2015 K300 Afternoon Update – Pete Makes a Move

As I shot the start of the Akiak Dash, Cindy Andrecheck mentioned that Pete was in Third position. “Can’t be.” I said, until I got to look at it myself.
The Tracker is often wrong, so I take everything with a grain of salt. It shows Pete about to overtake Martin Buser for 2nd place. It wasn’t until I saw the enroute times that I became a believer.

Pete and the Team are literally running down the competition!!

Here are the Kalskag to Aniak Enroute for the Top 10 mushers.

rank musher Aniak (halfway) enroute time
1 Peter Kaiser 3:13:00
2 Jeff King 3:14:00
3 Rohn Buser 3:17:00
4 Tony Browning 3:19:00
5 Martin Buser 3:20:00
6 Ken Anderson 3:22:00
7 Richie Diehl 3:23:00
8 Aaron Burmeister 3:29:00
9 John Baker 3:29:00
10 Brent Sass 3:33:00

Here are the Arrival and Departure times sorted by Departure Time from Aniak. Note that Positions 3 through 6 are a virtual tie.

rank musher Aniak (halfway) checkout time
1 Rohn Buser 1/17/15 11:24
2 Martin Buser 1/17/15 11:43
3 Ken Anderson 1/17/15 12:02
4 Tony Browning 1/17/15 12:02
5 Brent Sass 1/17/15 12:05
6 Peter Kaiser 1/17/15 12:06
7 Jeff King 1/17/15 12:28
8 Aaron Burmeister 1/17/15 12:33
9 John Baker 1/17/15 12:41
10 Mike Jr Williams 1/17/15 12:46
Share

2015 K300 Midday Report- Ron Finishes – Pete In and Out of Aniak

IMG_8810

Just back from the Bogus 15o Finish Line where we saw Ron and his Team cross the line in 4th Place. He was in good spirits and the dogs, as always, looked great. We will have photos shortly.

While all the activity was taking place in Bethel, Pete was on the K300 Trail. He was into Aniak at 11:07 this morning and as expected, used the checkpoint to break his dogs and an hour of layover clock. This is Game On time and no seconds are wasted. Presently Pete and the Team are 10 miles out of Aniak on the way back to Kalskag.

 

Share

Pete out of Kalskag for Aniak – Updated

Word from the Kalskag checkpoint is that Pete and his Team are out of Kalskag at 7:53 exactly 4 hours after arriving. He has 2 hours remaining in his layover bank. He arrived into Kalskag in 10 position and leaves in 6th position. It is about a 4 hour run up to Aniak. If he takes an hour break in Aniak, he should be back into Kalskag in about 9 hours, or around 5pm. Here are the top 6 Teams and Out times for Kalskag.

musher Kalskag (outbound) checkout time Kalskag (outbound) dogs out
Rohn Buser 1/17/15 7:06 11
Lance Mackey 1/17/15 7:19 11
Martin Buser 1/17/15 7:23 12
Brent Sass 1/17/15 7:32 12
Ken Anderson 1/17/15 7:40 11
Peter Kaiser 1/17/15 7:53 12
Paul Gebhardt 1/17/15 8:05 10
Jeff King 1/17/15 8:14 12

Here is the KYUK Morning Kalskag Report:
[mejsaudio src=”http://kaiserracing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/satmorn.mp3″]

 

Make sure to listen at the top of every hour to the KYUK Radio K300 Updates. Great Updates every year.

streambutton640

Share

A-Team Report – Pete into Kalskag in 10th

Good Morning Race Fans! As we slept away the night, Ron and Pete have put in many miles on the trails of the Kuskokwim. A change in the weather has put some snow on the trail and cooled down a bit. Pete and his Team arrived into Kalskag early this morning at 3:53am with all 12 dogs. about 65 minutes behind Rohn Buser who arrived in first at 2:48.

Mushers must take 6 combined hours of layover between the checkpoints of Kalskag and Aniak, which is actually 3 checkpoints as Teams go outbound through Kalskag and then back through again. From radio reports this morning it looks like Teams are taking 4 hours and then will bank the remaining hours for the next two checkpoints. Generally Mushers will “Declare” their layover whether they take it or not. If something happens and they get slowed down in a checkpoint, they want their time on the layover clock, whether they use it or not. In this case they will take the 4 hours and then use up the remaining two as needed.

Rohn Buser and Mike Williams Jr. seem to be the Teams to beat at this point having the fastest times and a virtual tie in Trail times. A third of the Race is completed.

Weather for the Upper section of the Trail:

.TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. FROM SLEETMUTE WEST...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. EARLY HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO MID
30S...DROPPING INTO THE TEENS IN THE AFTERNOON. VARIABLE WIND 10
MPH.
.TONIGHT...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES.
LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 BELOW. VARIABLE
WIND 10 MPH.

 

Share

Uppa Ron- Time for a Nap- Soon into Bogus

bogusleaders

Ron and the B Team are in a solid 4th position following the shootout going on at the front of the pack. He should be into Bogus Creek about 15 minutes before Midnight. Waiting for him will be some Pizza, a warm vehicle to rest and take a short nap for the 4 hour layover into the early morning.

Jenn Peeks and Lucas Salzbrun drove up after Ron left and have things well in hand for a good break. Kathy and Rick Hanson also may have driven up, so there will be tales to tell I’m sure. Traditionally, the trail is good enough for the Pit Crew’s to setup tents and have a good fire going in the trees near Bogus. This year, however, with the lack of snow, Teams will be waiting out the layover on the ice of the River. I spoke to Jenn before they went up and they weren’t sure if they would do the Tent thing as the truck might be easier and just as nice.

John George and Lewis Pavilla arrived into Bogus just before 11pm making the trip in under 6 hours, Right behind a virtual tie was Jackie Larson, just a few minutes behind.

Finish calculations with 10 hours in front of them, would put a winner across the Finish Line in Bethel between 9 and 10 in the morning. That would be a bit optimistic, but very doable with this fast trail. Ron and his Team are about 20-40 minutes behind them, so figure the same differential at the finish.

The shootout at the Front of the Pack is pitting the best of the best in terms of this race, against each other. It’s not for the money, it’s definitely for bragging rights. You can bet these guys will be kicking for all their worth on the way back. Napaskiak, Akiachak, and Kwethluk – This is just like Village Basketball, but out on the dogsled trail! Very exciting!! Anything can happen and it’s just like Christmas morning, only the trail will be the present we all open tomorrow morning with a new Bogus Creek 150 Champion! Stay tuned!

 

Share