Musher Details
Thomas Waerner
Bib Number: 40Hometown: Torpa, NORWAY
Website: http://www.qrillpetmushingteam.com
Meet the Dog Team: http://www.berserkkennel.com
Biography
Thomas Wærner, 52, (Veteran) (Expedition Class) was born in the UK and now makes his home in Torpa, Norway. He owns Berserk Kennel, home to around 30 dogs. He runs dogs for Torpa Idrettslag and works for the company EveryCare AS. Thomas’s races include the Finnmarksløpet FL1000, which he won in 2013, and Iditarod champion in 2020, earning champion status as well as Rookie of the Year. He was ranked as Norway’s best dog driver in 2013. Thomas has a total of 6 international medals. He says, “I was 11 years old when I started with mushing and I always had this interest in dogs. You know, since I was really small. I’ve been petting dogs. I’ve been touching dogs. I wanted to see them. So and then I started with the dog mushing, because I just wanted to do more things and then have more time with dogs.” When not racing, Thomas spends time with his family.
Website: www.berserkkennel.com
Social Media: Thomas Wærner Berserk Kennel
Awards
Achieve More — Sponsored by Northrim Bank
Gold Coast — Sponsored by Ryan Air
Lolly Medley Memorial Golden Harness — Sponsored by City of Nome
Official Truck — Sponsored by Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
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 15:16:00 | 14 | |||||||||
| Yentna | 3/08 20:20:00 | 14 | 3/08 21:10:00 | 14 | 0h 50m | 5h 4m | 8.29 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/09 00:37:00 | 14 | 3/09 03:26:00 | 14 | 2h 49m | 3h 27m | 8.70 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/09 08:39:00 | 14 | 3/09 11:23:00 | 14 | 2h 44m | 5h 13m | 7.67 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/09 14:40:00 | 14 | 3/09 17:53:00 | 14 | 3h 13m | 3h 17m | 9.14 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/09 21:58:00 | 14 | 3/09 22:07:00 | 14 | 0h 9m | 4h 5m | 8.57 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/10 11:46:00 | 14 | 3/10 16:00:00 | 14 | 4h 14m | 13h 39m | 5.49 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/10 22:05:00 | 14 | 3/10 22:06:00 | 14 | 0h 1m | 6h 5m | 7.89 | 48 | |||
| Takotna | 3/11 00:32:00 | 14 | 3/12 01:08:00 | 14 | 24h 36m | 2h 26m | 7.40 |  |
18 | ||
| Ophir | 3/12 03:31:00 | 14 | 3/12 03:36:00 | 14 | 0h 5m | 2h 23m | 9.65 | |
23 | ||
| Cripple | 3/12 15:46:00 | 14 | 3/12 20:41:00 | 14 | 4h 55m | 12h 10m | 6.00 | |
73 | ||
| Ruby | 3/13 07:13:00 | 14 | 3/13 15:13:00 | 14 | 8h 0m | 10h 32m | 6.65 | |
|
70 | |
| Galena | 3/13 21:15:00 | 14 | 3/14 00:56:00 | 14 | 3h 41m | 6h 2m | 8.29 | |
|
50 | |
| Nulato | 3/14 07:36:00 | 14 | 3/14 11:44:00 | 13 | 4h 8m | 6h 40m | 5.55 | |
|
37 | |
| Kaltag | 3/14 17:16:00 | 13 | 3/14 22:03:00 | 12 | 4h 47m | 5h 32m | 8.49 | |
|
47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/15 10:08:00 | 12 | 3/15 15:05:00 | 12 | 4h 57m | 12h 5m | 7.03 | |
|
85 | |
| Koyuk | 3/16 09:30:00 | 12 | 3/16 13:35:00 | 12 | 4h 5m | 18h 25m | 4.89 | |
|
90 | |
| Elim | 3/16 21:07:00 | 12 | 3/16 22:59:00 | 12 | 1h 52m | 7h 32m | 6.37 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/17 05:35:00 | 12 | 3/17 13:35:00 | 10 | 8h 0m | 6h 36m | 6.97 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/17 21:13:00 | 10 | 3/17 21:17:00 | 10 | 0h 4m | 7h 38m | 7.21 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/18 00:37:47 | 10 | 3h 20m | 6.60 | |
|
22 | ||||
