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Allen Moore

Bib Number: 5
Hometown: Two Rivers, Alaska
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Biography

Allen Moore, 60, was born and raised in Northeast Arkansas and received a degree in Biology from Arkansas State University. He worked as a carpenter and a taxidermist before moving to Alaska with his young family in 1990. He began mushing over 25 years ago when his daughters, ages 6 and 9, arrived in Alaska and persuaded their Dad to get a couple sled dogs. Allen still has sled dogs whereas Bridgett and Jennifer are adults with families of their own. Allen and his wife, Aliy Zirkle, own and operate SP Kennel in Two Rivers, Alaska. He has been competitively mushing long distance races for over a decade. He is a two time Yukon Quest Champion and a six time Copper Basin 300 Champion. He ran his first Iditarod in 2007 and has competed every year since; except 2012. In Iditarod, Allen races a young “Junior Varsity” team. His goals are to teach the SP Kennel rookie dogs to bond as a team, learn how to race and arrive in Nome with as many strong and happy dogs as possible. The idea being that these youngsters will go on to become future SP Kennel Champions. Allen says that it is incredibly rewarding to watch these dogs develop and learn over the 1,000 race miles. Allen has been awarded the Iditarod Sportsmanship Award two times for coming to the aid of other Iditarod Mushers. In the summer, Allen enjoys fishing, hunting and helping his grandkids catch salmon.

Sponsors

Horizon Lines of Alaska
Eagle Pack Natural Pet Food, MA
Clarion Suites (Downtown Anchorage)
Pleasant Valley Store

Macgellan
Northern Outfitters, FL
Quality Suites Near Convention Center
All of the SP Kennel Dog Sponsors and Supporters

Awards

Sportsmanship — Sponsored by Fred Meyer

2011 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/05 10:06:00 12
Willow 3/06 14:06:00 16
Yentna Station 3/06 17:49:00 16 3/06 17:57:00 16 0h 8m 3h 43m 12.11 45
Skwentna 3/06 23:50:00 16 3/06 23:55:00 16 0h 5m 5h 53m 5.78 34
Finger Lake 3/07 04:57:00 16 3/07 09:42:00 15 4h 45m 5h 2m 8.94 45
Rainy Pass 3/07 13:25:00 15 3/07 19:28:00 15 6h 3m 3h 43m 8.07 30
Rohn 3/07 23:45:00 15 3/08 00:15:00 15 0h 30m 4h 17m 11.21 48
Nikolai 3/08 15:06:00 15 3/08 20:15:00 14 5h 9m 14h 51m 5.05 75
McGrath 3/09 02:35:00 14 3/09 02:37:00 14 0h 2m 6h 20m 8.53 54
Takotna 3/09 05:05:00 14 3/10 07:01:00 14 25h 56m 2h 28m 7.30 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/10 09:30:00 14 3/10 09:40:00 13 0h 10m 2h 29m 10.07 ✔ 25
Iditarod 3/10 23:50:00 13 3/11 06:49:00 13 6h 59m 14h 10m 6.35 ✔ 90
Shageluk 3/11 14:50:00 13 3/11 22:52:00 13 8h 2m 8h 1m 8.11 ✔ 65
Anvik 3/12 02:23:00 13 3/12 02:30:00 13 0h 7m 3h 31m 7.11 ✔ ✔ 25
Grayling 3/12 05:16:00 13 3/12 10:27:00 13 5h 11m 2h 46m 6.51 ✔ ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/12 18:12:00 13 3/13 01:13:00 13 7h 1m 7h 45m 7.74 ✔ ✔ 60
Kaltag 3/13 15:50:00 13 3/13 17:00:00 12 1h 10m 13h 37m 5.14 ✔ ✔ 70
Unalakleet 3/14 08:39:00 12 3/14 12:34:00 12 3h 55m 15h 39m 5.75 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/14 18:02:00 12 3/15 00:53:00 12 6h 51m 5h 28m 7.68 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/15 07:07:00 12 3/15 11:13:00 12 4h 6m 6h 14m 7.70 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/15 16:52:00 12 3/15 20:59:00 12 4h 7m 5h 39m 8.50 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/16 04:28:00 12 3/16 12:28:00 12 8h 0m 7h 29m 6.15 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/16 19:15:00 12 3/16 19:16:00 12 0h 1m 6h 47m 8.11 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/16 22:37:05 12 3h 21m 6.57 ✔ ✔ 22