Finishing Time: 2 Days 0 Hours 55 Minutes 0 Seconds
Average Speed: 5.315 MPH
Hometown: Franklin, TN, USA
Rod Whaley, 55, is an Army Master Sergeant, serving on active duty with the Army National Guard. He lived his childhood in Alaska, racing in junior races in the 1960s, and has always remained passionate about sled dog racing. Utilizing the skills he has developed in the Army National Guard the past twenty-four years, he is running the UP 200, and is the first Tennessean to have ever entered the race. Whaley began his training in 2002 at Nakitsilik Outdoor Adventures in British Columbia, Canada. He has since trained at the Howling Dog Farm in Willow, Alaska and with Al Hardman in Northern Michigan. Whaley resides in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife, Vicki. He is the father of two grown children, Karen, 31, and Rodney Jr., 30. He received his Masters degree from Middle Tennessee State University, is a member of ClearView Baptist Church, Franklin, TN, International Sled Dog Racing Association, Mush with P.R.I.D.E., and Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association as a certified high school football official, having officiated for 25 years. Lead dogs for Rod this year will be Owl and Dozer. Handling will be Al Hardman, Sean Woodword and Steve Belanger. Danielle DeBruyne will also be handling - she ran the race last year. Rod's goal for this race is to finish with a happy dog team. He will be taking this team up to Alaska as part of his Iditarod team.
Musher Printout
Checkpoint
Distance
Time In
Dogs In
Time Out
Dogs Out
Comment
Status
Checkpoint Rest
Accumulated Rest
Rest Balance
Marquette Start
0
02/15/2008 19:18:00
12
02/15/2008 19:18:00
12
00:00:00
16:44:00
Wetmore Upbound
63
02/16/2008 02:55:00
12
02/16/2008 07:34:02
12
04:39:02
04:39:02
12:04:58
Grand Marais
130
02/16/2008 15:01:08
12
02/16/2008 21:15:59
12
06:14:51
10:53:53
05:50:07
Wetmore Inbound
197
02/17/2008 05:27:38
12
02/17/2008 11:17:45
12
05:50:07
16:44:00
00:00:00
Marquette Finish
260
02/17/2008 20:05:00
12
Important Note: The position displayed is the order the team(s) entered or exited the checkpoint(s) and may not be an indication of their true position. Each team’s rest time plays an integral role. There is a 16-hour rest time requirement, plus the minutes added by the starting position of each musher to even the playing field (they leave the starting chute in two minute increments). The only exception to this note is on the final checkpoint where the order in which the teams cross the finish line is the order of finish (assuming they have met the required rest time).
