Charlie Boulding

Bib Number: 62
Hometown: Manley, Alaska


Biography

Charlie Boulding, 62, was born in North Carolina. Before moving to Alaska in 1983, he lived in Montana where he worked on an oilrig. He came to Alaska to run dogs and live a subsistence lifestyle. He says it’s been so long that he doesn’t even remember when or why he became interested in running the Iditarod. He won the Yukon Quest in 1991, ran again in 1992 and won again in 1993. After the 1992 Quest, Charlie ran the Iditarod, calling it “my learning year.” He has run the Iditarod almost every year since and won the Sterling Achievement Award in 1994 and the Most Inspirational Musher Award in 2003 after starting the race following surgery and treatment for colon cancer. A fisherman and a trapper, Charlie is married and lives on the Tanana River near Manley.

Sponsors

Evererts Air Cargo
Electric Company of Hammond

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 12:14:00 12 2h 14m
Campbell Airstrip 3/05 13:14:00 12 1h 0m
Willow 3/06 14:00:00 16 3/06 16:00:00 16 2h 0m 59
Yentna 3/06 19:31:00 16 3/06 19:36:00 16 0h 5m 3h 31m 12.80 45
Skwentna 3/06 22:27:00 16 16 2h 51m 11.93 34
Finger Lake 3/07 08:00:00 16 3/07 08:06:00 16 0h 6m 45
Rainy Pass 3/07 18:14:00 16 3/07 18:23:00 15 0h 9m 10h 8m 2.96 30
Rohn 3/07 23:05:00 15 3/08 05:50:00 14 6h 45m 4h 42m 10.21 48
Nikolai 3/08 20:54:00 14 3/08 21:00:00 13 0h 6m 15h 4m 6.17 93
McGrath 3/09 03:41:00 13 3/10 04:20:00 12 24h 39m 6h 41m 7.18 ✔ 48
Takotna 3/10 06:34:00 12 3/10 06:36:00 12 0h 2m 2h 14m 10.30 ✔ 23
Ophir 3/10 09:01:00 12 3/10 14:35:00 12 5h 34m 2h 25m 15.72 ✔ 38
Iditarod 3/11 05:07:00 12 3/11 10:50:00 10 5h 43m 14h 32m 6.19 ✔ 90
Shageluk 3/11 23:12:00 10 3/11 23:16:00 9 0h 4m 12h 22m 5.26 ✔ 65
Anvik 3/12 03:38:00 9 4h 22m 5.73 ✔ Scratched 25