Jessie Holmes kicks to the finish line in Kotzebue ahead of his second consecutive win and third overall in the Kobuk 440 sled dog race on Sunday, April 7, 2024. | Article: Alena Naiden, ADN.com - Image: Whitney McLaren, Mushingphotos.com - Kotzebue, Alaska
Jessie Holmes won his third Kobuk 440 Sled Dog Race race on Sunday — his second win in a row traversing Northwest Alaska.
Ten mushers took off from Kotzebue on Thursday and ran through Noorvik, Selawik, Ambler, Shungnak and Kobuk, as well as Kiana on their way back. Holmes crossed the finish line in Kotzebue at 11:24 a.m. Sunday, more than 40 minutes earlier than second-place winner Hunter Keefe and over an hour faster than Eddie Burke Jr. who came in third.
Holmes — who is originally from Alabama, mushes out of Brushkana and is featured on the...
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Washingtonian Lara Kittelson, 22, is the first Washingtonian musher since 2012 to complete the 1,000-mile Iditarod sled dog race. | Article: Benjamin Cassidy, Image: Mark Wojdylak - The Seattle Times - Iditarod
Lara Kittelson didn’t grow up with dogs; in fact, her journey to last month’s Iditarod started with a Disney movie. It was only fitting she’d encounter some unusual drama en route to becoming the first Washingtonian to complete the grueling 1,000-mile sled dog race since 2012.
A dead moose, a broken sled and a stubborn musk ox all presented obstacles as Kittelson trekked from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. But none of them could stop the 22-year-old from reaching the finish line March 14. The musher completed “The Last Great Race” in just over 11 days, placing 23rd, and was...
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