Race to the Finish – Ron sprints to 2nd Place in Bogus

In a spectacular finish to the Bogus Creek 150, Matt Scott pulled off the Win, but it was the sprint to the Finish Line between 63 years young, Ron Kaiser, and 16 year old, Jason Pavilla, that was the talk of the morning.

Ron had been trailing the top 3 Teams, for most of the race, but after Akiachak it got very interesting. Trail watcher Linda Curda reported that after Akiachak, Matt pulled away from the pack on the portage to the Gweek River. Ron and Jason, along with Father Alexie Larson, began fighting away to the finish. Ron and Jason sped up and overtook Father Larson about a mile from the finish line and then it was a sprint for second place.

Linda reported that Ron over took Jason less that 200 yards from the finish line. “If the line had been at the mouth of the boat harbor where it has been for several years, Ron wouldn’t have made it. He passed him RIGHT THERE!”

At the finish line, Jason, last year’s winner had sweat dripping from his all wet hair. Ron as well was out of breath. For the dogs, it was just another day of racing and they looked awesome.

Apparently Kaiser leader, Palmer, broke his chain twice during the race and the Team caught up with him and off they went. Palmer has led many wins for Pete and Team Kaiser over the years. He was obviously in charge of the race and knew the trail well.

Photos are on the way, but here is the video from the Finish. Apologies for the out of focus parts. It was a little chilly and my frozen fingertips apparently switched off the autofocus. It’s a great watch though to see both Teams cross so close together.

Congratulations to Matt Scott – 2020 Bogus Creek Champion! Here’s the finish details. There are two mushers still on the trail.

 

 

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