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2012 Iditarod » Mushers » Braxton Peterson

Braxton Peterson

Bib Number: 63
Hometown: Fairbanks, Alaska


Biography

Braxton Peterson, 25, was born in Bermuda. His family moved to the Kenai Peninsula when Braxton was a child. He has been running dogs for the Mackey Kennel for almost 10 years and been a fisherman for the last five years. He says, “this is my first Iditarod and I have worked many long, cold, tired days to get here. It’s finally happening!” Braxton has run a number of mid distance races in the State. He says in his spare time he enjoys music, snowboarding and writing lyrics for dog mushing rap.

Sponsors

Redpaw Feed, WI
Canada Goose, Ont., CA
Simard Automotive

Millennium Alaska Hotel
Denny’s Restaurant
Daily’s Web Design


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 12:14:00 12
Willow 3/04 16:02:00 16
Yentna Station 3/04 20:29:00 16 3/04 20:35:00 16 0h 6m 4h 27m 9.44 42
Skwentna 3/05 03:15:00 16 3/05 03:51:00 16 0h 36m 6h 40m 4.50 30
Finger Lake 3/05 09:19:00 16 3/05 13:01:00 16 3h 42m 5h 28m 7.32 40
Rainy Pass 3/05 16:41:00 16 3/05 20:25:00 16 3h 44m 3h 40m 8.18 30
Rohn 3/06 01:22:00 16 3/06 03:05:00 15 1h 43m 4h 57m 7.07 35
Nikolai 3/06 18:33:00 15 3/07 01:06:00 15 6h 33m 15h 28m 4.85 75
McGrath 3/07 08:00:00 15 3/08 08:10:00 15 24h 10m 6h 54m 6.96 ✔ 48
Takotna 3/08 10:22:00 15 3/08 10:31:00 15 0h 9m 2h 12m 8.18 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/08 13:12:00 15 3/08 17:20:00 14 4h 8m 2h 41m 8.57 ✔ 23
Cripple 3/09 03:34:00 14 3/09 08:33:00 14 4h 59m 10h 14m 7.13 ✔ 73
Ruby 3/09 19:05:00 14 3/10 03:22:00 12 8h 17m 10h 32m 6.65 ✔ ✔ 70
Galena 3/10 09:50:00 12 3/10 10:25:00 12 0h 35m 6h 28m 7.73 ✔ ✔ 50
Nulato 3/10 22:05:00 12 3/10 22:24:00 12 0h 19m 11h 40m 3.17 ✔ ✔ 37
Kaltag 3/11 04:26:00 12 3/11 11:00:00 11 6h 34m 5h 2m 9.34 ✔ ✔ 47
Unalakleet 3/12 03:56:00 11 3/13 11:59:00 10 32h 3m 16h 56m 5.02 ✔ ✔ 85
Shaktoolik 3/12 18:11:00 3/13 12:00:00 17h 49m -18h -48m -2.13 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/13 21:46:00 10 3/14 05:20:00 10 7h 34m 9h 46m 5.12 ✔ ✔ 50
Elim 3/14 11:52:00 10 3/14 12:14:00 10 0h 22m 6h 32m 7.35 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/14 19:06:00 10 3/15 03:10:00 10 8h 4m 6h 52m 6.70 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/15 10:14:00 10 3/15 10:18:00 10 0h 4m 7h 4m 7.78 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/15 13:44:04 10 3h 26m 6.41 ✔ ✔ 22