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2011 Iditarod » Mushers » Kirk Barnum

Kirk Barnum

Bib Number: 47
Hometown: Grangeville, ID


Biography

Kirk Barnum, 43, was born and raised in California. He began mushing in 1995, and in 1999, he moved to Montana to run dogs. Last year he moved to Grangeville for “good trails and good fishing.” He says that after racing some good mushers in Wyoming, I wanted to run the Iditarod.” “I like to raise my on dogs and continue to breed my own strains. Each year I have better dogs to plug into my core. I enjoy the Iditarod because of the great dog teams that run annually and the remote villages and the Alaskan outdoors we travel through on the race course.” Kirk studied forestry at Utah State and worked as a forester for twenty years. He now lists his occupation as “dog servant” and his hobbies as music, bears, fishing, wildlife and Dutch oven cooking.

Sponsors

Sandy Englund, CA
Sandy Englund, CA
The Gallery, ID
The Gallery, ID
Charlotte Frazier, CA
Charlotte Frazier, CA
Snowhaven Skiing and Tubing Hill, ID
Snowhaven Skiing and Tubing Hill, ID
Tulie/Francine Barnum, CA
Tulie/Francine Barnum, CA
Greg/Val Stone, ID
Greg/Val Stone, ID
Snow Drifters, ID
Snow Drifters, ID
Andrea Davidson, ID
Andrea Davidson, ID
Current News, ID
Current News, ID
Grangeville Elks Chapter 1825
Grangeville Elks Chapter 1825
Richelle Barger, ID
Richelle Barger, ID
The Wasem Family, ID
The Wasem Family, ID
Nancy/Bernie Kashmitter, ID
Nancy/Bernie Kashmitter, ID
The Stubbers Family, ID
The Stubbers Family, ID

Ralph/Mae Kruse, ID
Ralph/Mae Kruse, ID
Jason/Janelle Ott, ID
Jason/Janelle Ott, ID
Sara/John Finley, ID
Sara/John Finley, ID
The Walker Family, ID
The Walker Family, ID
Sue/Jeff Kutner, ID
Sue/Jeff Kutner, ID
Nancy/Randy/Luke Moser, ID
Nancy/Randy/Luke Moser, ID
Me Homiez (Roy, Shayno, Parker, Hicksy, Kappas, G Lane, Dahi, Jesse, Mondo)
Me Homiez (Roy, Shayno, Parker, Hicksy, Kappas, G Lane, Dahi, Jesse, Mondo)
Bruce/Jeanne Howard
Bruce/Jeanne Howard
Sunny/Bob Hafer
Sunny/Bob Hafer
Rae Bros, ID
Rae Bros, ID
Chuck Spaulding
Chuck Spaulding
Kris Barnum
Kris Barnum
Diamond Star Mfg.
Diamond Star Mfg.
Jess/Brenda Baugh
Jess/Brenda Baugh


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 11:39:00 12
Willow 3/06 15:30:00 16
Yentna Station 3/06 19:38:00 16 3/06 19:53:00 16 0h 15m 4h 8m 10.89 45
Skwentna 3/07 03:44:00 16 3/07 08:13:00 16 4h 29m 7h 51m 4.33 34
Finger Lake 3/07 13:11:00 16 3/07 19:12:00 15 6h 1m 4h 58m 9.06 45
Rainy Pass 3/07 23:17:00 15 3/08 08:09:00 15 8h 52m 4h 5m 7.35 30
Rohn 3/08 12:09:00 15 3/08 18:41:00 14 6h 32m 4h 0m 12.00 48
Nikolai 3/09 09:54:00 14 3/09 17:39:00 13 7h 45m 15h 13m 4.93 75
McGrath 3/09 23:24:00 13 3/11 00:04:00 12 24h 40m 5h 45m 9.39 ✔ 54
Takotna 3/11 02:21:00 12 3/11 02:23:00 12 0h 2m 2h 17m 7.88 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/11 05:10:00 12 3/11 17:55:00 12 12h 45m 2h 47m 8.98 ✔ 25
Iditarod 3/12 08:32:00 12 3/12 18:42:00 11 10h 10m 14h 37m 6.16 ✔ 90
Shageluk 3/13 03:46:00 11 3/13 11:26:00 11 7h 40m 8h 4m 8.06 ✔ 65
Anvik 3/13 14:45:00 11 3/13 15:01:00 10 0h 16m 3h 19m 7.54 ✔ 25
Grayling 3/13 17:55:00 10 3/14 04:46:00 10 10h 51m 2h 54m 6.21 ✔ ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/14 13:16:00 10 3/14 22:53:00 10 9h 37m 8h 30m 7.06 ✔ ✔ 60
Kaltag 3/15 12:21:00 10 3/15 21:00:00 10 8h 39m 13h 28m 5.20 ✔ ✔ 70
Unalakleet 3/16 12:27:00 10 3/16 20:59:00 9 8h 32m 15h 27m 5.83 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/17 03:17:00 9 3/17 13:02:00 9 9h 45m 6h 18m 6.67 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/17 19:02:00 9 3/18 03:38:00 9 8h 36m 6h 0m 8.00 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/18 10:09:00 9 3/18 18:16:00 9 8h 7m 6h 31m 7.37 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/19 01:53:00 9 3/19 11:38:00 9 9h 45m 7h 37m 6.04 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/19 20:18:00 9 3/19 20:26:00 9 0h 8m 8h 40m 6.35 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/19 23:52:47 9 3h 26m 6.41 ✔ ✔ 22