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Gerald Sousa

Bib Number: 18
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.


2006 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/04 10:37:00 12
BLM 3/04 11:46:00 12 1h 9m
Willow 3/05 14:32:00 16 3/05 14:32:00 16 0h 0m 59
Yentna 3/05 18:12:00 16 3/05 18:12:00 16 0h 0m 3h 40m 12.27 45
Skwentna 3/05 23:15:00 16 3/06 04:38:00 16 5h 23m 5h 3m 6.73 34
Finger Lake 3/06 10:13:00 16 3/06 10:50:00 16 0h 37m 5h 35m 8.06 45
Rainy Pass 3/06 20:12:00 16 3/06 20:30:00 16 0h 18m 9h 22m 3.20 30
Rohn 3/07 00:48:00 16 3/07 06:35:00 16 5h 47m 4h 18m 11.16 48
Nikolai 3/07 15:52:00 16 3/08 00:30:00 16 8h 38m 9h 17m 10.02 93
McGrath 3/08 05:55:00 16 3/08 07:58:00 14 2h 3m 5h 25m 8.86 48
Takotna 3/08 10:03:00 14 3/09 12:16:00 14 26h 13m 2h 5m 11.04 ✔ 23
Ophir 3/09 14:35:00 14 3/09 17:34:00 13 2h 59m 2h 19m 16.40 ✔ 38
Cripple 3/10 03:23:00 13 3/10 12:45:00 13 9h 22m 9h 49m 6.11 ✔ 60
Ruby 3/10 23:29:00 13 3/11 07:29:00 12 8h 0m 10h 44m 10.43 ✔ ✔ 112
Galena 3/11 15:53:00 12 3/11 23:41:00 12 7h 48m 8h 24m 6.19 ✔ ✔ 52
Nulato 3/12 05:43:00 12 3/12 13:36:00 12 7h 53m 6h 2m 8.62 ✔ ✔ 52
Kaltag 3/12 18:21:00 12 3/13 02:42:00 12 8h 21m 4h 45m 8.84 ✔ ✔ 42
Unalakleet 3/13 13:31:00 12 3/13 19:42:00 12 6h 11m 10h 49m 8.32 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/14 00:56:00 12 3/14 07:45:00 11 6h 49m 5h 14m 7.64 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/14 13:21:00 11 3/14 17:40:00 11 4h 19m 5h 36m 10.36 ✔ ✔ 58
Elim 3/14 23:58:00 11 3/15 04:54:00 11 4h 56m 6h 18m 7.62 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/15 11:21:00 11 3/15 19:21:00 11 8h 0m 6h 27m 7.13 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/16 01:27:00 11 3/16 01:31:00 11 0h 4m 6h 6m 9.02 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/16 04:07:18 11 2h 36m 8.46 ✔ ✔ 22