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.
Sponsors
Dave Applen, MN
| Big Dans's Trucking and Dog Food, Altura, MN
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2015 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Anchorage | 3/07 12:16:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Fairbanks | 3/09 12:04:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Nenana | 3/09 17:34:00 | 16 | 3/09 17:39:00 | 15 | 0h 5m | 5h 30m | 10.91 | 60 | |||
| Manley Hot Springs | 3/10 14:15:00 | 15 | 3/10 21:54:00 | 15 | 7h 39m | 20h 36m | 4.37 | 90 | |||
| Tanana | 3/11 05:56:00 | 15 | 3/11 15:08:00 | 15 | 9h 12m | 8h 2m | 8.22 |  |
66 | ||
| Ruby | 3/12 15:20:00 | 15 | 3/12 23:15:00 | 14 | 7h 55m | 24h 12m | 4.92 | |
119 | ||
| Galena | 3/13 07:06:00 | 14 | 3/14 09:09:00 | 14 | 26h 3m | 7h 51m | 6.37 | |
|
50 | |
| Huslia | 3/15 10:30:00 | 14 | 3/16 08:45:00 | 12 | 22h 15m | 25h 21m | 3.23 | |
|
82 | |
| Koyukuk | 3/17 03:43:00 | 12 | 3/17 10:20:00 | 12 | 6h 37m | 18h 58m | 4.53 | |
|
86 | |
| Nulato | 3/17 13:17:00 | 12 | 3/17 18:01:00 | 12 | 4h 44m | 2h 57m | 7.46 | |
|
22 | |
| Kaltag | 3/17 23:49:00 | 12 | 3/18 06:57:00 | 12 | 7h 8m | 5h 48m | 8.10 | |
|
47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/19 00:23:00 | 12 | 3/19 09:18:00 | 11 | 8h 55m | 17h 26m | 4.88 | |
|
85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/19 15:27:00 | 11 | 3/20 01:23:00 | 11 | 9h 56m | 6h 9m | 6.50 | |
|
40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/20 09:20:00 | 11 | 3/20 17:05:00 | 11 | 7h 45m | 7h 57m | 6.29 | |
|
50 | |
| Elim | 3/21 00:10:00 | 11 | 3/21 07:59:00 | 10 | 7h 49m | 7h 5m | 6.78 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/21 14:37:00 | 10 | 3/22 00:18:00 | 10 | 9h 41m | 6h 38m | 6.93 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/22 07:55:00 | 10 | 3/22 08:00:00 | 10 | 0h 5m | 7h 37m | 7.22 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/22 10:57:28 | 10 | 2h 57m | 7.46 | |
|
22 | ||||
