Pete Kaiser is the undisputed King of the Kuskokwim. He's also our Alaska Athlete of the Week Kaiser, a regional hero from Bethel, became the winningest musher in Kuskokwim 300 history with his 10th victory in one of the sport's biggest mid-distance events. He seized...
The 53rd edition of the Iditarod was notable for many things, from the number of miles raced to the number of teams that raced. Here's a look at some numbers to remember, plus a list of the race's special awards. 10 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 41 seconds — Winning...
Brushkana Creek musher Jessie Holmes was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning the longest Iditarod in the 53-year history of the race. He and his team ran 1,128 miles, from Fairbanks to Nome, to carry Holmes to victory in 10 days, 14 hours, 55...
After driving a team of 10 sled dogs across the finish line on Nome’s Front Street early Friday morning, first-time Iditarod champion Jessie Holmes stood with two of his lead dogs and told a story about puppy love. “An interesting fact about my team that’s pretty...
Jessie Holmes was the first musher to reach White Mountain on Thursday morning, a reality TV star whose new reality could be that as an Iditarod champion. Barring disaster, he could reach the finish line in Nome sometime between midnight and 4 a.m. Friday. Holmes...
As Matt Hall grabbed the Iditarod lead early Tuesday morning in Kaltag, Jessie Holmes stayed behind to complete a mandatory layover — and perhaps to catalog his loop loot. Hall, of Two Rivers, drove a team of 10 sled dogs out of Kaltag and toward Unalakleet. He’s back...
Jessie Holmes and the rest of the Iditarod frontrunners are halfway through the race to Nome. Holmes was the first musher to reach Grayling, where he collected the Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award on Saturday night. Holmes arrived at 9:53 p.m. with a team of 14 dogs. He...
As the Iditarod frontrunners moved through Ruby on Wednesday night, the promise of a gourmet meal for the first musher to reach the checkpoint was off the table. And so when Paige Drobny of Cantwell arrived just before 9 p.m., no king salmon crudo awaited. No braised...
From a sled-joring jaunt at the start to a new burled arch at the finish, this is not your grandfather’s Iditarod. Just about everything about the 53rd running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is different than usual. Land bare of snow in an early stretch of trail...
Emily Robinson of Nenana was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after claiming a historic fourth-consecutive Jr. Iditarod title — becoming the first to do so in the race’s 48-year history. The 150-mile race is comprised of junior mushers ages 14-17. Just seven...
Pete Kaiser of Bethel was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning the 46th annual Kuskokwim 300 early Sunday morning. By claiming his 9th championship, Kaiser is now tied with Jeff King for most all-time wins in the prestigious middle-distance event....