Category Archives: K300

Jeff King was first into Kalskag early this morning and 9th into Aniak. The difference is that Jeff took an hour more rest in Kalskag. We will see how this works out for all of the Teams. The best part of the 6 hour anywhere you like it rest rule is that it allows a musher to play with strategy to try to best his counterparts. Jeff is known for not following anyone and we will see how this works out for him.

Not many people look at RaceFlow and I thought I would mention it now so you could look and see how it works and what it tells you. Looking at Raceflow this afternoon is showing some interesting details.

Raceflow takes all data and plots a time/distance graph. When you look at it the more horizontal a line is means that it is slower. What is interesting is that it tells you if a Team is slowing or gaining on the field.

Taking a look at Ron’s finish, look at his line and you can see he was gaining and where he passed. You can see that he was faster by the line going more “up” against the others.

Why mention this now?

Take a look at times going into Aniak. You can see some Teams slowing and others like Pete, Richie, and Jeff, staying pretty consistent. You can even see Richie’s Team gaining speed. (Got to wonder if that Team knows they are headed home -haha!)

In any case, it is a cool tool to use to see how Teams are doing in the race. It gives you a way to predict what might happen. If you take a look at Travis Beals line on the graph, you can see something is up. Either he is carrying a dog, or maybe he has other issues. But by watching this part of the tracker you can learn a great deal. Try it!!

A few more photos from Aniak. This time from Sean Glasheen. Thanks!

Thanks to Ashley Glasheen and Emerie Fairbanks out on the Trail!

Richie Diehl

Pete Kaiser

Tony with Will hot on his heels.

Richie

Pete into Aniak

The top 5 Teams are into Aniak.

After an almost 5 hour run, I expect Teams to take an hour here to water and break the Teams, and then head out for Kalskag where they will do the same. Teams have already take 3 hours of the mandatory 6, so generally they will use layover time at Aniak and Kalskag to snack and break. (Updated- My math was wrong! Thank goodness someone was watching!!- Thanks to Marysia Jastrzebski on Facebook!!)

Pete and the Team are on a good pace and about 14 minutes in front of Pete’s buddy Richie Diehl.

You couldn’t ask for better weather and many folks have made their way up the river road which is much like a highway.

Cellphone video of Pete and Richie show them just flying in the daylight trail. Amazing how fast they are running– Almost 10 miles per hour.

Sounds like an exciting evening in front of us!

Go Team Kaiser!

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.

I don’t think Pete has every gone out so early! Gave me a chance to shoot some other Teams. Boy, this is sure a competitive race! Look at these beautiful Teams!

Ron has been training with Pete this season and with much time on the runners, it was his turn to take to the trail of the Bogus Creek 150. After 40 years of mushing dogs, Ron still loves the sport and getting out on the trails. A few years ago he had a shoulder injury that slowed his enthusiasm a bit, but after a bit of surgery and recuperation, he is back in the saddle and rarin’ to go!

Normally Ron is the pit boss and keeps the logistics underway for Pete and other handlers that have run either the K300 or the Bogus Creek. With Ron and Pete both racing, a cadre of helpers including Lucas Salzbrun, Josh Cadzow, Uncle Mike Shantz, and Jen Peeks made easy work of the starting line. Ron’s pit crew for the race is Rick Hanson who will be meeting him up at Bogus Creek with some food and a warm tent to warm up and get ready for the second half of the race.

Here are the photos from the start.
Go Ron Kaiser!!