Last Update: 03/24/2009 04:20 AKDT Orange = Last Updated
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Ken Anderson |
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Fairbanks, AK, USA
Bib Number: 54 |
| Final Position: 14 |
| Checkpoint: Nome |
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Time In: Thu, March 19, 2009 15:34:14 Dogs In: 9 |
| Finishing Time: 11 Days 1 Hours 34 Minutes 14 Seconds |
| Average Speed: 3.98 MPH |
Ken Anderson, 36, was born in Minnesota. He says he began mushing at age 3 as his parents had a recreational team. When he was in sixth grade, his father bought him a book on the Iditarod and he decided to someday compete in the Race. Before moving to Alaska, he attended the University of Minnesota and was a dog handler. He came to Alaska in 1994 to be a musher and study biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He's been running the Iditarod since 1999. Ken is married to Gwen Holdman, also an Iditarod veteran. Ken says that they feel very fortunate for their mushing lifestyle and have mushed throughout North America. "Racing Iditarod has become a huge part of our life. I'm glad to be back again." He lists his occupation as dog musher and says his hobbies are writing and carpentry.
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| Checkpoint | Distance | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest | Time Enroute |
Speed (mph) |
8 Hr |
24 Hr |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 0 | 03/07/2009 11:56:00 |
12 | ||||||||
| Willow | 49 | 03/08/2009 15:44:00 |
16 | ||||||||
| Yentna (YENT-na) | 115 | 03/08/2009 19:43:00 |
16 | 03/08/2009 19:49:00 |
16 | 0h 6m | 3h 59m | 16.57 | |||
| Skwentna | 149 | 03/08/2009 22:53:00 |
16 | 03/09/2009 04:32:00 |
16 | 5h 39m | 3h 4m | 11.09 | |||
| Finger Lake | 194 | 03/09/2009 09:27:00 |
16 | 03/09/2009 09:33:00 |
16 | 0h 6m | 4h 55m | 9.15 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 224 | 03/09/2009 18:25:00 |
16 | 03/09/2009 18:32:00 |
16 | 0h 7m | 8h 52m | 3.38 | |||
| Rohn (Rone) | 272 | 03/09/2009 22:55:00 |
16 | 03/10/2009 04:38:00 |
15 | 5h 43m | 4h 23m | 10.95 | |||
| Nikolai (NIK-o-lye) | 347 | 03/10/2009 19:12:00 |
15 | 03/10/2009 19:27:00 |
13 | 0h 15m | 14h 34m | 5.15 | |||
| McGrath | 401 | 03/11/2009 02:17:00 |
13 | 03/12/2009 02:46:00 |
12 | 24h 29m | 6h 50m | 7.90 | |||
| Takotna (Ta-COT-na) | 419 | 03/12/2009 04:58:00 |
12 | 03/12/2009 05:01:00 |
12 | 0h 3m | 2h 12m | 8.18 | |||
| Ophir (OH-fur) | 444 | 03/12/2009 07:55:00 |
12 | 03/12/2009 08:06:00 |
12 | 0h 11m | 2h 54m | 8.62 | |||
| Iditarod (I-DIT-a-rod) | 534 | 03/13/2009 06:12:00 |
12 | 03/13/2009 09:12:00 |
11 | 3h 0m | 22h 6m | 4.07 | |||
| Shageluk (SHAG-a-luck) | 599 | 03/13/2009 16:39:00 |
11 | 03/13/2009 21:25:00 |
11 | 4h 46m | 7h 27m | 8.72 | |||
| Anvik | 624 | 03/14/2009 00:52:00 |
11 | 03/14/2009 00:54:00 |
11 | 0h 2m | 3h 27m | 7.25 | |||
| Grayling | 642 | 03/14/2009 03:34:00 |
11 | 03/14/2009 08:39:00 |
11 | 5h 5m | 2h 40m | 6.75 | |||
| Eagle Island | 702 | 03/14/2009 23:57:00 |
11 | 03/15/2009 00:15:00 |
10 | 0h 18m | 15h 18m | 3.92 | |||
| Kaltag (KAL-tag) | 772 | 03/15/2009 09:40:00 |
10 | 03/15/2009 17:40:00 |
10 | 8h 0m | 9h 25m | 7.43 | |||
| Unalakleet (YOU-na-la-kleet) | 862 | 03/16/2009 06:40:00 |
10 | 03/16/2009 15:00:00 |
9 | 8h 20m | 13h 0m | 6.92 | |||
| Shaktoolik (Shak-TOO-lick) | 902 | 03/16/2009 21:39:00 |
9 | 03/17/2009 19:07:00 |
9 | 21h 28m | 6h 39m | 6.02 | |||
| Koyuk (Coy-uk) | 960 | 03/18/2009 02:13:00 |
9 | 03/18/2009 05:17:00 |
9 | 3h 4m | 7h 6m | 8.17 | |||
| Elim (EE-lum) | 1008 | 03/18/2009 12:26:00 |
9 | 03/18/2009 12:35:00 |
9 | 0h 9m | 7h 9m | 6.71 | |||
| White Mountain | 1054 | 03/18/2009 20:28:00 |
9 | 03/19/2009 04:30:00 |
9 | 8h 2m | 7h 53m | 5.84 | |||
| Safety | 1109 | 03/19/2009 12:03:00 |
9 | 03/19/2009 12:05:00 |
9 | 0h 2m | 7h 33m | 7.28 | |||
| Nome | 1131 | 03/19/2009 15:34:14 |
9 | 3h 29m | 6.32 |
Race Statistics provided by Iditarod Trail Committee, Inc. © 2009