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Zack Steer

Bib Number: 26
Hometown: Sheep Mountain, Alaska
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Biography

<>Zack Steer, 36, is married to Anjanette and they have two boys, Glenn, 7, and Clay 5. The family owns and operates Sheep Mountain Lodge in Alaska. Both Zack and Anjanette were born and raised in Alaska. They enjoy working and playing together, especially their time together with their kennel of 24 racing sled dogs. Zack grew up in Anchorage, graduating from Service High School and spent 4 years at Colorado College, receiving a BS in Political Science and Economics in 1995, before returning home to Alaska for good.

 

Zack has been running and racing sled dogs since 1996 with friend and kennel partner, Robert Bundtzen. Zack took his first dogsled ride in 1996, and within one year was signed up to compete in his first Iditarod in 1998. Zack has many fond (and not-so-fun) memories of his travels on the back of a dogsled. Mostly, he enjoys the time outside alone without the distractions of day-to-day "responsibility." Zack appreciates the privilege of racing in the Iditarod and enjoys competing against the best long distance mushers in the world.

 

Zack has competed in the Iditarod five times, placing as high as third in 2007. Zack has also raced in the Yukon Quest as well as in many other mid-distance races in Alaska.

Sponsors

Sheep Mountain Lodge


2008 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/01 10:55:00 12
Willow 3/02 14:48:00 16
Yentna 3/02 18:27:00 16 3/02 18:29:00 16 0h 2m 3h 39m 11.51 42
Skwentna 3/02 21:33:00 16 16 3h 4m 11.09 34
Finger Lake 3/03 07:41:00 16 3/03 07:45:00 16 0h 4m 45
Rainy Pass 3/03 16:00:00 16 3/03 16:06:00 16 0h 6m 8h 15m 3.64 30
Rohn 3/03 20:31:00 16 3/04 01:45:00 16 5h 14m 4h 25m 10.87 48
Nikolai 3/04 13:23:00 16 3/04 18:03:00 14 4h 40m 11h 38m 6.45 75
McGrath 3/05 01:00:00 14 3/05 06:52:00 14 5h 52m 6h 57m 7.77 54
Takotna 3/05 09:15:00 14 3/05 09:20:00 14 0h 5m 2h 23m 7.55 18
Ophir 3/05 12:19:00 14 3/05 18:13:00 14 5h 54m 2h 59m 8.38 25
Cripple 3/06 06:38:00 14 3/07 09:00:00 14 26h 22m 12h 25m 4.75 ✔ 59
Ruby 3/07 18:47:00 14 3/08 02:50:00 14 8h 3m 9h 47m 11.45 ✔ ✔ 112
Galena 3/08 09:48:00 14 3/08 15:42:00 13 5h 54m 6h 58m 7.46 ✔ ✔ 52
Nulato 3/08 22:40:00 13 3/09 04:48:00 12 5h 8m 6h 58m 7.46 ✔ ✔ 52
Kaltag 3/09 09:30:00 12 3/09 09:36:00 12 0h 6m 4h 42m 8.94 ✔ ✔ 42
Unalakleet 3/10 01:47:00 12 3/10 06:48:00 12 5h 1m 16h 11m 5.56 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/10 13:20:00 12 3/10 18:30:00 11 5h 10m 6h 32m 6.43 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/11 01:41:00 11 3/11 07:00:00 11 5h 19m 7h 11m 6.68 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/11 13:26:00 11 3/11 13:36:00 11 0h 10m 6h 26m 7.46 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/11 19:57:00 11 3/12 03:57:00 10 8h 0m 6h 21m 7.24 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/12 10:26:00 10 3/12 10:27:00 10 0h 1m 6h 29m 8.48 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/12 13:15:06 10 2h 48m 7.86 ✔ ✔ 22