claim: Birmingham is in the West Midlands.
evidence: Robert Bundtzen -LRB- born 1949 -RRB- is an American dog musher from Anchorage , Alaska , USA .. American. United States. dog musher. Mushing. Born in North Dakota , U.S. , Bundtzen moved to Alaska with his parents when he was 11 years old .. North Dakota. North Dakota. Although he started mushing as teenager , it was in 1993 that he began to seriously compete .. In 1995 , in his Iditarod debut , he finished 40th .. Iditarod. Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. His best position was in 1997 where he came in 27th .. His best time is 10 days , 15 hours , 25 minutes set in 2006 .. In 1984 , Bundtzen began his own business as an infectious disease consultant .