Race Season
Redington, a Rookie, Wins 2019 Kobuk 440
Ryan Redington claimed victory in the 2019 Kobuk 440 on Sunday morning, pulling into Kotzebue with six dogs in harness just after midnight. Redington is a veteran of sled dog mushing, but 2019 was his first year on the Kobuk 440 trail.
Read MorePetit, Redington Head-to-Head Through Kiana in Competitive Kobuk 440
It is stiff competition at the top of the Kobuk 440 pack this year. Race rookies are trying to snatch victory from the hands of last year’s champion, Nic Petit. KNOM’s Emily Hofstaedter reports from Kiana, where teams took a short rest before moving on to Ambler.
Read MoreReady, Set, Mush: 2019 Kobuk 440 Underway
Sixteen dog teams left Kotzebue at 12:30 this afternoon on a perfectly clear day to begin the Kobuk 440, the last mid-distance qualifier race of the season.
Read MoreFormer Champions Among Field for 2019 Kobuk 440
Only 16 mushers will compete in this year’s Kobuk 440 Sled Dog Race, starting from Kotzebue on Thursday afternoon.
Read MoreTrail’s End: More Tales from the 2019 Iditarod
As a final look back at the 2019 Iditarod, delve into a post-race interview with Pete Kaiser and finish-line interviews from the middle and back of the pack — all audio that wound up on the “cutting room floor.”
Read MoreWith Iditarod Finished, Race Season Continues with Kobuk 440
The 2019 Kobuk 440 starts in Kotzebue on April 4, a week earlier than normal. 18 mushers, including some fresh off of the Iditarod Trail, have signed up to compete.
Read MoreAt Nome Banquet, Fans Cheer Iditarod Finishers — And a Few Who Exited the 2019 Race
In the spotlight at the Nome finishers’ banquet on Sunday was Bethel musher Pete Kaiser, the first Yup’ik person to win the race. But among those who received cheers during Sunday night’s Iditarod finishers’ banquet were Nicolas Petit and Richie Beattie.
Read MoreIditarod’s First Yup’ik Champion Won 2019 With a Strategic Focus on Rest
The margin between 2019 champion Pete Kaiser and his closest competitor, Joar Leifseth Ulsom, came down to 12 minutes in the final leg of the race. Kaiser’s strategy of banking extra rest in the early stretches of the Iditarod helped position him for victory in the race’s final days.
Read MorePete Kaiser Wins Iditarod 2019
Pete Kaiser is the champion of Iditarod 2019. The Bethel musher arrived at the Nome finish line in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, March 13, with 8 dogs in his team.
Read MoreExpect an Iditarod Finish Early Wednesday — and Possibly, a Chase to Nome
Around 2 to 4am Wednesday morning: that’s when KNOM expects a championship finish in Iditarod 2019. Bethel musher Pete Kaiser holds a slim yet potentially decisive lead: 6 miles ahead of Joar Leifseth Ulsom, with only 50 miles to the finish line. Nonetheless, Kaiser’s victory is far from certain.
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