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Jennifer finished 50th of 95 mushers in the 2008
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Her husband finished
in 51st place to become the musher of the
fastest-ever team of pure-bred Siberian huskies to
run this race. 
Chevron Most Inspirational Musher Award- Jennifer
Freking from Finland Minnesota received the honors
which included a trophy and $1,000 worth of Chevron
gas. She didn't race in 2009.
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Freking started the race with a hand that was still
healing from a bad break suffered a month before
the Iditarod in another race. Her team suffered
tragedy this year when a snowmobiler struck her
dogs while she was parked on the trail on the Yukon
River near Koyukukon the way to Nulato. The
collision killed a 3-year-old female named
‘Lorne.’ and seriously hurt another. It
devastated Freking and her husband, Blake, but the
couple decided to continue on, and they wound up
not only finishing, but Blake posted the
fastest-ever time for a team of purebred Siberian
huskies. Freking got an engraved crystal bowl and
$1,000 in Chevron fuel cards.
Bio
2008 Rookie
Jennifer Freking, 27, was born and raised in
Cambridge, Minnesota. She moved to Finland in 2003.
She says it is “the arrowhead of Minnesota and
has great people, beautiful land and many
lakes!” She began mushing in 1988 and finished
the Jr. Iditarod in 1998 and has since completed
the John Beargrease many times as well as other mid
distance races. She says she dreamed of running her
dogs in the Iditarod as long ago as she can
remember. “I can definitely remember that I
was inspired by Susan Butcher’s enthusiasm and
success.” Jennifer graduated from the
University of Minnesota College of Veterinary
Medicine in 2004 and has been working as a
veterinarian the last four years. A member of the
ISDVMA, Jennifer enjoys running, biking, canoeing
and horseback riding. She is married to Blake
Freking, who will also be in the 2008 Iditarod.
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