Biography
Richie Diehl, 35, was born and raised in Aniak, Alaska. He graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Technology. He’s been working as a carpenter in Aniak the last ten years. He says he began mushing “as a kid” and has been racing competitively in Alaska since 2010, having completed the Kusko 300 several times as well as the Paul Johnson Memorial 450 in its inaugural year, 2012, and the Iditarod seven times, his best finish being sixth in 2018. He lists his hobbies as hunting, flying, fishing and boating.
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 14:28:00 | 14 | |||||||||
| Yentna | 3/08 19:26:00 | 14 | 3/08 19:30:00 | 14 | 0h 4m | 4h 58m | 8.46 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/09 01:54:00 | 14 | 3/09 01:56:00 | 14 | 0h 2m | 6h 24m | 4.69 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/09 06:50:00 | 14 | 3/09 09:52:00 | 14 | 3h 2m | 4h 54m | 8.16 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/09 13:15:00 | 14 | 3/09 16:22:00 | 14 | 3h 7m | 3h 23m | 8.87 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/09 20:16:00 | 14 | 3/09 23:24:00 | 14 | 3h 8m | 3h 54m | 8.97 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/10 10:33:00 | 14 | 3/10 14:57:00 | 14 | 4h 24m | 11h 9m | 6.73 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/10 21:05:00 | 14 | 3/10 21:07:00 | 14 | 0h 2m | 6h 8m | 7.83 | 48 | |||
| Takotna | 3/10 23:33:00 | 14 | 3/12 00:57:00 | 14 | 25h 24m | 2h 26m | 7.40 |  |
18 | ||
| Ophir | 3/12 03:19:00 | 14 | 3/12 03:23:00 | 14 | 0h 4m | 2h 22m | 9.72 | |
23 | ||
| Cripple | 3/12 16:45:00 | 14 | 3/12 20:55:00 | 14 | 4h 10m | 13h 22m | 5.46 | |
73 | ||
| Ruby | 3/13 08:44:00 | 14 | 3/13 13:00:00 | 14 | 4h 16m | 11h 49m | 5.92 | |
70 | ||
| Galena | 3/13 19:45:00 | 14 | 3/13 23:47:00 | 14 | 4h 2m | 6h 45m | 7.41 | |
50 | ||
| Nulato | 3/14 07:08:00 | 14 | 3/14 18:50:00 | 12 | 11h 42m | 7h 21m | 5.03 | |
|
37 | |
| Kaltag | 3/15 00:53:00 | 12 | 3/15 07:47:00 | 11 | 6h 54m | 6h 3m | 7.77 | |
|
47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/16 01:24:00 | 11 | 17h 37m | 4.82 | |
|
Scratched | 85 | |||
