Biography
Justin Stielstra, 22, was born in Texas and raised in Michigan. He studied Outdoor Recreation and Management at Northern Michigan University. He started mushing in 2014 by helping his uncle, Iditarod veteran Ed Stielstra, train the race team and he loved it. Three years ago he came to Alaska to run dogs at Turning Heads Kennel and never left. He hopes to start his own kennel in a few years. He lists his hobbies as hunting, fishing and snowboarding.
Sponsors
Nature's Kennel, MI
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2017 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
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| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Fairbanks | 3/06 12:34:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Nenana | 3/06 18:31:00 | 16 | 3/07 01:08:00 | 16 | 6h 37m | 5h 57m | 10.08 | 60 | |||
| Manley | 3/07 15:03:00 | 16 | 3/08 02:06:00 | 15 | 11h 3m | 13h 55m | 6.47 | 90 | |||
| Tanana | 3/08 10:22:00 | 15 | 3/08 22:06:00 | 15 | 11h 44m | 8h 16m | 7.98 |  |
66 | ||
| Ruby | 3/09 23:02:00 | 15 | 3/10 06:16:00 | 14 | 7h 14m | 24h 56m | 4.77 | |
119 | ||
| Galena | 3/10 12:21:00 | 14 | 3/11 13:09:00 | 13 | 24h 48m | 6h 5m | 8.22 | |
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50 | |
| Huslia | 3/12 03:17:00 | 13 | 3/12 09:34:00 | 13 | 6h 17m | 13h 8m | 6.24 | |
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82 | |
| Koyukuk | 3/13 00:49:00 | 13 | 3/13 08:05:00 | 13 | 7h 16m | 15h 15m | 5.64 | |
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86 | |
| Nulato | 3/13 10:14:00 | 13 | 3/13 10:16:00 | 13 | 0h 2m | 2h 9m | 10.23 | |
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22 | |
| Kaltag | 3/13 14:34:00 | 13 | 3/13 22:37:00 | 11 | 8h 3m | 4h 18m | 10.93 | |
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47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/14 13:37:00 | 11 | 3/14 20:19:00 | 11 | 6h 42m | 15h 0m | 5.67 | |
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85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/15 01:42:00 | 11 | 3/15 10:06:00 | 11 | 8h 24m | 5h 23m | 7.43 | |
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40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/15 16:00:00 | 11 | 3/15 23:58:00 | 11 | 7h 58m | 5h 54m | 8.47 | |
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50 | |
| Elim | 3/16 05:42:00 | 11 | 3/16 13:27:00 | 11 | 7h 45m | 5h 44m | 8.37 | |
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48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/16 19:14:00 | 11 | 3/17 03:14:00 | 11 | 8h 0m | 5h 47m | 7.95 | |
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46 | |
| Safety | 3/17 10:14:00 | 11 | 3/17 10:17:00 | 11 | 0h 3m | 7h 0m | 7.86 | |
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55 | |
| Nome | 3/17 13:44:36 | 11 | 3h 27m | 6.38 | |
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22 | ||||
