Biography
Nicolas was born in France, raised in New Mexico and moved to Girdwood, Alaska. He began racing while helping Jim Lanier train for Iditarod in 2011 and in 2012 when Jim had to sit out the race with hip replacement surgery he let Nick run his first Iditarod. That’s how Jim Lanier changed Nicolas Petit’s life, the rest is history.
Awards
Jerry Austin Rookie of the Year
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 10:26:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Willow | 3/06 14:24:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Yentna Station | 3/06 18:05:00 | 16 | 3/06 18:12:00 | 16 | 0h 7m | 3h 41m | 12.22 | 45 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/06 22:07:00 | 16 | 3/07 01:41:00 | 16 | 3h 34m | 3h 55m | 8.68 | 34 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/07 06:21:00 | 16 | 3/07 06:24:00 | 16 | 0h 3m | 4h 40m | 9.64 | 45 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/07 10:28:00 | 16 | 3/07 16:50:00 | 16 | 6h 22m | 4h 4m | 7.38 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/07 21:10:00 | 16 | 3/08 04:11:00 | 16 | 7h 1m | 4h 20m | 11.08 | 48 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/08 13:11:00 | 16 | 3/08 19:23:00 | 16 | 6h 12m | 9h 0m | 8.33 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/09 01:40:00 | 16 | 3/09 01:54:00 | 15 | 0h 14m | 6h 17m | 8.59 | 54 | |||
| Takotna | 3/09 04:26:00 | 15 | 3/10 06:06:00 | 14 | 25h 40m | 2h 32m | 7.11 |  |
18 | ||
| Ophir | 3/10 08:26:00 | 14 | 3/10 08:38:00 | 14 | 0h 12m | 2h 20m | 10.71 | |
25 | ||
| Iditarod | 3/10 23:53:00 | 14 | 3/11 07:35:00 | 13 | 7h 42m | 15h 15m | 5.90 | |
90 | ||
| Shageluk | 3/11 15:30:00 | 13 | 3/11 20:45:00 | 11 | 5h 15m | 7h 55m | 8.21 | |
65 | ||
| Anvik | 3/12 00:26:00 | 11 | 3/12 00:34:00 | 11 | 0h 8m | 3h 41m | 6.79 | |
25 | ||
| Grayling | 3/12 03:24:00 | 11 | 3/12 07:38:00 | 11 | 4h 14m | 2h 50m | 6.35 | |
18 | ||
| Eagle Island | 3/12 18:48:00 | 11 | 3/13 03:48:00 | 11 | 8h 0m | 11h 10m | 5.37 | |
|
60 | |
| Kaltag | 3/13 14:08:00 | 11 | 3/13 21:30:00 | 11 | 7h 22m | 10h 20m | 6.77 | |
|
70 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/14 08:58:00 | 11 | 3/14 16:11:00 | 10 | 7h 13m | 11h 28m | 7.85 | |
|
90 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/14 22:38:00 | 10 | 3/15 01:31:00 | 10 | 2h 53m | 6h 27m | 6.51 | |
|
42 | |
| Koyuk | 3/15 10:08:00 | 10 | 3/15 15:05:00 | 10 | 4h 57m | 8h 37m | 5.57 | |
|
48 | |
| Elim | 3/15 21:44:00 | 10 | 3/16 03:26:00 | 9 | 5h 42m | 6h 39m | 7.22 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/16 10:58:00 | 9 | 3/16 20:15:00 | 9 | 9h 17m | 7h 32m | 6.11 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/17 03:20:00 | 9 | 3/17 03:25:00 | 9 | 0h 5m | 7h 5m | 7.76 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/17 06:43:01 | 9 | 3h 18m | 6.67 | |
|
22 | ||||
