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Musher 2008 Iditarod

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Last Update: 03/18/2008 18:45 AKDT Orange = Last Updated

	Melissa Owens (r)

	Nome, AK, USA Bib Number: 59
	Final Position: 30
	Checkpoint: Nome
	Time In: Thu, March 13, 2008 11:21:14 Dogs In: 7
	Finishing Time: 10 Days 20 Hours 21 Minutes 14 Seconds
	Average Speed: 3.99 MPH
	Melissa Owens will be one of the youngest to run the Iditarod and the youngest girl. She won’t turn 18 until February 18. She was born and raised in Nome where she has lived her whole life. She is still a high school student, involved in AE21, a distance learning program. Melissa says that “mushing is in my blood.” When she was an infant, her dad, Michael, took her on stage with him to draw his starting number and now, 18 years later she will be drawing her own starting number. She has completed four Jr. Iditarod races and was the 2005 champion. She has also run the Jr. Quest, the Tug Bar and the Don Bowers 200 as well as Nome Kennel Club races. She raises and trains most of her own dogs and has worked closely with DeeDee Jonrowe the last several years. She has also worked with the Willis family for many years. Melissa’s hobbies are school, gymnastics, hiking and dogs.
	Sponsors: Michelle Mucha & Bryce Pearson; Carin Ojanen; Carol Tvorak; Halliburton; Woolf Aircraft Products, MT; Andy & Sylvia Willis; Bernie & Jeanette Willis; DeeDee & Mike Jonrowe; Leon & Delores Ringering/Clarrissa Payne, OR; John H Owens, FL; Dr. & Mrs. Roger Menendez, TX; Heather Williams;

Musher Printout: Melissa Owens
Checkpoint	Distance	Time In	Dogs In	Time Out	Dogs Out	Rest	Time Enroute	Speed (mph)
Anchorage	0			03/01/2008 12:07:00	12
Willow	73			03/02/2008 15:54:00	16
Yentna	115	03/02/2008 19:30:00	16	03/02/2008 23:20:00	16	3h 50m	3h 36m	11.67
Skwentna	149	03/03/2008 02:24:00	16	03/03/2008 02:34:00	16	0h 10m	3h 4m	11.09
Finger Lake	194	03/03/2008 12:05:00	16	03/03/2008 12:45:00	15	0h 40m	9h 31m	4.73
Rainy Pass	224	03/03/2008 16:41:00	15	03/03/2008 23:50:00	14	7h 9m	3h 56m	7.63
Rohn	272	03/04/2008 04:52:00	14	03/04/2008 09:46:00	13	4h 54m	5h 2m	9.54
Nikolai	347	03/04/2008 20:04:00	13	03/05/2008 05:00:00	13	8h 56m	10h 18m	7.28
McGrath	401	03/05/2008 11:58:00	13	03/05/2008 12:40:00	12	0h 42m	6h 58m	7.75
Takotna	419	03/05/2008 15:25:00	12	03/06/2008 16:41:00	11	25h 16m	2h 45m	6.55
Ophir	444	03/06/2008 19:09:00	11	03/06/2008 21:15:00	11	2h 6m	2h 28m	10.14
Cripple	503	03/07/2008 07:20:00	11	03/07/2008 15:11:00	11	7h 51m	10h 5m	5.85
Ruby	615	03/08/2008 01:36:00	11	03/08/2008 11:30:00	10	9h 54m	10h 25m	10.75
Galena	667	03/08/2008 18:13:00	10	03/09/2008 01:35:00	10	7h 22m	6h 43m	7.74
Nulato	719	03/09/2008 09:32:00	10	03/09/2008 14:14:00	10	4h 42m	6h 57m	7.48
Kaltag	761	03/09/2008 20:00:00	10	03/09/2008 20:12:00	10	0h 12m	5h 46m	7.28
Unalakleet	851	03/10/2008 08:40:00	10	03/10/2008 16:39:00	9	7h 59m	12h 28m	7.22
Shaktoolik	893	03/11/2008 00:01:00	9	03/11/2008 00:21:00	9	0h 20m	7h 22m	5.70
Koyuk	941	03/11/2008 09:41:00	9	03/11/2008 18:02:00	8	8h 21m	9h 20m	5.14
Elim	989	03/12/2008 02:31:00	8	03/12/2008 07:08:00	7	4h 37m	8h 29m	5.66
White Mountain	1035	03/12/2008 14:20:00	7	03/12/2008 22:20:00	7	8h 0m	7h 12m	6.39
Safety	1090	03/13/2008 07:20:00	7	03/13/2008 07:26:00	7	0h 6m	9h 0m	6.11
Nome	1112	03/13/2008 11:21:14	7				3h 55m	5.62