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Sven Haltmann

Bib Number: 42
Hometown: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Biography

Sven Haltmann, 33, came to Alaska in 2001 to look for new challenges and opportunities. He for sure found them. He lives with his girlfriend, Jamie Klaes, north of Fairbanks. Together they operate Himalaya Racing Kennel with their 40 sled dogs. Sven raced the last three Iditarod’s finishing in 17th place in 2010. All of his dogs ae pretty much born in his hands. They are in their prime right now, all dogs being between the ages of 2 ½ and 6 ½.  They bring the necessary maturity to the plate to race very competitively in 2011. They are a bunch of maniacs and love to run and race. “I also have 12 dogs in the race pool that have never raced the Iditarod before and all of them are trying to impress Daddy for the next few months until race day. I will probably choose about 4-5 of those as well for the team. I love sled dogs, Alaska and the Iditarod.” In the summer time he operates Colony Glacier Adventures that provides scenic sled dog tours for thrill seeking clients. Sven says, “I’m with my dogs all year long !!! What else can I say but; I’m the luckiest musher ever !!!”

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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 11:30:00 12
Willow 3/07 15:20:00 16
Yentna Station 3/07 18:53:00 16 3/07 19:03:00 16 0h 10m 3h 33m 12.68 45
Skwentna 3/07 22:06:00 16 16 3h 3m 11.15 34
Finger Lake 3/08 06:48:00 16 3/08 06:58:00 16 0h 10m 45
Rainy Pass 3/08 16:25:00 16 3/08 16:26:00 16 0h 1m 9h 27m 3.17 30
Rohn 3/08 20:22:00 16 3/09 02:24:00 16 6h 2m 3h 56m 12.20 48
Nikolai 3/09 11:25:00 16 3/09 16:40:00 15 5h 15m 9h 1m 8.32 75
McGrath 3/09 22:27:00 15 3/09 22:31:00 15 0h 4m 5h 47m 9.34 54
Takotna 3/10 01:08:00 15 3/11 02:10:00 15 25h 2m 2h 37m 6.88 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/11 04:30:00 15 3/11 04:40:00 15 0h 10m 2h 20m 10.71 ✔ 25
Cripple 3/11 14:32:00 15 3/11 21:15:00 14 6h 43m 9h 52m 5.98 ✔ 59
Ruby 3/12 08:09:00 14 3/12 16:09:00 13 8h 0m 10h 54m 10.28 ✔ ✔ 112
Galena 3/12 22:47:00 13 3/13 04:43:00 12 5h 56m 6h 38m 7.84 ✔ ✔ 52
Nulato 3/13 11:25:00 12 3/13 16:45:00 9 5h 20m 6h 42m 7.76 ✔ ✔ 52
Kaltag 3/13 21:49:00 9 3/14 05:00:00 9 6h 11m 5h 4m 8.29 ✔ ✔ 42
Unalakleet 3/14 19:51:00 9 3/15 01:42:00 9 5h 51m 14h 51m 6.06 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/15 08:25:00 9 3/15 12:00:00 9 3h 35m 6h 43m 6.25 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/15 19:38:00 9 3/16 00:24:00 9 4h 46m 7h 38m 6.29 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/16 07:02:00 9 3/16 09:47:00 9 2h 45m 6h 38m 7.24 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/16 15:56:00 9 3/16 23:56:00 8 8h 0m 6h 9m 7.48 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/17 06:40:00 8 3/17 06:41:00 8 0h 1m 6h 44m 8.17 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/17 09:50:28 8 3h 9m 6.98 ✔ ✔ 22