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Melanie Gould

Bib Number: 32
Hometown: Talkeetna, Alaska


Biography

Melanie Gould, 30, was born in Alaska, left the state and spent six years in Colorado as a massage therapist and then came back to live in 1998 because she "wanted to live the Alaskan lifestyle." In 1998, she met her partner, Iditarod veteran, Jerome Longo, who she says "got me into mushing." "I love to travel Alaska with my wonderful dogs. I enjoy the healthy competition and finishing with a healthy happy dog team." Melanie is a massage therapist and a cafe manager. She says her hobbies and special interests are fishing, gardening, building, music and yoga.

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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 11:08:00 12 1h 8m
Campbell Airstrip 3/05 12:14:00 12 1h 6m
Willow 3/06 14:00:00 16 3/06 15:00:00 16 1h 0m 59
Yentna 3/06 18:44:00 16 3/06 18:50:00 16 0h 6m 3h 44m 12.05 45
Skwentna 3/07 00:40:00 16 3/07 00:45:00 16 0h 5m 5h 50m 5.83 34
Finger Lake 3/07 05:32:00 16 3/07 11:07:00 16 5h 35m 4h 47m 9.41 45
Rainy Pass 3/07 14:40:00 16 3/07 18:36:00 16 3h 56m 3h 33m 8.45 30
Rohn 3/07 23:34:00 16 3/08 05:53:00 15 6h 19m 4h 58m 9.66 48
Nikolai 3/08 20:40:00 15 3/08 20:48:00 15 0h 8m 14h 47m 6.29 93
McGrath 3/09 06:38:00 15 3/09 06:45:00 14 0h 7m 9h 50m 4.88 48
Takotna 3/09 08:57:00 14 3/10 10:33:00 14 25h 36m 2h 12m 10.45 ✔ 23
Ophir 3/10 12:52:00 14 3/10 15:25:00 14 2h 33m 2h 19m 16.40 ✔ 38
Iditarod 3/11 07:15:00 14 3/11 12:04:00 14 4h 49m 15h 50m 5.68 ✔ 90
Shageluk 3/11 23:38:00 14 3/12 05:18:00 14 5h 40m 11h 34m 5.62 ✔ 65
Anvik 3/12 08:42:00 14 3/12 08:44:00 14 0h 2m 3h 24m 7.35 ✔ 25
Grayling 3/12 11:44:00 14 3/12 18:22:00 13 6h 38m 3h 0m 6.00 ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/13 03:16:00 13 3/13 11:17:00 13 8h 1m 8h 54m 6.74 ✔ ✔ 60
Kaltag 3/13 19:07:00 13 3/14 01:05:00 12 5h 58m 7h 50m 8.94 ✔ ✔ 70
Unalakleet 3/14 13:43:00 12 3/14 19:20:00 11 5h 37m 12h 38m 7.12 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/15 01:22:00 11 3/15 06:37:00 11 5h 15m 6h 2m 6.63 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/15 12:44:00 11 3/15 19:10:00 10 6h 26m 6h 7m 9.48 ✔ ✔ 58
Elim 3/16 02:09:00 10 3/16 06:10:00 10 4h 1m 6h 59m 6.87 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/16 13:54:00 10 3/16 21:54:00 10 8h 0m 7h 44m 5.95 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/17 06:03:00 10 3/17 06:06:00 9 0h 3m 8h 9m 6.75 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/17 09:04:17 9 2h 58m 7.42 ✔ ✔ 22