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Musher 2008 Iditarod

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

	Ed Iten

	Kotzebue, AK, USA Bib Number: 32
	Final Position: 17
	Checkpoint: Nome
	Time In: Wed, March 12, 2008 19:59:40 Dogs In: 11
	Finishing Time: 10 Days 4 Hours 59 Minutes 40 Seconds
	Average Speed: 4.24 MPH
	Born in Alaska in 1953 and raised in Minnesota, Ed Iten's childhood dream was to return to Alaska. He returned to Alaska in 1973 to finish college and enjoy Alaska's wilderness. After graduating from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks with a major in art and minor in biology, Ed lived on the upper Kobuk River with Inupiaq Joseph Harvey. It was a sparse but rewarding time learning the ways of survival in the arctic. Ed's years have evolved into working carpentry in the summers in Kotzebue and spending his winters on the Maniilaq River. It was during a trip to Kotzebue for work that a friend talked Ed into running his team in the Kobuk 220 mile sled dog race. In 1986 Ed's rookie team finished minutes behind champion Herbie Nayukpuk. From then on the two racers shared a special relationship and "I was hooked," Ed says. That same year Ed met his wife Ruth who shares his love for the country and the dogs. They spent the next ten years living "up river", raising their two children, Katie, 16 and Quinn, 14, and sending Ed off to the races. He has won the Kobuk 440 seven times and the Kuskokwim 300 in 2004. In 1996 Ed and his family built their home twenty-five miles from Kotzebue on Kobuk Lake. No roads lead to their kennel, they travel winter trails by dog team and cross the lake in the summer by boat. From their home they work on breeding and training a team that has what it takes to become Iditarod champions. He lists his hobby as horseback trekking.
	Sponsors: Lynden Air Cargo/Mike Hart; H. Watt and Scott; Prime Mechanical/Mr. Mark Humm & Mr. Bob McMillan; Drake Construction; FBX; UIC; Northwest Arctic Borough; AC Company Kotzebue; Lyndon Air Cargo; H Watt & Scott; Drake Construction; Northwest Arctic Borough; F.B.X.; 7-Up Alaska; Tiaga Harnesses;

Musher Printout: Ed Iten
Checkpoint	Distance	Time In	Dogs In	Time Out	Dogs Out	Rest	Time Enroute	Speed (mph)
Anchorage	0			03/01/2008 11:08:00	12
Willow	73			03/02/2008 15:00:00	16
Yentna	115	03/02/2008 18:43:00	16	03/02/2008 18:47:00	16	0h 4m	3h 43m	11.30
Skwentna	149	03/03/2008 01:47:00	16	03/03/2008 01:55:00	16	0h 8m	7h 0m	4.86
Finger Lake	194	03/03/2008 06:58:00	16	03/03/2008 12:35:00	16	5h 37m	5h 3m	8.91
Rainy Pass	224	03/03/2008 16:23:00	16	03/03/2008 16:57:00	16	0h 34m	3h 48m	7.89
Rohn	272	03/03/2008 22:00:00	16	03/04/2008 04:35:00	16	6h 35m	5h 3m	9.50
Nikolai	347	03/04/2008 19:07:00	16	03/04/2008 19:14:00	16	0h 7m	14h 32m	5.16
McGrath	401	03/05/2008 02:14:00	16	03/05/2008 06:53:00	16	4h 39m	7h 0m	7.71
Takotna	419	03/05/2008 09:20:00	16	03/05/2008 09:26:00	16	0h 6m	2h 27m	7.35
Ophir	444	03/05/2008 12:34:00	16	03/05/2008 19:31:00	16	6h 57m	3h 8m	7.98
Cripple	503	03/06/2008 07:20:00	16	03/07/2008 09:30:00	16	26h 10m	11h 49m	4.99
Ruby	615	03/07/2008 18:49:00	16	03/07/2008 21:58:00	16	3h 9m	9h 19m	12.02
Galena	667	03/08/2008 04:44:00	16	03/08/2008 12:58:00	16	8h 14m	6h 46m	7.68
Nulato	719	03/08/2008 20:22:00	16	03/09/2008 01:02:00	15	4h 40m	7h 24m	7.03
Kaltag	761	03/09/2008 07:19:00	15	03/09/2008 12:36:00	15	5h 17m	5h 17m	7.95
Unalakleet	851	03/10/2008 00:22:00	15	03/10/2008 05:50:00	13	5h 28m	11h 46m	7.65
Shaktoolik	893	03/10/2008 12:20:00	13	03/10/2008 17:11:00	13	4h 51m	6h 30m	6.46
Koyuk	941	03/11/2008 01:06:00	13	03/11/2008 06:10:00	13	5h 4m	7h 55m	6.06
Elim	989	03/11/2008 13:45:00	13	03/11/2008 15:56:00	13	2h 11m	7h 35m	6.33
White Mountain	1035	03/12/2008 00:20:00	13	03/12/2008 08:22:00	11	8h 2m	8h 24m	5.48
Safety	1090	03/12/2008 16:23:00	11	03/12/2008 16:25:00	11	0h 2m	8h 1m	6.86
Nome	1112	03/12/2008 19:59:40	11				3h 34m	6.17