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Mitch Seavey

Bib Number: 32
Hometown: Seward, Alaska
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Biography

Mitch Seavey, 61, was born in Minnesota and moved with his family to Alaska in 1963. He graduated from high school in Seward and wrestled for Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. He began mushing in 1963. Mitch’s dad, Dan, ran the Iditarod in 1973, so he decided he wanted to run the Iditarod someday. After running eleven Iditarods, Mitch won the race in 2004. In 2008, Mitch was the winner of the All Alaska Sweepstakes, held that year as a commemoration of the original All Alaska Sweepstakes, and then he won the Iditarod again in 2013 and 2017. He says, “Running the Iditarod is a family tradition.” Mitch and Janine are the parents of four boys, three of whom have run the Jr. Iditarod and the Iditarod, Danny, Tyrell and Dallas. The youngest, Conway, is 21 and won the Jr. Iditarod in 2012 & 2014. Mitch says his hobbies are family, hunting and writing.

Sponsors

Icicle Seafoods
Petro Marine Services
Inlet Towers
Dr. Tim’s Pet Food, MI


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 15:00:00 14
Yentna 3/03 19:32:00 14 3/03 19:35:00 14 0h 3m 4h 32m 9.26 42
Skwentna 3/03 22:56:00 14 3/04 02:53:00 14 3h 57m 3h 21m 8.96 30
Finger Lake 3/04 07:33:00 14 3/04 10:19:00 14 2h 46m 4h 40m 8.57 40
Rainy Pass 3/04 13:32:00 14 3/04 16:22:00 14 2h 50m 3h 13m 9.33 30
Rohn 3/04 20:11:00 14 3/04 20:31:00 13 0h 20m 3h 49m 9.17 35
Nikolai 3/05 10:00:00 13 3/05 14:40:00 13 4h 40m 13h 29m 5.56 75
McGrath 3/05 21:26:00 13 3/05 21:28:00 13 0h 2m 6h 46m 7.09 48
Takotna 3/05 23:55:00 13 3/07 00:37:00 13 24h 42m 2h 27m 7.35 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/07 03:19:00 13 3/07 03:30:00 12 0h 11m 2h 42m 8.52 ✔ 23
Iditarod 3/07 17:40:00 12 3/07 21:44:00 11 4h 4m 14h 10m 5.65 ✔ 80
Shageluk 3/08 05:02:00 11 3/08 09:04:00 11 4h 2m 7h 18m 7.53 ✔ 55
Anvik 3/08 12:35:00 11 3/08 12:38:00 11 0h 3m 3h 31m 7.11 ✔ 25
Grayling 3/08 15:03:00 11 3/08 23:03:00 11 8h 0m 2h 25m 7.45 ✔ ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/09 05:59:00 11 3/09 10:02:00 11 4h 3m 6h 56m 8.94 ✔ ✔ 62
Kaltag 3/09 21:35:00 11 3/10 03:47:00 9 5h 12m 11h 33m 5.19 ✔ ✔ 60
Unalakleet 3/10 20:18:00 9 3/10 20:25:00 9 0h 7m 16h 31m 5.15 ✔ ✔ 85
Shaktoolik 3/11 02:29:00 9 3/11 07:18:00 9 4h 49m 6h 4m 6.59 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/11 21:27:00 9 3/12 05:02:00 9 7h 35m 14h 9m 3.53 ✔ ✔ 50
Elim 3/12 12:27:00 9 3/12 16:05:00 9 3h 38m 7h 25m 6.47 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/13 04:14:00 9 3/13 12:14:00 8 8h 0m 12h 9m 3.79 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/13 19:54:00 8 3/13 20:01:00 7 0h 7m 7h 40m 7.17 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/13 23:25:14 7 3h 24m 6.47 ✔ ✔ 22