Biography
I have been a dog musher for about 33 years. I was introduced to dog mushing when I lived in northern Minnesota. Since then, dog mushing has been a very special part of my life. Along with my family and my work as a nurse practitioner, dog mushing remains one of my life passions. I think sled dogs, especially Alaskan huskies, are remarkable beings that give us so much pleasure and inspire us with their enthusiasm, affections, incredible athleticism and remarkable resilience. After retiring from Iditarod three times I have decided to run “one more time” because I love the dogs, love working with the dogs and because running across Alaska with my dogs fills my soul.
2013 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Anchorage | 3/02 10:30:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Willow | 3/03 14:30:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Yentna | 3/03 18:29:00 | 16 | 3/03 18:36:00 | 16 | 0h 7m | 3h 59m | 10.54 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/03 21:45:00 | 16 | 3/04 04:12:00 | 16 | 6h 27m | 3h 9m | 9.52 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/04 08:57:00 | 16 | 3/04 14:38:00 | 16 | 5h 41m | 4h 45m | 8.42 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/04 18:32:00 | 16 | 3/05 01:55:00 | 16 | 7h 23m | 3h 54m | 7.69 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/05 06:38:00 | 16 | 3/05 13:10:00 | 15 | 6h 32m | 4h 43m | 7.42 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/06 05:17:00 | 15 | 3/06 05:47:00 | 14 | 0h 30m | 16h 7m | 4.65 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/06 16:44:00 | 14 | 3/06 16:46:00 | 14 | 0h 2m | 10h 57m | 4.38 | 48 | |||
| Takotna | 3/06 19:30:00 | 14 | 3/07 21:19:00 | 14 | 25h 49m | 2h 44m | 6.59 |  |
18 | ||
| Ophir | 3/08 00:10:00 | 14 | 3/08 00:28:00 | 14 | 0h 18m | 2h 51m | 8.07 | |
23 | ||
| Iditarod | 3/08 21:28:00 | 14 | 3/09 07:35:00 | 14 | 10h 7m | 21h 0m | 3.81 | |
80 | ||
| Shageluk | 3/09 17:11:00 | 14 | 3/10 03:00:00 | 14 | 8h 49m | 9h 36m | 5.73 | |
|
55 | |
| Anvik | 3/10 07:43:00 | 14 | 3/10 07:44:00 | 14 | 0h 1m | 4h 43m | 5.30 | |
|
25 | |
| Grayling | 3/10 11:08:00 | 14 | 3/10 19:09:00 | 14 | 8h 1m | 3h 24m | 5.29 | |
|
18 | |
| Eagle Island | 3/11 06:25:00 | 14 | 3/11 15:40:00 | 13 | 9h 15m | 11h 16m | 5.50 | |
|
62 | |
| Kaltag | 3/12 09:25:00 | 13 | 3/12 15:40:00 | 13 | 6h 15m | 17h 45m | 3.38 | |
|
60 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/13 11:00:00 | 13 | 3/13 15:05:00 | 13 | 4h 5m | 19h 20m | 4.40 | |
|
85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/13 21:25:00 | 13 | 3/14 04:47:00 | 12 | 7h 22m | 6h 20m | 6.32 | |
|
40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/14 12:37:00 | 12 | 3/14 19:32:00 | 12 | 6h 55m | 7h 50m | 6.38 | |
|
50 | |
| Elim | 3/15 02:38:00 | 12 | 3/15 09:09:00 | 12 | 6h 31m | 7h 6m | 6.76 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/15 17:44:00 | 12 | 3/16 03:16:00 | 12 | 9h 32m | 8h 35m | 5.36 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/16 11:16:00 | 12 | 3/16 11:23:00 | 12 | 0h 7m | 8h 0m | 6.88 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/16 17:24:13 | 12 | 6h 1m | 3.66 | |
|
22 | ||||
