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Joe Garnie
Joe Garnie
Teller, AK, USA
Bib Number: 28
Position: 94
Checkpoint: Rainy Pass
Time In: Mon, March 03, 2008 17:33:00
Dogs In: 13
Status: Scratched
Average Speed: 5.48 MPH

Joe Garnie was born on June 27, 1953. He grew up in Teller and still makes his home there, where he is a carpenter. He began mushing when he was 6 years old and has been interested in the Iditarod since his uncle, John Komok, ran the very first Iditarod. Joe says, "I wanted to run the Iditarod one more time while I'm physically able to and to see old friends along the trail. Joe is married to Mary and they have six children, Ashley, 11 and Jazzly, 10, still at home and Emma, Josie, Blanche and Alissa, grown and gone from home now.  He lists his hobbies as raising and mushing dogs, raising his two daughters, fishing and smoking fish.

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Musher Printout: Joe Garnie
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
10:59:00
12
Willow 73 03/02/2008
14:52:00
16
Yentna 115 03/02/2008
18:37:00
16 03/02/2008
18:41:00
16 0h 4m 3h 45m 11.20
Skwentna 149 03/03/2008
01:48:00
16 03/03/2008
01:58:00
15 0h 10m 7h 7m 4.78
Finger Lake 194 03/03/2008
07:37:00
15 13 5h 39m 7.96
Rainy Pass 224 03/03/2008
17:33:00
13 Scratched

Race Statistics provided by Iditarod Trail Committee, Inc. © 2008