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Matt Calore

Bib Number: 30
Hometown: Talkeetna, Alaska


Biography

Matt Calore, 34, was born in and raised in Massachusetts. He also lived in Maine and Minnesota where he was a sailor, boat builder and carpenter. He says he grew up racing sailboats, both dinghies and offshore. He began mushing in 2000 and says he became interested in the Iditarod when he first started dreaming of moving to Alaska and running dogs. He came to Alaska in 2004 to be able to "see what was over the next hill." He recently moved to a new home in Talkeetna where "I live the life of an Alaskan bachelor."

Sponsors

Alaska Illusions Productions
Everts Air Cargo
Calore Family, MA
The Flight Deck Bar
Gallant and Brock Insurance, MA
Baker Whitney Oil, MA

Massachusetts Solar, MA
Alaska Transmission and Gear
Mill Direct Textiles
Keith Poppert
Ray & Pattie Arthur
Alaska Aces


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 11:03:00 12
Willow 3/02 14:56:00 15
Yentna 3/02 18:42:00 15 3/02 18:49:00 15 0h 7m 3h 46m 11.15 42
Skwentna 3/03 01:54:00 15 3/03 01:59:00 15 0h 5m 7h 5m 4.80 34
Finger Lake 3/03 11:43:00 15 3/03 11:47:00 15 0h 4m 9h 44m 4.62 45
Rainy Pass 3/03 20:25:00 15 3/04 01:10:00 14 4h 45m 8h 38m 3.47 30
Rohn 3/04 06:28:00 14 3/04 13:00:00 14 6h 32m 5h 18m 9.06 48
Nikolai 3/05 04:40:00 14 3/05 12:50:00 12 8h 10m 15h 40m 4.79 75
McGrath 3/05 20:04:00 12 3/06 22:27:00 12 26h 23m 7h 14m 7.47 ✔ 54
Takotna 3/07 00:32:00 12 3/07 00:45:00 12 0h 13m 2h 5m 8.64 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/07 03:12:00 12 3/07 09:55:00 11 6h 43m 2h 27m 10.20 ✔ 25
Cripple 3/08 02:00:00 11 3/08 14:20:00 10 12h 20m 16h 5m 3.67 ✔ 59
Ruby 3/09 01:40:00 10 3/09 11:25:00 10 8h 45m 11h 20m 9.88 ✔ ✔ 112
Galena 3/09 18:08:00 10 3/10 03:08:00 8 9h 0m 6h 43m 7.74 ✔ ✔ 52
Nulato 3/10 10:00:00 8 3/10 17:59:00 8 7h 59m 6h 52m 7.57 ✔ ✔ 52
Kaltag 3/10 23:15:00 8 3/11 04:54:00 8 5h 39m 5h 16m 7.97 ✔ ✔ 42
Unalakleet 3/11 16:08:00 8 3/12 01:22:00 8 9h 14m 11h 14m 8.01 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/12 07:50:00 8 3/12 13:56:00 8 6h 6m 6h 28m 6.49 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/12 20:21:00 8 3/13 04:18:00 8 7h 57m 6h 25m 7.48 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/13 10:32:00 8 3/13 15:17:00 8 4h 45m 6h 14m 7.70 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/13 21:47:00 8 3/14 06:45:00 8 8h 58m 6h 30m 7.08 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/14 13:53:00 8 3/14 13:54:00 8 0h 1m 7h 8m 7.71 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/14 17:12:43 8 3h 18m 6.67 ✔ ✔ 22