Posts Tagged ‘Jeff King’
Browning, King Race for Second as Petit Pushes On
Veteran Tony Browning is the musher with the most Kobuk 440s under his belt, while relative newbie Ellen King is only racing her second.
Read MoreTwo Generations of Kings Racing Kobuk 440: One By Dog Sled, One By Snowmachine
Both Jeff King and Ellen King arrived into Ambler on Friday morning. The elder King isn’t competing this year, but he’s been following his daughter on snowmachine. Ellen was the fourth out of 16 mushers to reach the 2018 Kobuk 440 checkpoint.
Read MoreFor Iditarod’s “Old Guard,” New Vantage Points, Whether On the Trail or Off It
“I need sleep now (that) I didn’t used to need,” Jeff King said this year in Unalakleet. As younger mushers like Joar Ulsom push to Nome, Iditarod titans of years past, like King, are viewing the Iditarod trail from new perspectives.
Read MoreHistoric 2018 Kuskokwim 300 Complete; Kaiser Claims 4th Straight Win
Kaiser has won his fourth straight K300 sled dog race, making him the only musher in the race’s history to do so. Kaiser arrived into Bethel yesterday morning, crossing the finish line around 9am. 18 mushers started the race in Bethel but six of them scratched before completing the two, 150-mile laps.
Read MoreIditarod to Develop Kennel Management Program
The Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) announced last week that it’s working on a formal kennel management program to be put in place next year.
Read MoreAfter One Month of K300 Registrations, Roster Half Full for 2018
Registration for the 2018 Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race has been open for a month, and so far, 13 mushers are signed up to compete. Among those on the list is last year’s champion, Pete Kaiser of Bethel, who has won the last three K300’s.
Read MoreTen New Faces Competing In Iditarod 2018; 52 Mushers Already Signed Up
Recognizable names on the Iditarod 2018 roster include last year’s champ, Mitch Seavey, as well as his son, Dallas. First-time registrants include former Nome resident Tara Cicatello.
Read More2017 Kobuk 440 Starts Today
Kobuk 440 race coordinator Carmen Daggett says the first teams are expected to cross the finish line in Kotzebue sometime late Sunday or early Monday.
Read MoreIditarod: a red-letter year
As part of our April 2014 newsletter, take a look back at an incredible, exceptional Iditarod: both for our radio mission and for the Last Great Race itself.
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