Sunday, January 12, 2014

Kuskokwim 300



The Kuskokwim 300 will start on Friday January 17th at 6:30 pm.  Trail conditions have been less than ideal due to above freezing temperatures and lack of snow.  The race is tentatively set to go 300 miles Bethel to Tuluksak, Kalskag, Whitefish Lake, Aniak, then back to Kalskag and back to Bethel.  There are 28 teams signed up.  You can follow the race with live GPS tracking at www.k300.org and on Facebook at Kuskokwim300.  Both John and I will be racing.  Last year it took 45:02 hours to finish and that gave me 11th place.  Dogs are looking fast and strong this year so it should be an exciting race!  There is a highly competitive field which includes last year's champion, Jeff King, Martin and Rohn Buser, Pete Kaiser, Ramey Smith, and of course 2011 Iditarod Champion John Baker.
Original K300 Trail (Modified trail will travel above Akiachak on tundra to Tuluksak)

"The Kuskokwim 300 race committee has made changes to the traditional trail for next week’s race because of adverse trail conditions on the river near Bethel. The race will start on the river in front of Bethel but will immediately leave the river and travel cross country to the Gweek River, and travel behind Akiachak to Tuluksak on the tundra. From that point the trail will follow the traditional route to Kalskag and Aniak. There will be no check point at Akiachak.

Trails crews report the overland trail is satisfactory in places and very good in other places. Once the teams approach Tukuksak, the snow is deeper and conditions are much better from there upriver. A Friday snowmachine traveler reported the trail near Kalskag was beautiful."

More Details to Follow!

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