:00 10 5h 9m 12h 36m 4.76 ✔ ✔ 60
Kaltag 3/14 03:54:00 10 3/14 10:02:00 9 6h 8m 7h 52m 8.90 ✔ ✔ 70
Unalakleet 3/15 02:31:00 9 3/15 02:37:00 9 0h 6m 16h 29m 5.46 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/15 09:09:00 9 3/15 17:10:00 9 8h 1m 6h 32m 6.12 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/15 23:59:00 9 3/16 07:52:00 9 7h 53m 6h 49m 8.51 ✔ ✔ 58
Elim 3/16 14:16:00 9 3/16 18:52:00 9 4h 36m 6h 24m 7.50 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/17 02:15:00 9 3/17 10:15:00 9 8h 0m 7h 23m 6.23 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/17 17:49:00 9 3/17 17:52:00 8 0h 3m 7h 34m 7.27 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/17 21:23:20 8 3h 31m 6.26 ✔ ✔ 22