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

Paul Gebhardt
Paul Gebhardt
Kasilof, AK, USA
Bib Number: 69
Final Position: 8
Checkpoint: Nome
Time In: Wed, March 12, 2008 12:17:47
Dogs In: 11
Finishing Time: 9 Days 21 Hours 17 Minutes 47 Seconds
Average Speed: 4.38 MPH

With a second place finish in the 2007 race, a third in the 2006 race and numerous top Iditarod finishes to his name, Paul Gebhardt, 51, is ready to move into the winner's circle. After selling out most of his Kasilof-based kennel and taking a hiatus from the Iditarod in 2002, Paul has demonstrated a remarkable ability to breed and develop a high-caliber dog team in a very short period. Many of his bloodlines trace back to his Golden Harness Award winning leader, Red Dog, and with two Leonhard Seppela Humanitarian Awards to his name, Paul has proven his devotion to his canine athletes. Unlike most competitive mushers that focus on their kennels as an exclusive profession, Paul is a true "working man's musher". He is a general contractor that specializes in custom homes and commercial properties and together with his wife Evy, operates Aspen Hollow Lodging on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula for seasonal tourists. Paul lives in a custom log home that he built himself and is one of the few mushers to build his own dog sleds as well. Paul is an avid hunter and a true to his Minnesota born heritage on a family dairy farm, enjoys raising pheasants and horses as well as gardening. The couple has one adult daughter, Kristin, and is active in their community, including a strong presence with the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race, of which Paul serves as the volunteer race marshal. Paul has been racing the Iditarod since 1986 and has won various mid-distance events including the Copper Basin 300 and the Tustumena 200.
Sponsors: Blockbuster Video; Kenai Chrysler Center; Spenard Builders Supply; Evergreen Memorial Chapels; Udelhoven Oilfield System Services; McDonalds Restaurants of the Kenai Peninsula; Edmund Optics, NJ; Dr. Andrea Resciniti, MA; The Trombleys, OR; Alan & Alfie Norville, AZ; Carol Figdore, PA; Jim & Linda Schwanke; The Silver Bullet, MN; Mickey’s Custom Sewing; Fulton Auto Body; Craig Taylor Equipment; Inlet Salmon; Morning View Kennel Booster Club; Grabber Performance Group, MI; Steven M. Tarries, CPA; Blockbuster Video; Kenai Chrysler/Bob & Laura Favretto; Spenard Builders Supply; Evergreen Memorial Chapels; Udelhoven Oilfield System Services; Jiffy Lube Alaska; McDonalds Restaurants; Columbia Paint & Coatings; Andrea Resciniti, MD, MA; Carol Figdore, PA; Edmund Optics, NJ; Steve Tarries, CPA; Jim & Linda Schwanke; Mickey’s Custom Sewing; Fulton Auto Body; Craig Taylor Equipment; The Trombley’s; The Silver Bullet of Carver Minnesota, MN; Raspberry Island Remote Camps; Allan & Alfie Norville, AZ; Morning View Kennel Booster Club; Blockbuster Video; Spenard Builders Supply; Janssen Funeral Homes, Inc.; Bill Petrell – In Honor of Nicholas, MA; Udelhoven Oilfield System Services; Jiffy Lube Alaska; Soldotna McDonalds Restaurants; Columbia Pain & Coatings; Dr. Andrea Resciniti,MD, MA; Carol & George Figdore, PA; Steve Tarries CPA; Jim & Linda Schwanke; Mickey’s Custom Sewing; Fulton Auto Body; Soldotna Craig Taylor Equipment; The Trombleys; Allan & Alfie Norville, AZ; Edmund Optics, AZ; The Crossing Restaurant/Scott & Cherie Curry; Momentum Premium Athletic Dog Food, MI; Fit Dog Nutrition/Equine Diet, MN; Zirus, Inc., GA; Morning View Kennel Booster Club;
Musher Printout: Paul Gebhardt
Checkpoint Distance Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time
Enroute		 Speed
(mph)		 8
Hr		 24
Hr		 Status
Anchorage 0 03/01/2008
12:29:00		 12
Willow 73 03/02/2008
16:14:00		 16
Yentna 115 03/02/2008
19:45:00		 16 03/02/2008
19:49:00		 16 0h 4m 3h 31m 11.94
Skwentna 149 03/03/2008
02:03:00		 16 03/03/2008
02:08:00		 16 0h 5m 6h 14m 5.45
Finger Lake 194 03/03/2008
07:01:00		 16 03/03/2008
07:05:00		 16 0h 4m 4h 53m 9.22
Rainy Pass 224 03/03/2008
15:24:00		 16 03/03/2008
15:29:00		 16 0h 5m 8h 19m 3.61
Rohn 272 03/03/2008
19:49:00		 16 03/04/2008
02:20:00		 16 6h 31m 4h 20m 11.08
Nikolai 347 03/04/2008
11:33:00		 16 03/04/2008
17:32:00		 16 5h 59m 9h 13m 8.14
McGrath 401 03/05/2008
00:19:00		 16 03/05/2008
00:25:00		 16 0h 6m 6h 47m 7.96
Takotna 419 03/05/2008
03:27:00		 16 03/05/2008
10:12:00		 15 6h 45m 3h 2m 5.93
Ophir 444 03/05/2008
12:42:00		 15 03/05/2008
12:52:00		 15 0h 10m 2h 30m 10.00
Cripple 503 03/06/2008
06:30:00		 15 03/07/2008
07:26:00		 14 24h 56m 17h 38m 3.35
Ruby 615 03/07/2008
16:47:00		 14 03/07/2008
20:25:00		 13 3h 38m 9h 21m 11.98
Galena 667 03/08/2008
03:53:00		 13 03/08/2008
07:04:00		 13 3h 11m 7h 28m 6.96
Nulato 719 03/08/2008
14:49:00		 13 03/08/2008
23:00:00		 12 8h 11m 7h 45m 6.71
Kaltag 761 03/09/2008
05:39:00		 12 03/09/2008
05:50:00		 12 0h 11m 5h 39m 7.43
Unalakleet 851 03/09/2008
23:10:00		 12 03/10/2008
02:56:00		 12 3h 46m 17h 20m 5.19
Shaktoolik 893 03/10/2008
09:44:00		 12 03/10/2008
14:28:00		 11 4h 44m 6h 48m 6.18
Koyuk 941 03/10/2008
21:55:00		 11 03/11/2008
03:24:00		 11 5h 29m 7h 27m 6.44
Elim 989 03/11/2008
10:36:00		 11 03/11/2008
11:17:00		 11 0h 41m 7h 12m 6.67
White Mountain 1035 03/11/2008
18:17:00		 11 03/12/2008
02:17:00		 11 8h 0m 7h 0m 6.57
Safety 1090 03/12/2008
09:16:00		 11 03/12/2008
09:16:00		 11 0h 0m 6h 59m 7.88
Nome 1112 03/12/2008
12:17:47		 11 3h 1m 7.29

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