Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race P.O Box 870800 • Wasilla, Alaska 99687-0800 907.376.5155 (voice) • 907.373.6998 (facsimile) www.iditarod.com
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin McLarnon, Communications Director Voice: 907-376-5155, ext. 115 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2012 IDITAROD MUSHER START ORDER
Anchorage, Alaska - Thursday, March 1, 2012 - Iditarod mushers, sponsors, and race fans filled the Dena’ina Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska to celebrate the start of IDITAROD XL. Alaskan balladeer Hobo Jim made an appearance, along with the Athabascan Fiddler’s Association entertaining a crowd of nearly 1800.
The 2012 Iditarod field has six champions trying to regain the title. Those include the current Iditarod Champion, John Baker who is joined by five time Iditarod Champion Rick Swenson, four time Iditarod Champs’ Lance Mackey, Martin Buser, Jeff King, and 2004 Champion Mitch Seavey.
The start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will begin on Saturday, March 3rd, at 10 am on 4th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska. Statewide coverage of the start will be provided by GCI Channel 1 and simulcast on the Alaskan Rural Communication Service. National and international live streaming coverage of the start will be broadcast on the Iditarod Insider at www.iditarod.com.
The 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Starting Position
1 Dave Olson 2012 Honorary Musher 2 Ray Redington, Jr. Wasilla Alaska 3 Jim Lanier Chugiak Alaska 4 William Pinkham Glenwood Springs Colorado 5 Tom Thurston Oak Creek Colorado 6 Jodi Bailey Chatanika Alaska 7 Wade Marrs Wasilla Alaska 8 Cim Smyth Big Lake Alaska 9 Nicolas Petit Girdwood Alaska 10 Jeff King Denali Alaska 11 John Baker Kotzebue Alaska 12 Kelly Maixner Big Lake Alaska 13 Michael Suprenant Chugiak Alaska 14 Aliy Zirkle Two Rivers Alaska 15 Pat Moon Park Ridge Illinois 16 Trent Herbst Anchorage Alaska 17 DeeDee Jonrowe Willow Alaska 18 Lance Mackey Fairbanks Alaska 19 Travis Cooper Big Lake Alaska 20 Kelley Griffin Wasilla Alaska 21 Ramey Smyth Willow Alaska 22 Mike Santos Cantwell Alaska 23 Gerry Willomitzer Whitehorse YT Canada 24 Sigrid Ekran Sparbu Norway 25 Paul Gebhardt Kasilof Alaska 26 Michelle Phillips Tagish YT Canada 27 Hugh Neff Tok Alaska 28 Peter Kaiser Bethel Alaska 29 Jake Berkowitz Big Lake Alaska 30 Jaimee Kinzer Willow Alaska 31 Kristy Berington Kasilof Alaska 32 Anjanette Steer Sheep Mountain Alaska 33 Anna Berington Kasilof Alaska 34 Dallas Seavey Willow Alaska 35 Mitch Seavey Kasilof Alaska 36 Bruce Linton Kasilof Alaska 37 Scott Janssen Anchorage Alaska 38 Justin Savidis Willow Alaska 39 Ken Anderson Fairbanks Alaska 40 Jan Steves Edmonds Washington 41 Martin Buser Big Lake Alaska 42 Colleen Robertia Kasilof Alaska 43 Karin Hendrickson Wasilla Alaska 44 Aaron Burmeister Nome Alaska 45 Ed Stielstra McMillan Michigan 46 Ryne Olson Two Rivers Alaska 47 Kirk Barnum Grangeville Idaho 48 Hank DeBruin Haliburton ONT Canada 49 Bob Chlupach Willow Alaska 50 Brent Sass Fairbanks Alaska 51 Michael Williams, Jr. Akiak Alaska 52 Matt Giblin Juneau Alaska 53 Zoya DeNure Gakona Alaska 54 Silvia Furtwängler Rauland Norway 55 Josh Cadzow Fort Yukon Alaska 56 Karen Ramstead Perryvale Canada 57 Matt Failor Mansfield Ohio 58 Gerald Sousa Talkeetna Alaska 59 Sonny Linder Two Rivers Alaska 60 Rick Swenson Two Rivers Alaska 61 Curt Perano Queenstown New Zealand 62 Rohn Buser Big Lake Alaska 63 Braxton Peterson Fairbanks Alaska 64 Art Church, Jr. Willow Alaska 65 Dan Seavey Seward Alaska 66 Lachlan Clarke Buena Vista Colorado 67 Ryan Redington Wasilla Alaska
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