2008
MARCH 21-23
15 MILE OPEN SLED DOG RACE
MARCH 21 & 22
1 PM START EACH DAY
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PLACE |
MUSHER NAME |
# OF DOGS |
DAY 1 TIME |
DAY 2 TIME |
FINAL |
NOTES |
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1 |
John Erhart (Tanana) | 14/12 | 59:43 | 52:52 | 112:35 | 2 wins in a row |
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2 |
Courtney Moore (Tanana) | 16/13 | 60:51 | 52:44 | 113:34 | Best time on second heat |
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3 |
Gary Frank (Tanana) | 11/10 | 59:58 | 60:43 | 120:41 | Ran the Erhart yearling team |
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4 |
Frank Attla (Huslia) | 14/12 | 64:37 | 58:01 | 122:38 | 19 years old, son of George Attla Jr. |
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5 |
Pat Bergman (Allakaket) | 12/12 | 64:57 | 60:25 | 125:22 | Improved from 8th in 2007 |
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Francis Captain Sr (Ruby) | 12/12 | 61:35 | 65:21 | 126:55 | First musher from Ruby to compete in Galena for many years |
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Ricky Vent (Huslia) | 12/12 | 67:07 | 61:42 | 128:49 | Dogs also ran in Open North American |
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Benedict Jones (Koyukuk) | 12/11 | 68:30 | 66:12 | 134:42 | self-proclaimed "oldest musher in the Interior" |
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Percy Lolnitz (Koyukuk) | 14/12 | 68:52 | 66:34 | 135:26 |
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10 |
Carlson Malemute (Galena) | 14/12 | 71:39 | 64:26 | 136:05 |
top seven on Day 2 |
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Glenn Stout (Galena) | 13/11 | 70:02 | 72:56 | 142:58 |
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12 |
Paddy Nollner (Galena) | 10/10 | 71:32 | 67:04 | 148:36 |
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13 |
Jon Korta (Galena) | 12/9 | 79:02 | 73:08 | 152:10 |
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Weather both days: temperatures between -5 and 10 degrees F. Skies clear.
Trail conditions: soft, though slightly better on Day 2
5-MILE OPEN SNOWSHOE
RACE
SATURDAY, MARCH 22
10:30 AM START
(TEMPERATURE AROUND -15 F)
RACE INCLUDES ABOUT 3 MILES OF BREAKING TRAIL
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PLACE |
NAME |
HOME |
TIME |
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1 |
Todd Boonstra |
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47:13 |
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2 |
Victor Williams |
Ruby |
50:45 |
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3 |
George Albert |
Ruby |
53:48 |
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4 |
Stuart Grant |
Tanana |
56:49 |
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5 |
Albert Attla |
Fairbanks |
57:29 |
| 6 |
Allen Titus |
Ruby |
57:54 |
| 7 |
Jerry Sam |
Huslia |
61:02 |
| 8 |
Virgil Sam |
Galena |
66:10 |
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9 |
Fred Huntington Jr |
Galena |
69:00 |
| 10 |
Dan Montoya |
New Mexico |
79:31 |
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1.5 MILE WOMEN’S
SNOWSHOE RACE
SATURDAY, MARCH 22
3 PM START
(TEMPERATURE AROUND 5 ABOVE)
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PLACE |
NAME |
HOME |
TIME |
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1 |
Kelli Boonstra |
Galena |
17:24 |
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2 |
Lilly Ray |
Galena |
20:42 |
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3 |
Tanya Korta |
Galena |
21:14 |
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4 |
Nicole Gregory |
Galena |
21:48 |
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5 |
Laurie Lolnitz |
Koyukuk |
22:05 |
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6 |
LaRee Ueeck |
Galena |
25:01 |
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7 |
Cecilia Grant |
Koyukuk |
26:00 |
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8 |
Karin Bodony |
Galena |
27:12 |
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10-MILE WOMEN’S SLED
DOG RACE
SUNDAY, MARCH 23
1 PM START
(TEMPERATURE AROUND 0 F)
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PLACE |
NAME |
HOME |
OWNER OF DOGS |
TIME |
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1 |
Tanya Korta |
Galena |
Pat Moore |
35:13 |
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2 |
Laurie Lolnitz |
Koyukuk |
Lolnitz Family |
38:50 |
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3 |
Dena Sam |
Galena |
Pat Bergman |
39:25 |
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4 |
Agnes Dayton |
Huslia |
Erharts |
39:52 |
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5 |
Nicole Gregory |
Galena |
Carlson Malemute |
40:07 |
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6 |
Cindy Pilot |
Koyukuk |
Ricky Vent |
42:05 |
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7 |
Kelli Boonstra |
Galena |
Erharts |
43:41 |
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8-MILE OLD TIMER’S
SLED DOG RACE
SUNDAY, MARCH 23
8 DOG LIMIT
ONLY BILLY MCCARTY OF RUBY PARTICIPATED, FINISHING IN 31:11.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22
ICE THICKNESS BETWEEN 2.5 AND 3.5 FEET
| PLACE | NAME | TIME |
| 1 | Dale Kriska | 11:20 |
| 2 | Ben Tietge | 11:42 |
| 3 | John Stam | 20:08 |
| 4 | Virgil Sam | 24:27 |