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Damon Ramaker

Bib Number: 52
Hometown: Fountain, MN


Biography

Damon Ramaker is the owner of the Deep Root Kennel hailing from the bluff country of southeastern Minnesota where a team of dogs running down the road is met with looks of bewilderment and curiosity. He lives near Wykoff with his wife, 3 children and many dogs in a yurt they built in 2016 near Wykoff. For the past 7 years, Damon has worked as an emergency department nurse at St Mary’s Hospital-Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Prior to that, he worked at Fairview Medical Center in Minneapolis. Damon and his family founded a Deep Root CAUSE in 2018, which focuses on helping others discover their strengths and potential through inspiration, education, empowerment and experiences.

While dogs have always been part of Damon’s life, his interest in dog powered sports started in skijoring with his rescue and hunting dogs in 2007.Damon spent the last 5 years learning and working with lditarod veteran Cindy Gallea from whom he caught the mushing bug. On their first encounter, she warned him that once you step on the runners of a sled, there is no turning back. She advised him to consult his wife before doing so, to which she offered her full support, most days. He greatly looks forward to the challenges and triumphs to come as he travels across the amazing state of Alaska with a team of his buddies.

Sponsors

St. Mary's Hospital Emergency Room Staff
Individual Dog Sponsors
Steve Lindow Woodworking
Lindow Surveying and Mapping
MT Solar

English Electric
Gehling Auction
Jobes Family
Herting Family


2020 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Willow 3/08 15:40:00 14
Yentna 3/08 21:15:00 14 3/09 01:10:00 14 3h 55m 5h 35m 7.52 42
Skwentna 3/09 04:45:00 14 3/09 09:10:00 14 4h 25m 3h 35m 8.37 30
Finger Lake 3/09 14:46:00 14 3/09 20:21:00 13 5h 35m 5h 36m 7.14 40
Rainy Pass 3/10 00:28:00 13 3/10 06:59:00 13 6h 31m 4h 7m 7.29 30
Rohn 3/10 11:31:00 13 3/10 16:35:00 13 5h 4m 4h 32m 7.72 35
Nikolai 3/11 07:25:00 13 3/11 11:54:00 13 4h 29m 14h 50m 5.06 75
McGrath 3/11 18:16:00 13 3/12 18:32:00 12 24h 16m 6h 22m 7.54 ✔ 48
Takotna 3/12 21:04:00 12 3/12 21:06:00 12 0h 2m 2h 32m 7.11 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/12 23:58:00 12 3/13 05:55:00 12 5h 57m 2h 52m 8.02 ✔ 23
Cripple 3/13 21:28:00 12 3/14 02:17:00 12 4h 49m 15h 33m 4.69 ✔ 73
Ruby 3/14 17:23:00 12 3/15 01:36:00 12 8h 13m 15h 6m 4.64 ✔ ✔ 70
Galena 3/15 10:07:00 12 3/15 17:38:00 11 7h 31m 8h 31m 5.87 ✔ ✔ 50
Nulato 3/16 04:38:00 11 3/16 10:20:00 11 5h 42m 11h 0m 3.36 ✔ ✔ 37
Kaltag 3/16 16:04:00 11 3/16 22:31:00 11 6h 27m 5h 44m 8.20 ✔ ✔ 47
Unalakleet 3/17 17:10:00 11 3/18 00:15:00 11 7h 5m 18h 39m 4.56 ✔ ✔ 85
Koyuk 3/18 20:45:00 11 3/19 14:07:00 11 17h 22m 20h 30m 4.39 ✔ ✔ 90
Elim 3/19 21:19:00 11 3/20 08:55:00 11 11h 36m 7h 12m 6.67 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/21 15:28:00 11 3/21 23:29:00 11 8h 1m 30h 33m 1.51 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/22 06:48:00 11 3/22 06:50:00 11 0h 2m 7h 19m 7.52 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/22 10:28:37 11 3h 38m 6.06 ✔ ✔ 22