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Jodi Bailey

Bib Number: 16
Hometown: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Biography

Jodi Bailey, 48, grew up on the island of Marthas Vineyard MA. She earned her BA in Theater Studies and Anthropology at Emory University in Atlanta GA. While at Emory she made her first summer trip to Alaska to study storytelling. “Since my first summer here I knew in my heart Alaska was the place for me”. After graduating in 1991 she moved to Fairbanks and never looked back. In addition to mushing Jodi enjoys yoga, running, gardening, and cooking. Jodi and her husband, Yukon Quest and Iditarod veteran, Dan Kaduce, call Dew Claw Kennel in Chatanika Alaska home; along with Opal & Jasper (the house dogs) their team of racing Alaskan huskies, and Chopper (the cat who is cool enough to live with this many dogs).

Jodi began mushing in 1995 and has focused on distance races including the Copper Basin 300, Tustumena 200, Denali Doubles, Kobuk 440, and Yukon Quest. In 2011 Jodi made history when she became the first rookie to successfully complete both the Yukon Quest and Iditarod in the same year. “One of my favorite things about distance racing is the relationship you develop with your team over the hours and miles.” Jodi explains, “We are running dogs that were born in our living room, the descendants of our original race dogs. It is exciting to see them grow from wiggly fur balls to world class athletes”

Sponsors

Halliburton
Usibelli Coal Mine
TJ's Landclearing
Fort Knox - Kinross
Natural Choice Market
Bailey Farms
Nancy Bailey
Virginia Pond
Meg Thornton
Joel Switzer

Stephen & Dorleen Switzer
Pendra King
Melanie Hennigan
Lexi Hill
Seattle Fabrics
Intuition LIners
Paw Partners
Arrowhead Fabrics
North Pole Peonies
Miyuki Hanaka/Mark Hedenstrom


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 10:30:00 12
Willow 3/06 14:28:00 16
Yentna Station 3/06 18:30:00 16 3/06 18:38:00 16 0h 8m 4h 2m 11.16 45
Skwentna 3/07 02:36:00 16 3/07 02:50:00 16 0h 14m 7h 58m 4.27 34
Finger Lake 3/07 09:44:00 16 3/07 16:32:00 16 6h 48m 6h 54m 6.52 45
Rainy Pass 3/07 20:36:00 16 3/08 04:06:00 16 7h 30m 4h 4m 7.38 30
Rohn 3/08 08:08:00 16 3/08 08:36:00 15 0h 28m 4h 2m 11.90 48
Nikolai 3/08 23:01:00 15 3/09 05:54:00 14 6h 53m 14h 25m 5.20 75
McGrath 3/09 12:17:00 14 3/09 12:20:00 14 0h 3m 6h 23m 8.46 54
Takotna 3/09 15:14:00 14 3/10 16:48:00 14 25h 34m 2h 54m 6.21 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/10 19:30:00 14 3/10 19:44:00 14 0h 14m 2h 42m 9.26 ✔ 25
Iditarod 3/11 11:46:00 14 3/11 18:19:00 14 6h 33m 16h 2m 5.61 ✔ 90
Shageluk 3/12 02:30:00 14 3/12 08:38:00 14 6h 8m 8h 11m 7.94 ✔ 65
Anvik 3/12 12:04:00 14 3/12 12:06:00 14 0h 2m 3h 26m 7.28 ✔ 25
Grayling 3/12 15:07:00 14 3/12 20:05:00 14 4h 58m 3h 1m 5.97 ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/13 06:15:00 14 3/13 14:35:00 14 8h 20m 9h 10m 6.55 ✔ ✔ 60
Kaltag 3/14 04:45:00 14 3/14 04:55:00 14 0h 10m 14h 10m 4.94 ✔ ✔ 70
Unalakleet 3/14 21:27:00 14 3/15 05:05:00 13 7h 38m 16h 32m 5.44 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/15 10:50:00 13 3/15 16:23:00 13 5h 33m 5h 45m 7.30 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/15 22:52:00 13 3/16 04:12:00 13 5h 20m 6h 29m 7.40 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/16 09:59:00 13 3/16 14:28:00 13 4h 29m 5h 47m 8.30 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/16 21:30:00 13 3/17 06:23:00 13 8h 53m 7h 2m 6.54 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/17 13:02:00 13 3/17 13:09:00 13 0h 7m 6h 39m 8.27 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/17 15:40:18 13 2h 31m 8.74 ✔ ✔ 22