On Saturday, 66 mushers and their teams of dogs will leave Anchorage, Alaska, as the 2012 Iditarod gets underway. The sled dog race spans 975 miles, ending in Nome, Alaska.
The 2012 Iditarod gets underway on Saturday morning in Alaska when a full field of mushers embarks on a grueling race from Anchorage to Nome. With a team of highly-trained dogs leading the way, the mushers will travel 975 miles through the cold and snow, finishing the race about eight to 10 days after it starts, if everything goes as planned.
The race can be tracked at the 2012 Iditarod website. There you'll find checkpoint updates, GPS markers and updated standings.
Here are a list of mushers in the 2012 Iditarod. Profiles of the races can be found here.
| Entrant # | Bib # | Musher Name | Sex | City | State | Country | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 | Redington Jr, Ray | M | Wasilla | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 43 | 3 | Lanier, Jim | M | Chugiak | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 36 | 4 | Pinkham, William | M | Glenwood Springs | CO | USA | Veteran |
| 22 | 5 | Thurston, Tom | M | Oak Creek | CO | USA | Veteran |
| 10 | 6 | Bailey, Jodi | F | Chatanika | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 26 | 7 | Marrs, Wade | M | Wasilla | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 30 | 8 | Smyth, Cim | M | Big Lake | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 6 | 9 | Petit, Nicolas | M | Girdwood | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 38 | 10 | King, Jeff | M | Denali | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 40 | 11 | Baker, John | M | Kotzebue | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 33 | 12 | Maixner, Kelly | M | Big Lake | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 21 | 13 | Suprenant, Michael | M | Chugiak | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 41 | 14 | Zirkle, Aliy | F | Two Rivers | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 23 | 15 | Moon, Pat | M | Park Ridge | IL | USA | Rookie |
| 7 | 16 | Herbst, Trent | M | Anchorage | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 17 | 17 | Jonrowe, DeeDee | F | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 12 | 18 | Mackey, Lance | M | Fairbanks | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 8 | 19 | Cooper, Travis | M | Big Lake | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 1 | 20 | Griffin, Kelley | F | Wasilla | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 20 | 21 | Smyth, Ramey | M | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 11 | 22 | Santos, Mike | M | Cantwell | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 32 | 23 | Willomitzer, Gerry | M | Whitehorse | YT | CANADA | Veteran |
| 19 | 24 | Ekran, Sigrid | F | Sparbu | NORWAY | Veteran | |
| 29 | 25 | Gebhardt, Paul | M | Kasilof | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 31 | 26 | Phillips, Michelle | F | Tagish | YT | CANADA | Veteran |
| 13 | 27 | Neff, Hugh | M | Tok | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 16 | 28 | Kaiser, Peter | M | Bethel | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 24 | 29 | Berkowitz, Jake | M | Big Lake | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 28 | 30 | Kinzer, Jaimee | F | Willow | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 25 | 31 | Berington, Kristy | F | Kasilof | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 3 | 32 | Steer, Anjanette | F | Sheep Mountain | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 18 | 33 | Berington, Anna | F | Kasilof | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 14 | 34 | Seavey, Dallas | M | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 15 | 35 | Seavey, Mitch | M | Seward | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 9 | 36 | Linton, Bruce | M | Kasilof | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 4 | 37 | Janssen, Scott | M | Anchorage | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 42 | 38 | Savidis, Justin | M | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 35 | 39 | Anderson, Ken | M | Fairbanks | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 37 | 40 | Steves, Jan | F | Edmonds | WA | USA | Rookie |
| 2 | 41 | Buser, Martin | M | Big Lake | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 34 | 42 | Robertia, Colleen | F | Kasilof | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 27 | 43 | Hendrickson, Karin | F | Wasilla | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 5 | 44 | Burmeister, Aaron | M | Nome | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 66 | 45 | Stielstra, Ed | M | McMillan | MI | USA | Veteran |
| 44 | 46 | Olson, Ryne | F | Two Rivers | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 54 | 47 | Barnum, Kirk | M | Grangeville | ID | USA | Veteran |
| 50 | 48 | Debruin, Hank | M | Haliburton | ONT | CANADA | Rookie |
| 56 | 49 | Chlupach, Bob | M | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 60 | 50 | Sass, Brent | M | Fairbanks | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 57 | 51 | Williams, Jr., Michael | M | Akiak | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 51 | 52 | Giblin, Matt | M | Juneau | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 48 | 53 | DeNure, Zoya | F | Gakona | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 49 | 54 | Furtwängler, Silvia | F | Rauland | NORWAY | Rookie | |
| 63 | 55 | Cadzow, Josh | M | Fort Yukon | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 46 | 56 | Ramstead, Karen | F | Perryvale | AB | CANADA | Veteran |
| 45 | 57 | Failor, Matt | M | Mansfield | OH | USA | Rookie |
| 65 | 58 | Sousa, Gerald | M | Talkeetna | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 52 | 59 | Lindner, Sonny | M | Two Rivers | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 64 | 60 | Swenson, Rick | M | Two Rivers | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 55 | 61 | Perano, Curt | M | Queenstown | NEW ZEALAND | Rookie | |
| 53 | 62 | Buser, Rohn | M | Big Lake | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 59 | 63 | Peterson, Braxton | M | Fairbanks | AK | USA | Rookie |
| 62 | 64 | Church, Jr, Art | M | Willow | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 61 | 65 | Seavey, Dan | M | Seward | AK | USA | Veteran |
| 47 | 66 | Clarke, Lachlan | M | Buena Vista | CO | USA | Veteran |
| 58 | 67 | Redington, Ryan | M | Wasilla | AK | USA | Veteran |
Be sure to check out the history of the race to get prepared for the 2012 Iditarod.
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