Pete Kaiser of Bethel was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after taking home the title in the Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race.
It was Kaiser’s sixth Kuskokwim 300 win in the last eight years. He arrived at the Bethel finish line with the sixth fastest time in race history.
The 2019 Iditarod champion began as the 16th and final musher in the staggered start on Friday evening, when the reported wind chill was 30-below Fahrenheit. Kaiser, racing his 14th K300, bided his time and eventually passed every musher.
His title earned him $25,000 of the $100,000+ purse.
The Alaska Athlete of the Week is selected by a panel each Monday.
Have a candidate in mind? Email us your nomination: info@alaskasportshall.org.
Featured photo by Greg Lincoln.