There are seven mushers competing in the 2005 Iditarod Sled Dog Race from the Kenai Peninsula.
Some are veteran racers, including last year's winner, Mitch Seavey, and some will be out on the trial for the first time.
The following is a brief biography about those representing the peninsula this year.
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Paul Gebhardt
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Paul Gebhardt
Residence: Kasilof
Age: 48
First Iditarod: 1996
Number of past Iditarods: 8
Best finish: 2nd in 2000
Lifetime Iditarod prize money: $159,917
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Lance Mackey
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Lance Mackey
Residence: Kasilof
Age: 34
First Iditarod: 2001
Number of past Iditarods: 3
Best finish: 24th in 2004
Lifetime Iditarod prize money: $6,349.
Judy Merritt
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Residence: Moose Pass
Age: 44
First Iditarod: 2002
Number of past Iditarods: 2 (not completed)
Best finish: Scratched at Rohn Checkpoint in 2004
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Tim Osmar
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Tim Osmar
Residence: Ninilchik
Age: 39
First Iditarod: 1985
Number of past Iditarods: 19
Best finish: 3rd in 1992
Lifetime Iditarod prize money: $290,207
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Dallas Seavey
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Dallas Seavey
Residence: Sterling
Age: 17 (turns 18 the day be-fore race starts)
First Iditarod: 2005
Number of past Iditarods: 0
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Mitch Seavey
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Mitch Seavey
Residence: Sterling
Age: 45
First Iditarod: 1982
Number of past Iditarods: 11
Best finish: 1st in 2004.
Lifetime Iditarod prize money: $198,121 and a new Dodge pickup valued at over $40,000.
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Tyrell Seavey
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Tyrell Seavey
Residence: Sterling
Age: 20
First Iditarod: 2003
Number of past Iditarods: 1
Best finish: 36th in 2003
Lifetime Iditarod prize money: $1,049.
