Biography
Cim Smyth, 40, was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. The family moved to the Wasilla area in 1991. He is the son of Iditarod veteran “Bud” Smyth. Cim says he’s been mushing “since I was big enough to stand on a sled.” He’s run many races besides the Iditarod, starting in 1994, when he was the champion of the Jr. Iditarod . He’s since been a three time champion of the Tustumena 200, 4 time Klonkide 300 champion and also a Kobuk 440 champion. He lists his occupation as carpenter and wild land firefighter. He is married to Corinne. They have a daughter, Nory, age 2, And a son, Ari, age almost 1. He enjoys horses, gardening and history.
Sponsors
The Bloomin' Crew/Wayne & Veronica Brost |
Awards
Fastest Time from Safety to Nome — Sponsored by Nome Kennel Club
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 10:02:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Willow | 3/02 14:00:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Yentna | 3/02 17:50:00 | 16 | 3/02 17:53:00 | 16 | 0h 3m | 3h 50m | 10.96 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/02 21:18:00 | 16 | 16 | 3h 25m | 9.95 | 34 | |||||
| Finger Lake | 3/03 07:36:00 | 16 | 3/03 07:45:00 | 16 | 0h 9m | 45 | |||||
| Rainy Pass | 3/03 17:57:00 | 16 | 3/03 18:02:00 | 16 | 0h 5m | 10h 12m | 2.94 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/03 23:12:00 | 16 | 3/03 23:49:00 | 16 | 0h 37m | 5h 10m | 9.29 | 48 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/04 16:01:00 | 16 | 3/04 22:30:00 | 16 | 6h 29m | 16h 12m | 4.63 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/05 05:06:00 | 16 | 3/05 11:14:00 | 14 | 6h 8m | 6h 36m | 8.18 | 54 | |||
| Takotna | 3/05 13:32:00 | 14 | 3/05 13:35:00 | 14 | 0h 3m | 2h 18m | 7.83 | 18 | |||
| Ophir | 3/05 16:27:00 | 14 | 3/06 00:05:00 | 14 | 7h 38m | 2h 52m | 8.72 | 25 | |||
| Cripple | 3/06 11:12:00 | 14 | 3/07 14:41:00 | 14 | 27h 29m | 11h 7m | 5.31 |  |
59 | ||
| Ruby | 3/08 00:12:00 | 14 | 3/08 08:17:00 | 13 | 8h 5m | 9h 31m | 11.77 | |
|
112 | |
| Galena | 3/08 14:43:00 | 13 | 3/08 21:52:00 | 12 | 7h 9m | 6h 26m | 8.08 | |
|
52 | |
| Nulato | 3/09 04:55:00 | 12 | 3/09 08:01:00 | 11 | 3h 6m | 6h 3m | 8.60 | |
|
52 | |
| Kaltag | 3/09 11:50:00 | 11 | 3/09 20:26:00 | 11 | 8h 36m | 3h 49m | 11.00 | |
|
42 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/10 06:32:00 | 11 | 3/10 13:10:00 | 11 | 6h 38m | 10h 6m | 8.91 | |
|
90 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/10 18:50:00 | 11 | 3/10 19:33:00 | 10 | 0h 43m | 5h 40m | 7.41 | |
|
42 | |
| Koyuk | 3/11 02:39:00 | 10 | 3/11 10:03:00 | 9 | 7h 24m | 7h 6m | 6.76 | |
|
48 | |
| Elim | 3/11 15:29:00 | 9 | 3/11 15:37:00 | 9 | 0h 8m | 5h 26m | 8.83 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/11 21:20:00 | 9 | 3/12 05:24:00 | 9 | 8h 4m | 5h 43m | 8.05 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/12 11:11:00 | 9 | 3/12 11:13:00 | 9 | 0h 2m | 5h 47m | 9.51 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/12 13:24:19 | 9 | 2h 11m | 10.08 | |
|
22 | ||||
