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Lachlan Clarke

Bib Number: 58
Hometown: Buena Vista, CO
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Biography

Lachlan Clarke, 58, was born and raised in Derby, New York. He graduated from Principia College in Illinois in 1979 with a B.A. in History and Business Administration. In 1989, he moved to Colorado to work on ranches with horses, people, and cattle. He has been a horse trainer for 25 years. He began mushing in 2001. Lachlan and Linda are the parents of two adult daughters, Jennifer, 33, and Leigh Ann, 38. He says he enjoys horse sports, cattle work, sorting, cutting, polo Crosse, mounted shooting and starting and training colts. Lachlan is a member of the AQHA, APA, CMSA and the ITC.


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 12:05:00 12
Willow 3/02 15:52:00 16
Yentna 3/02 19:53:00 16 3/02 19:57:00 16 0h 4m 4h 1m 10.46 42
Skwentna 3/02 23:35:00 16 3/03 07:07:00 16 7h 32m 3h 38m 9.36 34
Finger Lake 3/03 11:57:00 16 3/03 15:51:00 16 3h 54m 4h 50m 9.31 45
Rainy Pass 3/03 19:50:00 16 3/04 02:40:00 16 6h 50m 3h 59m 7.53 30
Rohn 3/04 08:01:00 16 3/04 13:09:00 16 5h 8m 5h 21m 8.97 48
Nikolai 3/05 01:15:00 16 3/05 09:51:00 16 8h 36m 12h 6m 6.20 75
McGrath 3/05 16:26:00 16 3/05 17:24:00 15 0h 58m 6h 35m 8.20 54
Takotna 3/05 19:58:00 15 3/06 21:20:00 15 25h 22m 2h 34m 7.01 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/06 23:56:00 15 3/07 00:06:00 15 0h 10m 2h 36m 9.62 ✔ 25
Cripple 3/07 15:27:00 15 3/08 00:22:00 15 8h 55m 15h 21m 3.84 ✔ 59
Ruby 3/08 14:25:00 15 3/08 23:03:00 14 8h 38m 14h 3m 7.97 ✔ ✔ 112
Galena 3/09 06:47:00 14 3/09 13:40:00 14 6h 53m 6h 44m 7.72 ✔ ✔ 52
Nulato 3/09 21:25:00 14 3/10 06:15:00 13 8h 50m 7h 45m 6.71 ✔ ✔ 52
Kaltag 3/10 11:27:00 13 3/10 18:32:00 13 7h 5m 5h 12m 8.08 ✔ ✔ 42
Unalakleet 3/11 12:45:00 13 3/11 17:48:00 13 5h 3m 18h 13m 4.94 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/12 00:21:00 13 3/12 08:10:00 13 7h 49m 6h 33m 6.41 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/12 15:05:00 13 3/12 21:00:00 12 5h 55m 6h 55m 6.94 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/13 03:59:00 12 3/13 09:49:00 12 5h 50m 6h 59m 6.87 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/13 16:23:00 12 3/14 00:54:00 12 8h 31m 6h 34m 7.01 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/14 08:03:00 12 3/14 08:05:00 12 0h 2m 7h 9m 7.69 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/14 11:05:19 12 3h 0m 7.33 ✔ ✔ 22