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- Select Musher (Bib):
Musher 2008 Iditarod
Presented by Under Armour
Last Update: 03/18/2008 18:45 AKDT Orange = Last Updated
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Kjetil Backen |
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Porsgrunn, NORWAY
Bib Number: 42 |
| Final Position: 9 |
| Checkpoint: Nome |
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Time In: Wed, March 12, 2008 12:25:26 Dogs In: 11 |
| Finishing Time: 9 Days 21 Hours 25 Minutes 26 Seconds |
| Average Speed: 4.38 MPH |
Kjetil Backen, 38, was born and raised in Norway. He began mushing in 1996 and ran mid distance races in Norway. He became interested in the Iditarod because he wanted to run longer races than were in Norway. A service technician for the last 16 years, Kjetil says he enjoys fishing and hunting. He is married to Ingrid and they have two children: Emil Andreas, age 7 and Helene, age 6. |
| Checkpoint | Distance | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest | Time Enroute |
Speed (mph) |
8 Hr |
24 Hr |
Status |
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| Anchorage | 0 | 03/01/2008 11:30:00 |
12 |  |
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| Willow | 73 | 03/02/2008 15:20:00 |
16 | |
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| Yentna | 115 | 03/02/2008 18:58:00 |
16 | 03/02/2008 19:01:00 |
16 | 0h 3m | 3h 38m | 11.56 | |
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| Skwentna | 149 | 03/02/2008 22:17:00 |
16 | 03/03/2008 00:15:00 |
16 | 1h 58m | 3h 16m | 10.41 | |
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| Finger Lake | 194 | 03/03/2008 05:09:00 |
16 | 03/03/2008 09:55:00 |
15 | 4h 46m | 4h 54m | 9.18 | |
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| Rainy Pass | 224 | 03/03/2008 13:17:00 |
15 | 03/03/2008 13:21:00 |
15 | 0h 4m | 3h 22m | 8.91 | |
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| Rohn | 272 | 03/03/2008 17:41:00 |
15 | 03/04/2008 01:11:00 |
15 | 7h 30m | 4h 20m | 11.08 | |
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| Nikolai | 347 | 03/04/2008 10:39:00 |
15 | 03/04/2008 17:22:00 |
15 | 6h 43m | 9h 28m | 7.92 | |
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| McGrath | 401 | 03/04/2008 23:56:00 |
15 | 03/04/2008 23:58:00 |
15 | 0h 2m | 6h 34m | 8.22 | |
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| Takotna | 419 | 03/05/2008 02:27:00 |
15 | 03/06/2008 04:17:00 |
15 | 25h 50m | 2h 29m | 7.25 | |
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| Ophir | 444 | 03/06/2008 06:53:00 |
15 | 03/06/2008 06:58:00 |
15 | 0h 5m | 2h 36m | 9.62 | |
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| Cripple | 503 | 03/06/2008 20:35:00 |
15 | 03/07/2008 01:00:00 |
14 | 4h 25m | 13h 37m | 4.33 | |
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| Ruby | 615 | 03/07/2008 13:37:00 |
14 | 03/07/2008 21:37:00 |
14 | 8h 0m | 12h 37m | 8.88 | |
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| Galena | 667 | 03/08/2008 04:45:00 |
14 | 03/08/2008 09:29:00 |
14 | 4h 44m | 7h 8m | 7.29 | |
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| Nulato | 719 | 03/08/2008 17:19:00 |
14 | 03/08/2008 21:36:00 |
14 | 4h 17m | 7h 50m | 6.64 | |
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| Kaltag | 761 | 03/09/2008 04:12:00 |
14 | 03/09/2008 10:21:00 |
13 | 6h 9m | 5h 36m | 7.50 | |
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| Unalakleet | 851 | 03/09/2008 21:48:00 |
13 | 03/10/2008 02:57:00 |
13 | 5h 9m | 11h 27m | 7.86 | |
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| Shaktoolik | 893 | 03/10/2008 09:45:00 |
13 | 03/10/2008 14:29:00 |
13 | 4h 44m | 6h 48m | 6.18 | |
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| Koyuk | 941 | 03/10/2008 21:56:00 |
13 | 03/11/2008 03:38:00 |
13 | 5h 42m | 7h 27m | 6.44 | |
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| Elim | 989 | 03/11/2008 10:40:00 |
13 | 03/11/2008 11:25:00 |
13 | 0h 45m | 7h 2m | 6.82 | |
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| White Mountain | 1035 | 03/11/2008 18:17:00 |
13 | 03/12/2008 02:24:00 |
11 | 8h 7m | 6h 52m | 6.70 | |
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| Safety | 1090 | 03/12/2008 09:26:00 |
11 | 03/12/2008 09:26:00 |
11 | 0h 0m | 7h 2m | 7.82 | |
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| Nome | 1112 | 03/12/2008 12:25:26 |
11 | 2h 59m | 7.37 | |
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Race Statistics provided by Iditarod Trail Committee, Inc. © 2008