Biography
Jan Steves, 60, was born and raised in Edmonds, Washington. In 2009, she moved to Alaska to run dogs and train for the Iditarod. A 1974 graduate of Edmonds High School, she attended the University of Washington. She is currently employed in musher property management. She began mushing in 2008 and says she became interested in the Iditarod “when I first spent time with sled dogs in 2007.” “I had a dream,” she says. Jan is the mother of three adult children, Nicole, Tyler, and Kelsey. She is a member of Willow Dog Mushers and Everett Mountaineers. She lists her hobbies as hiking, boating, fishing and skiing.
Sponsors
Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door, WA
| Outdoor Youth Connections, WA
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Awards
Red Lantern
2012 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Anchorage | 3/03 11:23:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Willow | 3/04 15:16:00 | 14 | |||||||||
| Yentna Station | 3/04 19:41:00 | 14 | 3/05 00:43:00 | 14 | 5h 2m | 4h 25m | 9.51 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/05 04:35:00 | 14 | 3/05 09:33:00 | 14 | 4h 58m | 3h 52m | 7.76 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/05 17:32:00 | 14 | 3/06 00:56:00 | 14 | 7h 24m | 7h 59m | 5.01 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/06 05:24:00 | 14 | 3/06 11:55:00 | 14 | 6h 31m | 4h 28m | 6.72 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/06 17:23:00 | 14 | 3/07 00:52:00 | 14 | 7h 29m | 5h 28m | 6.40 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/07 18:10:00 | 14 | 3/08 03:08:00 | 14 | 8h 58m | 17h 18m | 4.34 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/08 11:23:00 | 14 | 3/09 12:20:00 | 13 | 24h 57m | 8h 15m | 5.82 |  |
48 | ||
| Takotna | 3/09 14:24:00 | 13 | 3/09 14:30:00 | 13 | 0h 6m | 2h 4m | 8.71 | |
18 | ||
| Ophir | 3/09 17:34:00 | 13 | 3/10 01:41:00 | 13 | 8h 7m | 3h 4m | 7.50 | |
23 | ||
| Cripple | 3/10 18:20:00 | 13 | 3/11 08:00:00 | 13 | 12h 40m | 16h 39m | 4.38 | |
73 | ||
| Ruby | 3/11 20:43:00 | 13 | 3/12 10:17:00 | 13 | 13h 34m | 12h 43m | 5.50 | |
|
70 | |
| Galena | 3/12 18:07:00 | 13 | 3/13 05:53:00 | 12 | 11h 46m | 7h 50m | 6.38 | |
|
50 | |
| Nulato | 3/13 14:25:00 | 12 | 3/13 22:25:00 | 12 | 8h 0m | 8h 32m | 4.34 | |
|
37 | |
| Kaltag | 3/14 06:14:00 | 12 | 3/14 15:39:00 | 12 | 9h 25m | 7h 49m | 6.01 | |
|
47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/15 16:49:00 | 12 | 3/16 00:15:00 | 12 | 7h 26m | 25h 10m | 3.38 | |
|
85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/16 06:55:00 | 12 | 3/16 13:38:00 | 12 | 6h 43m | 6h 40m | 6.00 | |
|
40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/16 22:36:00 | 12 | 3/17 08:43:00 | 12 | 10h 7m | 8h 58m | 5.58 | |
|
50 | |
| Elim | 3/17 15:15:00 | 12 | 3/17 19:34:00 | 10 | 4h 19m | 6h 32m | 7.35 | |
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48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/18 04:16:00 | 10 | 3/18 12:35:00 | 9 | 8h 19m | 8h 42m | 5.29 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/18 20:32:00 | 9 | 3/18 21:52:00 | 9 | 1h 20m | 7h 57m | 6.92 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/19 02:57:03 | 9 | 5h 5m | 4.33 | |
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22 | ||||
