March 19, 2024

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2004 Jr. Iditarod » Mushers » Nikolai Buser

Nikolai Buser

Bib Number: 20
Hometown: Big Lake, Alaska


Biography

Nikolai Buser, 17, says he has been mushing as “long as I can remember. I’m told dad would work in the lot with me in a back pack, and now I’m standing on my own runners.” He has completed the Jr. Iditarod three times, finishing third, fifth and seventh. He was the rookie of the year in his first Jr. Iditarod. He wants to run the Iditarod at least once. A senior at Wasilla High School, he will be attending the University of Washington in Seattle this fall. At school he runs track and cross-country. He enjoys paintball in the summer and snowboarding in the winter, or he says, “any other outside activities.”

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Big Lake-Susitna Veterinary Hospital
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2004 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 10hr
Su Landing - Start 02/28/2004 10:00:00 10 02/28/2004 10:38:00 10 0h 38m 0
Deshka River Lodge - Out 02/28/2004 12:27:00 10 02/28/2004 12:27:00 10 0h 0m 1h 49m 12.11 22
Big Susitna River - Out 02/28/2004 14:19:00 10 02/28/2004 15:19:00 10 1h 0m 1h 52m 10.71 20
Eagle Song Trail Lake - Out 02/28/2004 15:59:00 10 02/28/2004 15:59:00 10 0h 0m 0h 40m 21.00 14
Yentna Station Roadhouse 02/28/2004 17:39:00 10 02/29/2004 03:41:00 10 10h 2m 1h 40m 9.00 15
Eagle Song Trail Lake - In 02/29/2004 05:14:00 10 02/29/2004 05:14:00 10 0h 0m 1h 33m 9.68 15
Big Susitna River - In 02/29/2004 06:46:00 10 02/29/2004 06:46:00 10 0h 0m 1h 32m 9.13 14
Deshka River Lodge - In 02/29/2004 08:47:00 10 02/29/2004 08:47:00 10 0h 0m 2h 1m 9.92 20
Su Landing - Finish 02/29/2004 10:43:41 10 1h 56m 11.38 22