Biography
Ross Adam, 57, was born and raised in Grande Prairie. He says he's been a rancher "forever." He began mushing in 1994 after watching a sled dog race in 1993 and subsequently ran the Yukon Quest and three Iditarods, his last Iditarod being in 2000. Ross and his wife, Karen, have "a small herd of children ranging in ages from 19 to 33 and four grand children." His main hobby is horse polo.
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 10:37:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Willow | 3/07 14:32:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Yentna Station | 3/07 18:34:00 | 16 | 3/07 18:40:00 | 16 | 0h 6m | 4h 2m | 11.16 | 45 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/07 22:16:00 | 16 | 3/08 06:45:00 | 16 | 8h 29m | 3h 36m | 9.44 | 34 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/08 12:43:00 | 16 | 3/08 17:57:00 | 15 | 5h 14m | 5h 58m | 7.54 | 45 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/08 22:37:00 | 15 | 3/09 09:10:00 | 15 | 10h 33m | 4h 40m | 6.43 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/09 14:08:00 | 15 | 3/10 07:54:00 | 15 | 17h 46m | 4h 58m | 9.66 | 48 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/10 17:08:00 | 15 | 3/11 02:16:00 | 15 | 9h 8m | 9h 14m | 8.12 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/11 07:49:00 | 15 | 3/12 10:02:00 | 15 | 26h 13m | 5h 33m | 9.73 |  |
54 | ||
| Takotna | 3/12 12:14:00 | 15 | 3/12 12:22:00 | 15 | 0h 8m | 2h 12m | 8.18 | |
18 | ||
| Ophir | 3/12 15:02:00 | 15 | 3/12 15:20:00 | 14 | 0h 18m | 2h 40m | 9.38 | |
25 | ||
| Cripple | 3/13 09:11:00 | 14 | 3/13 20:00:00 | 13 | 10h 49m | 17h 51m | 3.31 | |
59 | ||
| Ruby | 3/14 08:28:00 | 13 | 3/14 19:17:00 | 13 | 10h 49m | 11h 28m | 9.77 | |
|
112 | |
| Galena | 3/15 02:30:00 | 13 | 3/15 13:00:00 | 13 | 10h 30m | 7h 13m | 7.21 | |
|
52 | |
| Nulato | 3/15 19:31:00 | 13 | 3/16 10:08:00 | 13 | 14h 37m | 6h 31m | 7.98 | |
|
52 | |
| Kaltag | 3/16 14:30:00 | 13 | 3/16 15:30:00 | 12 | 1h 0m | 4h 22m | 9.62 | |
|
42 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/17 16:09:00 | 12 | 3/17 20:53:00 | 11 | 4h 44m | 24h 39m | 3.65 | |
|
90 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/18 02:42:00 | 11 | 3/18 11:14:00 | 11 | 8h 32m | 5h 49m | 7.22 | |
|
42 | |
| Koyuk | 3/18 18:06:00 | 11 | 3/19 04:56:00 | 11 | 10h 50m | 6h 52m | 6.99 | |
|
48 | |
| Elim | 3/19 10:32:00 | 11 | 3/19 15:50:00 | 11 | 5h 18m | 5h 36m | 8.57 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/19 22:05:00 | 11 | 3/20 06:09:00 | 11 | 8h 4m | 6h 15m | 7.36 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/20 12:14:00 | 11 | 3/20 12:15:00 | 11 | 0h 1m | 6h 5m | 9.04 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/20 15:02:00 | 11 | 2h 47m | 7.90 | |
|
22 | ||||
