December 26, 2024

Musher Details

2013 Jr. Iditarod » Mushers » Abigail Brooks

Abigail Brooks

Bib Number: 3
Hometown: Fairbanks, Alaska


Biography

Abby Brooks, 17, says “I was born into mushing.” The 4th generation musher is the great granddaughter or sprint musher Gareth Wright, granddaughter of sprint musher Roxy Wright and daughter of distance musher, Ramy Brooks. She started the 2012 Jr. Iditarod and ended up scratching. She is being homeschooled her senior year so she could train dogs. She says her other hobby is photography.

Abby plans to go to college but hasn’t decided what her major field of study will be. She doesn’t expect to continue mushing.

Sponsors

Roxie Wright (grandma)
Dana & Kay Thomas
George & Carol Figdore
Kay Pomeroy


2013 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 10hr
Knik Lake Start 02/23/2013 10:04:00 10 1
Burma Road Crossing (Out) 02/23/2013 11:26:00 10 02/23/2013 11:26:00 10 0h 0m 1h 22m 10.24 14
Su River Crossing (Out) 02/23/2013 13:53:00 10 02/23/2013 13:53:00 10 0h 0m 2h 27m 10.20 25
Eagle Song Lodge (Out) 02/23/2013 15:55:00 10 02/23/2013 15:55:00 10 0h 0m 2h 2m 7.38 15
Yentna Station 02/23/2013 18:29:00 10 02/24/2013 04:51:00 10 10h 22m 2h 34m 7.79 20
Eagle Song Lodge (In) 02/24/2013 07:32:00 10 02/24/2013 07:32:00 10 0h 0m 2h 41m 7.45 20
Su River Crossing (In) 02/24/2013 09:25:00 10 02/24/2013 09:00:00 10 -1h -25m 1h 53m 7.96 15
Old Hunter Trail Head 02/24/2013 11:59:00 10 02/24/2013 11:59:00 10 0h 0m 2h 59m 6.70 20
Willow Community Center - Finish 02/24/2013 14:58:27 10 2h 59m 6.70 20