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Sigrid is a musher in the 2016 Iditarod.
Sigrid finished 20th in her rookie year 2007, 24th
of 95 mushers in the 2008 and 11th in
2012.
Bio
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Contact: www.teamsigridekran.no
Bio
Sigrid Ekran, 36, was born and raised in Sparbu,
Norway. She lived in Alaska from 2003 to 2008 and
received her Master’s Degree from UAF in
Northern Studies. She began running dogs in 2006
while she lived in Fairbanks and became interested
in the Iditarod when she “got two teams from
Team Norway after the 2004 Race.” She ran the
Iditarod twice before moving back to Norway to race
in Europe. In Europe she ran La Grande Odyssey in
2009, the Femondsløpet in 2009, 2010, 2011,
2013 and 2014, winning in 2011, and the
Finnmarksløpet in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013,
2014 and 2015, winning in both 2014 and 2015. She
says her current occupation is “Expedition
guide and wildlife management.” Her hobbies
are hiking, hunting and coffee drinking.
Sigrid Ekran, 32, was born
and raised in Sparbu, Norway. She lived in Alaska
from 2003 to 2008 and received her Master’s
Degree from UAF in Wildlife Management. She began
running dogs in 2006 while she lived in Fairbanks
and ran the Iditarod twice before moving back to
Norway to race in Europe. In Europe she ran La
Grande Odyssey in 2009, the Femondlopet in 2009,
2010 and 2011 and the Finnmarkslopet in 2009, 2010
and 2011. Sigrid is a member of the Innherred
Trekkhund Klubb, a Norwegian sled dog club. She
says her hobbies are hunting, fishing, and
horses.
Sigrid Ekran was born in
1980 and grew up in Norway, where she got a
Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology. In the
summer of 2003 she came to Alaska for a canoe trip,
and ended up staying. She started a Masters in
Northern Studies at UAF, which she finishes summer
‘07. She started mushing in Norway, but didn't
get into racing until she moved to Alaska. She will
spend this year training her dogs in Eureka, near
Manley. Sigrid is a team member of Will Steger's
2008 Ellesmere Island Expedition through Canada in
late March.
Results
Ekran grew up in Norway
and came to Fairbanks in the summer of 2003 to
study wildlife biology at UAF. She's packed food
drops for Team Norway and this year moved to
Kotzebue to train with Louis Nelson.
20th as a rookie in 2007. Last year's top rookie
returns. Started mushing in Norway but didn't get
into racing until she moved to Alaska. Trained with
Louis Nelson in Kotzebue last year and in Eureka
this year.
In 2008 she finished 24th and returned in 2012
to finish 11th.
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