Biography
Thomas, 26, was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. He attended college at the University of Georgia, Athens, and received a B.S. in Psychology in 2012. During his junior year in college, he watched “The Toughest Race on Earth”, an Iditarod documentary, and after watching that he knew he HAD to run the Iditarod! After graduating, working and traveling, he applied for a job at Wolf’s Den Kennel in Cantwell, owned by Mike and Caitlin Santos. He says, “I have loved my two years here in Cantwell and am now more than ever determined to finish the Iditarod with a happy, healthy dog team.” He enjoys playing music and traveling.
Sponsors
Richard Rosenbloom/Patrice Krant
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2017 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Fairbanks | 3/06 12:16:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Nenana | 3/06 18:00:00 | 16 | 3/06 23:59:00 | 16 | 5h 59m | 5h 44m | 10.47 | 60 | |||
| Manley | 3/07 15:50:00 | 16 | 3/07 22:31:00 | 15 | 6h 41m | 15h 51m | 5.68 | 90 | |||
| Tanana | 3/08 06:45:00 | 15 | 3/08 14:45:00 | 15 | 8h 0m | 8h 14m | 8.02 |  |
66 | ||
| Ruby | 3/09 13:56:00 | 15 | 3/09 20:16:00 | 15 | 6h 20m | 23h 11m | 5.13 | |
119 | ||
| Galena | 3/10 03:11:00 | 15 | 3/11 04:17:00 | 14 | 25h 6m | 6h 55m | 7.23 | |
|
50 | |
| Huslia | 3/11 19:56:00 | 14 | 3/12 09:16:00 | 12 | 12h 20m | 15h 39m | 5.24 | |
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82 | |
| Koyukuk | 3/13 03:09:00 | 12 | 3/13 09:16:00 | 10 | 6h 7m | 17h 53m | 4.81 | |
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86 | |
| Nulato | 3/13 11:51:00 | 10 | 3/13 11:51:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 2h 35m | 8.52 | |
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22 | |
| Kaltag | 3/13 16:50:00 | 10 | 3/14 05:35:00 | 10 | 12h 45m | 4h 59m | 9.43 | |
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47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/14 22:17:00 | 10 | 3/15 05:18:00 | 10 | 7h 1m | 16h 42m | 5.09 | |
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85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/15 11:30:00 | 10 | 3/15 18:28:00 | 10 | 6h 58m | 6h 12m | 6.45 | |
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40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/16 00:41:00 | 10 | 3/16 09:12:00 | 10 | 8h 31m | 6h 13m | 8.04 | |
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50 | |
| Elim | 3/16 15:51:00 | 10 | 3/16 22:15:00 | 10 | 6h 24m | 6h 39m | 7.22 | |
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48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/17 05:00:00 | 10 | 3/17 15:41:00 | 10 | 10h 41m | 6h 45m | 6.81 | |
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46 | |
| Safety | 3/17 23:18:00 | 10 | 3/17 23:19:00 | 10 | 0h 1m | 7h 37m | 7.22 | |
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55 | |
| Nome | 3/18 02:49:25 | 10 | 3h 30m | 6.29 | |
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22 | ||||
