Biography
John Baker, 55, was born and raised in Kotzebue, Alaska. He began mushing in 1995 and was interested in the Iditarod after watching the race in its early years. He ran his first Iditarod in 1996 and has been in every race since. He has 13 top ten Iditarod finishes, and became the first Iditarod champion from Northwest Alaska when he won the 2011 Iditarod, and the first Inupiat champion as well. Baker is a self-employed business owner and enjoys the rural Alaska life. He has a son, Alex, 29, a veteran of the Jr. Iditarod and daughter’s Tahayla, 16 and Amelia, 14. A commercial pilot, he says that his hobby is flying
Sponsors
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Awards
First to the Gold Coast — Sponsored by Wells Fargo
Lolly Medley Golden Harness — Sponsored by City of Nome
Race Champion
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 11:52:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Willow | 3/06 15:42:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Yentna Station | 3/06 19:39:00 | 16 | 3/06 19:52:00 | 16 | 0h 13m | 3h 57m | 11.39 | 45 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/07 02:03:00 | 16 | 3/07 02:17:00 | 14 | 0h 14m | 6h 11m | 5.50 | 34 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/07 07:22:00 | 14 | 3/07 10:15:00 | 14 | 2h 53m | 5h 5m | 8.85 | 45 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/07 13:59:00 | 14 | 3/07 17:02:00 | 13 | 3h 3m | 3h 44m | 8.04 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/07 20:58:00 | 13 | 3/08 01:57:00 | 13 | 4h 59m | 3h 56m | 12.20 | 48 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/08 10:42:00 | 13 | 3/08 15:20:00 | 13 | 4h 38m | 8h 45m | 8.57 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/08 21:18:00 | 13 | 3/08 21:20:00 | 13 | 0h 2m | 5h 58m | 9.05 | 54 | |||
| Takotna | 3/08 23:48:00 | 13 | 3/10 00:10:00 | 13 | 24h 22m | 2h 28m | 7.30 |  |
18 | ||
| Ophir | 3/10 02:35:00 | 13 | 3/10 02:39:00 | 13 | 0h 4m | 2h 25m | 10.34 | |
25 | ||
| Iditarod | 3/10 12:53:00 | 13 | 3/10 18:37:00 | 13 | 5h 44m | 10h 14m | 8.79 | |
90 | ||
| Shageluk | 3/11 02:12:00 | 13 | 3/11 02:13:00 | 13 | 0h 1m | 7h 35m | 8.57 | |
65 | ||
| Anvik | 3/11 05:43:00 | 13 | 3/11 13:45:00 | 13 | 8h 2m | 3h 30m | 7.14 | |
|
25 | |
| Grayling | 3/11 16:15:00 | 13 | 3/11 16:17:00 | 13 | 0h 2m | 2h 30m | 7.20 | |
|
18 | |
| Eagle Island | 3/12 00:09:00 | 13 | 3/12 04:05:00 | 12 | 3h 56m | 7h 52m | 7.63 | |
|
60 | |
| Kaltag | 3/12 13:19:00 | 12 | 3/12 17:18:00 | 11 | 3h 59m | 9h 14m | 7.58 | |
|
70 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/13 05:04:00 | 11 | 3/13 09:12:00 | 11 | 4h 8m | 10h 46m | 8.36 | |
|
90 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/13 14:44:00 | 11 | 3/13 17:40:00 | 11 | 2h 56m | 5h 32m | 7.59 | |
|
42 | |
| Koyuk | 3/13 23:35:00 | 11 | 3/14 02:48:00 | 11 | 3h 13m | 5h 55m | 8.11 | |
|
48 | |
| Elim | 3/14 08:44:00 | 11 | 3/14 08:51:00 | 11 | 0h 7m | 5h 56m | 8.09 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/14 16:03:00 | 11 | 3/15 00:04:00 | 10 | 8h 1m | 7h 12m | 6.39 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/15 06:47:00 | 10 | 3/15 06:48:00 | 10 | 0h 1m | 6h 43m | 8.19 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/15 09:46:39 | 10 | 2h 58m | 7.42 | |
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22 | ||||
