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

John Baker
John Baker
Kotzebue, AK, USA
Bib Number: 67
Final Position: 23
Checkpoint: Nome
Time In: Thu, March 13, 2008 01:17:50
Dogs In: 10
Finishing Time: 10 Days 10 Hours 17 Minutes 50 Seconds
Average Speed: 4.15 MPH

John Baker, 45, was born and raised in Kotzebue, Alaska. He ran his first Iditarod in 1996 and has been in every race since. He has 9 top ten Iditarod finishes. Baker is self-employed and enjoys the rural Alaska life with his wife, Iva, son, Alex, 20, a veteran of the Jr. Iditarod, and daughter, Tahayla, 6. A commercial pilot, he says his hobbies are flying and reading.

Sponsors: Tech Cominco; UIC Construction; Petro Star; Arctic Slope Regional Corp.; Northern Air Cargo; Arctic Slope Regional Corporation; TeckCominco; Northern Air Cargo; Redcom; REDCOM; Petro Star, Inc.; ASRC Energy Services; ASRC Construction Holding Company; Arctic Slop Regional Corporation; UIC Construction LLC; Teck Cominco; Northern Air Cargo; Arctic Slope Regional Corporation; Northern Air Cargo; Tech Cominco; U.I.C., LLC;
Musher Printout: John Baker
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
12:25:00
12
Willow 73 03/02/2008
16:10:00
16
Yentna 115 03/02/2008
20:06:00
16 03/02/2008
20:09:00
16 0h 3m 3h 56m 10.68
Skwentna 149 03/02/2008
23:25:00
16 16 3h 16m 10.41
Finger Lake 194 03/03/2008
10:07:00
16 03/03/2008
10:18:00
16 0h 11m
Rainy Pass 224 03/03/2008
19:58:00
16 03/03/2008
20:05:00
16 0h 7m 9h 40m 3.10
Rohn 272 03/04/2008
00:55:00
16 03/04/2008
06:50:00
16 5h 55m 4h 50m 9.93
Nikolai 347 03/04/2008
16:15:00
16 03/04/2008
22:00:00
15 5h 45m 9h 25m 7.96
McGrath 401 03/05/2008
05:25:00
15 03/06/2008
06:30:00
14 25h 5m 7h 25m 7.28
Takotna 419 03/06/2008
08:44:00
14 03/06/2008
08:50:00
14 0h 6m 2h 14m 8.06
Ophir 444 03/06/2008
11:20:00
14 03/06/2008
11:44:00
14 0h 24m 2h 30m 10.00
Cripple 503 03/07/2008
02:32:00
14 03/07/2008
05:30:00
14 2h 58m 14h 48m 3.99
Ruby 615 03/07/2008
15:49:00
14 03/07/2008
23:49:00
12 8h 0m 10h 19m 10.86
Galena 667 03/08/2008
07:06:00
12 03/08/2008
08:57:00
12 1h 51m 7h 17m 7.14
Nulato 719 03/08/2008
17:37:00
12 03/09/2008
01:58:00
12 8h 21m 8h 40m 6.00
Kaltag 761 03/09/2008
08:27:00
12 03/09/2008
13:30:00
12 5h 3m 5h 29m 7.66
Unalakleet 851 03/10/2008
01:56:00
12 03/10/2008
07:10:00
11 5h 14m 12h 26m 7.24
Shaktoolik 893 03/10/2008
14:12:00
11 03/10/2008
14:20:00
10 0h 8m 7h 2m 5.97
Koyuk 941 03/11/2008
04:35:00
10 03/11/2008
12:29:00
10 7h 54m 14h 15m 3.37
Elim 989 03/11/2008
19:37:00
10 03/11/2008
22:36:00
10 2h 59m 7h 8m 6.73
White Mountain 1035 03/12/2008
05:40:00
10 03/12/2008
13:42:00
10 8h 2m 7h 4m 6.51
Safety 1090 03/12/2008
21:35:00
10 03/12/2008
21:37:00
10 0h 2m 7h 53m 6.98
Nome 1112 03/13/2008
01:17:50
10 3h 40m 6.00

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