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Blake Freking

Bib Number: 11
Hometown: Finland, MN
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Biography

Blake Freking, 36, was born in Minnesota. He was raised in Heron Lake and moved to Finland in 2003 in search of the best snowfall in Minnesota. He actually began mushing in 1998 and says, "I was fascinated by the Iditarod since reading Gary Paulsen's books during childhood." He has a degree in Mechanical Drafting and Design and has been employed as a technician by the U.S. Forest Service for the last five years. He is married to Jennifer who ran the Iditarod in 2008. Blake is a member if the Lake County Search and Rescue and Mush with P.R.I.D.E. He is married to Jennifer Freking, also an Iditarod veteran.


2010 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/06 10:22:00 12
Willow 3/07 14:18:00 16
Yentna Station 3/07 18:10:00 16 3/07 18:15:00 16 0h 5m 3h 52m 11.64 45
Skwentna 3/07 21:27:00 16 3/08 02:30:00 16 5h 3m 3h 12m 10.63 34
Finger Lake 3/08 08:43:00 16 3/08 12:57:00 16 4h 14m 6h 13m 7.24 45
Rainy Pass 3/08 17:17:00 16 3/08 21:05:00 16 3h 48m 4h 20m 6.92 30
Rohn 3/09 02:00:00 16 3/09 08:03:00 14 6h 3m 4h 55m 9.76 48
Nikolai 3/09 18:23:00 14 3/10 01:14:00 14 6h 51m 10h 20m 7.26 75
McGrath 3/10 08:03:00 14 3/11 10:06:00 14 26h 3m 6h 49m 7.92 ✔ 54
Takotna 3/11 12:17:00 14 3/11 12:26:00 12 0h 9m 2h 11m 8.24 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/11 15:15:00 12 3/11 19:06:00 12 3h 51m 2h 49m 8.88 ✔ 25
Cripple 3/12 11:41:00 12 3/12 19:02:00 12 7h 21m 16h 35m 3.56 ✔ 59
Ruby 3/13 10:26:00 12 3/13 18:27:00 12 8h 1m 15h 24m 7.27 ✔ ✔ 112
Galena 3/14 01:55:00 12 3/14 09:20:00 12 6h 25m 7h 28m 6.96 ✔ ✔ 52
Nulato 3/14 17:40:00 12 3/15 00:43:00 11 7h 3m 8h 20m 6.24 ✔ ✔ 52
Kaltag 3/15 06:36:00 11 3/15 15:18:00 11 8h 42m 5h 53m 7.14 ✔ ✔ 42
Unalakleet 3/16 10:32:00 11 3/16 16:31:00 11 5h 59m 19h 14m 4.68 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/16 23:09:00 11 3/17 05:09:00 11 6h 0m 6h 38m 6.33 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/17 13:31:00 11 3/17 18:35:00 11 5h 4m 8h 22m 5.74 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/18 02:18:00 11 3/18 04:50:00 11 2h 32m 7h 43m 6.22 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/18 13:52:00 11 3/18 22:00:00 11 8h 8m 9h 2m 5.09 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/19 06:54:00 11 3/19 06:55:00 10 0h 1m 8h 54m 6.18 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/19 11:39:11 10 4h 44m 4.65 ✔ ✔ 22