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Michi Konno

Bib Number: 63
Hometown: Willow, Alaska
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Biography

Michi Konno, 56, was born and raised in Japan. He started mushing about 25 years ago moved to Alaska in 1999 to mush dogs here. “When I raced sprint dogs, I started with Joee Redington, Jr. I leased a team from him and finished in first place in the 1998 North American in Fairbanks. At one time I had 70 sprint dogs in my kennel.” Michi retired from sprint mushing and sold his dogs. Then he focused on his work as a tour guide and spent his springs and summers hiking and camping in the national parks in Montana, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. He explains, “Running Iditarod has always been in my mind. Joe Redington, Sr. told me once that I ‘must run the Iditarod.'” He has one adult daughter, Haluna. Michi’s hobbies and interests include hiking, fishing and camping.

Sponsors

NAKATETSU CO
C-PRO.CO
KOOKOO & CO CO
Montbell.Co

Nozomin & Kokoroya
Ashibetsu-City
Shibata-Denki,co
Sigma tec,co


2018 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Willow 3/04 16:02:00 16
Yentna 3/04 19:56:00 16 3/04 20:00:00 16 0h 4m 3h 54m 10.77 42
Skwentna 3/04 23:13:00 16 3/05 05:02:00 16 5h 49m 3h 13m 9.33 30
Finger Lake 3/05 10:01:00 16 3/05 10:31:00 15 0h 30m 4h 59m 8.03 40
Rainy Pass 3/05 14:13:00 15 3/05 19:04:00 15 4h 51m 3h 42m 8.11 30
Rohn 3/05 23:05:00 15 3/06 04:42:00 15 5h 37m 4h 1m 8.71 35
Nikolai 3/06 14:25:00 15 3/06 19:31:00 14 5h 6m 9h 43m 7.72 75
McGrath 3/07 02:39:00 14 3/07 02:51:00 14 0h 12m 7h 8m 6.73 48
Takotna 3/07 05:11:00 14 3/08 05:21:00 14 24h 10m 2h 20m 7.71 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/08 07:54:00 14 3/08 08:04:00 14 0h 10m 2h 33m 9.02 ✔ 23
Iditarod 3/08 22:48:00 14 3/09 04:14:00 13 5h 26m 14h 44m 5.43 ✔ 80
Shageluk 3/09 13:31:00 13 3/09 21:32:00 12 8h 1m 9h 17m 5.92 ✔ ✔ 55
Anvik 3/10 01:10:00 12 3/10 01:18:00 12 0h 8m 3h 38m 6.88 ✔ ✔ 25
Grayling 3/10 04:19:00 12 3/10 09:54:00 12 5h 35m 3h 1m 5.97 ✔ ✔ 18
Kaltag 3/11 11:23:00 3/11 16:55:00 10 5h 32m 24h 29m 4.98 ✔ ✔ 122
Unalakleet 3/12 07:39:00 10 3/12 13:37:00 9 5h 58m 14h 44m 5.77 ✔ ✔ 85
Shaktoolik 3/12 20:32:00 9 3/13 02:56:00 9 6h 24m 6h 55m 5.78 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/13 19:16:00 9 3/14 02:40:00 9 7h 24m 16h 20m 3.06 ✔ ✔ 50
Elim 3/14 10:16:00 9 3/14 13:24:00 9 3h 8m 7h 36m 6.32 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/14 20:37:00 9 3/15 04:39:00 9 8h 2m 7h 13m 6.37 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/15 12:13:00 9 3/15 12:29:00 8 0h 16m 7h 34m 7.27 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/15 15:35:02 8 3h 6m 7.10 ✔ ✔ 22