Musher Details

2020 Iditarod » Mushers » Karin Hendrickson

Karin Hendrickson

Bib Number: 15
Hometown: Willow, , Alaska
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Biography

I saw my first sled dog in March of 2002 when I came up to volunteer for the Iditarod. by 2003 had sold everything I owned, quit my job and moved to Alaska to become a handler. After two years as a handler I tried to quit my dog habit. That didn’t last long – I was miserable without dogs! I started building my own team in 2006. I really never expected to do any racing, much less run the Iditarod! I am not too sure how it all happened but just two years later I found myself signed up for my first Iditarod.

2022 will be my 10th Iditarod. I was hit by a truck while training in 2014. Luckily all my dogs were ok but I broke my back in three places. It has been a real challenge to work through the pain and loss of function but I was not ready to quit doing what I love – running dogs in the amazing wilderness of Alaska. I am one of a very few mushers to work full time through the winter. My biggest challenge is trying to fit training and racing around the demands of my job. It is just this side of impossible to get everything done but somehow, with a lot of help from friends, I make it happen.

SPONSORS:
Frank Galli
Denise Van Huele
Andy and Kai
Gwen Rodman (mom)
Sandra, in memory of Richard Hendrickson
Bering Sea Animal Clinic/Bob Sept DVM
Dave & Colleen Dye
Steve Hancock

Sponsors

Bering Sea Animal Clinic/Bob Sept DVM
Gwen Rodman (Mom)
Sandra Hendrickson-in memory of Richard Hendrickson.


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 14:26:00 14
Yentna 3/08 20:13:00 14 3/09 02:08:00 14 5h 55m 5h 47m 7.26 42
Skwentna 3/09 05:56:00 14 3/09 10:52:00 14 4h 56m 3h 48m 7.89 30
Finger Lake 3/09 16:21:00 14 3/09 22:43:00 14 6h 22m 5h 29m 7.29 40
Rainy Pass 3/10 02:18:00 14 3/10 06:29:00 13 4h 11m 3h 35m 8.37 30
Rohn 3/10 10:35:00 13 3/10 14:31:00 13 3h 56m 4h 6m 8.54 35
Nikolai 3/11 03:51:00 13 3/11 09:22:00 13 5h 31m 13h 20m 5.63 75
McGrath 3/11 15:34:00 13 3/12 17:02:00 13 25h 28m 6h 12m 7.74 ✔ 48
Takotna 3/12 19:18:00 13 3/12 19:20:00 13 0h 2m 2h 16m 7.94 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/12 21:56:00 13 3/13 03:00:00 13 5h 4m 2h 36m 8.85 ✔ 23
Cripple 3/13 19:39:00 13 3/14 00:40:00 13 5h 1m 16h 39m 4.38 ✔ 73
Ruby 3/14 17:16:00 13 3/15 01:16:00 12 8h 0m 16h 36m 4.22 ✔ ✔ 70
Galena 3/15 09:29:00 12 3/15 17:33:00 10 8h 4m 8h 13m 6.09 ✔ ✔ 50
Nulato 3/16 01:17:00 10 3/16 09:29:00 10 8h 12m 7h 44m 4.78 ✔ ✔ 37
Kaltag 3/16 14:59:00 10 3/16 20:30:00 10 5h 31m 5h 30m 8.55 ✔ ✔ 47
Unalakleet 3/17 13:09:00 10 3/17 20:37:00 9 7h 28m 16h 39m 5.11 ✔ ✔ Scratched 85