Biography
Colby Spears, 15, an 9th grader at Matsu Central High School, just began mushing in 2016. He says he started mushing because “Ray and Jessica were very influential.” He finished second in the 2017 Jr. Iditarod, his first competitive race. He enjoys riding snowmachines, fishing and hunting. Colby says, “I am the youngest of three kids. I enjoy training new lead dogs. I like being active in almost all sports.” He wants to become a pilot and says he does plan to continue mushing.
2017 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 10hr | ||||||||
| Knik Lake | 02/25/2017 10:02:00 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Burma Road | 02/25/2017 11:01:00 | 10 | 02/25/2017 11:01:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 0h 59m | 18.31 | 18 | ||
| Su River Crossing | 02/25/2017 13:30:00 | 10 | 02/25/2017 13:30:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 2h 29m | 8.86 | 22 | ||
| Eagle Song | 02/25/2017 15:10:00 | 10 | 02/25/2017 15:11:00 | 10 | 0h 1m | 1h 40m | 9.00 | 15 | ||
| Yentna Station | 02/25/2017 17:51:00 | 10 | 02/26/2017 04:15:00 | 10 | 10h 24m | 2h 40m | 7.50 |  |
20 | |
| Eagle Song | 02/26/2017 06:19:00 | 10 | 02/26/2017 06:20:00 | 10 | 0h 1m | 2h 4m | 9.68 | |
20 | |
| Su River Crossing | 02/26/2017 09:00:00 | 10 | 02/26/2017 09:10:00 | 10 | 0h 10m | 2h 40m | 5.63 | |
15 | |
| Old Hunter Trail Head | 02/26/2017 10:01:00 | 10 | 02/26/2017 10:01:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 0h 51m | 25.88 | |
22 | |
| Willow Community Center | 02/26/2017 12:06:02 | 10 | 2h 5m | 8.64 | |
18 | ||||