Biography
Seiji, 15, has been mushing since he was in the second grade. His first experience happened when a classmate invited him over for a play date and they went mushing. He ran the 2011 Jr. Iditarod and received the Red Lantern Award. A sophomore at South Anchorage High School, he participates in cross country, skiing and orchestra. He says his hobbies are playing cello, cross country skiing, downhill skiing and playing guitar. “I am helping Christine Roalofs train her team for the Yukon Quest. My brother ran the Jr. Iditarod in 2008 and 2010. I am on the varsity cross country ski team at South High. I play cello with the Anchorage Youth Symphony. Seiji says he wants to go to college after graduation and he does plan to continue mushing.
Sponsors
Christine Roalofs |
Awards
Red Lantern
2011 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 10hr | ||||||||
| Knik Lake - Start | 02/26/2011 00:00:00 | 02/26/2011 10:14:00 | 10 | 10h 14m | 0 | |||||
| Burma Road Crossing (Out) | 02/26/2011 11:50:00 | 10 | 02/26/2011 11:50:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 1h 36m | 10.63 | 17 | ||
| Su River Crossing (Out) | 02/26/2011 15:05:00 | 10 | 02/26/2011 15:05:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 3h 15m | 7.08 | 23 | ||
| Eagle Song Lodge (Out) | 02/26/2011 17:18:00 | 10 | 02/26/2011 17:35:00 | 8 | 0h 17m | 2h 13m | 6.77 | 15 | ||
| Yentna Station | 02/26/2011 20:32:00 | 8 | 02/27/2011 06:46:00 | 8 | 10h 14m | 2h 57m | 6.78 | 20 | ||
| Eagle Song Lodge (In) | 02/27/2011 09:25:00 | 8 | 02/27/2011 09:30:00 | 7 | 0h 5m | 2h 39m | 7.55 | 20 | ||
| Su River Crossing (In) | 02/27/2011 11:23:00 | 8 | 02/27/2011 11:23:00 | 8 | 0h 0m | 1h 53m | 7.96 | 15 | ||
| Old Hunter Trail Head | 02/27/2011 13:51:00 | 7 | 02/27/2011 13:51:00 | 7 | 0h 0m | 2h 28m | 7.30 | 18 | ||
| Willow Lake - Finish | 02/27/2011 17:19:58 | 7 | 3h 28m | 6.35 | 22 | |||||