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Emily Maxwell

Bib Number: 18
Hometown: Iowa City, IA
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Biography

Emily Maxwell, 34, was born and raised in Iowa. She grew up in Iowa City, Iowa, where she earned degrees in Spanish, Journalism, and Literary Translation at the University of Iowa. She worked for years as a trucker, a studio model and a bartender and took part in every adventure that presented itself. She suffered a severe burn injury in 2013, which set her on the path to Alaska and mushing in January of 2016. She worked as a dropped dog volunteer in 2016 and 2017, gaining valuable experience working with dogs and other volunteers on the trail. Emily ran her rookie Iditarod in 2018, and she is proud and thankful to be running her friend Jessie Holmes’ dogs in the 2019 Iditarod. She thanks Team Petit and the many family and friends, mushing and non-mushing alike, who have helped her get to the trail. She currently works as a waitress and a Pilates instructor and said her hobbies are Pilates and surfing the Bore Tide.

Sponsors

Girdwood Auto
Girdwood, AK
Hope, AK
Gail Hille
Connie Larose
Seaview Cafe

George’s Buffet
Mary/Gerry Maxwell
Middleway Cafe
Turnagain Towing
Iowa City, IA


2019 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Willow 3/03 14:32:00 14
Yentna 3/03 18:43:00 14 3/03 18:49:00 14 0h 6m 4h 11m 10.04 42
Skwentna 3/03 22:19:00 14 3/04 05:02:00 14 6h 43m 3h 30m 8.57 30
Finger Lake 3/04 09:56:00 14 3/04 15:20:00 13 5h 24m 4h 54m 8.16 40
Rainy Pass 3/04 18:49:00 13 3/04 20:02:00 13 1h 13m 3h 29m 8.61 30
Rohn 3/05 01:19:00 13 3/05 08:29:00 12 7h 10m 5h 17m 6.62 35
Nikolai 3/06 03:46:00 12 3/06 03:46:00 12 0h 0m 19h 17m 3.89 75
McGrath 3/06 12:40:00 12 3/07 15:30:00 10 26h 50m 8h 54m 5.39 ✔ 48
Takotna 3/07 18:11:00 10 3/07 18:17:00 9 0h 6m 2h 41m 6.71 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/07 21:30:00 9 3/08 03:55:00 9 6h 25m 3h 13m 7.15 ✔ 23
Iditarod 3/09 12:00:00 9 32h 5m 2.49 ✔ Scratched 80