It's official, Rookie Musher Timothy Hunt is this year's Red Lantern Winner by virtue of being the last musher to reach Nome. Tim was the 52nd and last musher to finish the race; he finished today at 8:06:22 AM, EDT. There were a total of 15 scratches or withdrawals out of the 67 mushers who started the race in Willow, on Sunday March 8, 2009. Here's some biographical information on Tim:
Timothy Hunt, 43, was born in Michigan and lived in Detroit until 1993, when he moved to Marquette, because "I wanted to live where I vacationed." A veterinarian for the last 19 years, he graduated with his DVM from Michigan State University. He began mushing in 1993 and says that after working as a veterinarian on the Iditarod may times, he became interested in actually running it. This was his rookie Iditarod but he has run a number of races in the lower 48 and the Grande Odyssee in Europe. In his spare time, Tim enjoys skiing, fishing, fixing animals and baseball. Tim's family includes wife Mary, stepson Tom and daughter in law, Emiily.
Way to go, Tim. The next one will be easier - maybe.
