Two Teams still on the Trail- Morning Results. What looked close on the tracker wasn’t a worry to Pete. I asked him if he ever saw Riley Dyche, “I never saw him- Two miles is quite a bit on the trail”
Well it sure looked close to me!! In the final tally, Riley made up two minutes on the 50 miles.
It sure was a great race and exciting on this side of the fence!
Go Team Kaiser!!

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There are now two Kings of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race!
Congratulations to Pete and the Team on their 9th win!

Pete now ties Jeff King as the winningest Team on the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race.

Details in the morning!

Congrats to Team Kaiser!! Thanks to all of our followers, friends, and sponsors for making this possible.

Go Team Kaiser!!

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Howdy Race Fans! Welcome to Tomorrow!!
Pete and the Team are on the Gweek River headed for the Finish Line! Riley Dyche has closed another .5 mile in the last hour. The Teams are now almost exactly two miles apart.
Looking at the clock and looking at the times, I’m thinking we are nowhere near 1:30am as previously suggested. (It’s easy to get excited and I’m ALWAYs off a little early!! Haha) The tracker has a new feature – Project called “Projection” on the Leaderboard. It is “projecting” Pete crossing the finish line at 2:55am. I think that is a bit off- But here goes!
Pete has been averaging 8.66mph. He is 18.2 miles out at this point. That would be just about 2 hours from now. So that would put a finish at around 2:10 or so. But that also means, as you know, that you need to get on the go to the Finish Line with about 45 minutes to spare!!
Now the thing to consider is that if the two teams start to go in Sprint mode, the last miles could go quicker and arrive sooner! Don’t be late!!
Whooee! I’m exhausted from pressing the refresh button!!
Weather is outstanding for this great finish. Set your clocks if you are in Bethel. Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race will have a live Finish on Facebook, so if you can’t make it, be sure to tune in and “Virtually” cheer Team Kaiser!

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Good Evening Race Fans!

I hope you are ready for a wild one on the Kuskokwim River tonight!

Well, the field is set for the top 5 and beyond in the 2025 Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race!
The order isn’t quite ironed out yet to be sure and the top 3 Teams are really neck and neck.
Here it all is in a nutshell. Pete was into Tuluksak first with a great time. Riley Dyche was in second 20 minutes later. Cody Strathe, however, had really good times and was gaining on both of them. Now Cody does have 35 minutes to make up over the next 50 miles, but we all know how things can change in a heartbeat.
Wanna see something impressive? Take a look at Robinson Racing Kennel Emily having a GREAT race!! The race for the top 5 is also very exciting!
Mike Williams Family Kennel Jr. is 9 minutes in front of Hunter Keefe and 17 minutes in front of Emily.
The coolest thing happening to night is that the top 5 Teams should be across the finish line within an hour of the Winner!
Whew! It’s going to be pretty cool to see that for sure!
Get some rest, I know Pete and the Team are. They can leave at 9:15pm tonight and then it’s a sprint to the Finish Line!
This is so much fun!
Go Team Kaiser!

Into Tuluksak – K300 2025

What a close race! Pete and Team Kaiser were in at 5:15 followed By Riley Dyche 20 minutes later. Cody Strathe seems to have really fast speed according to the Race Flow and he looks to be about 20 minutes behind Riley in 3rd position.
Teams will take their 4 hour mandatory break in Tuluksak with the Finish Line being the last stop.
Pete and the Team can leave at 9:15pm for the final 50 miles of the trail. Expecting a Finish between 1:45 and 2:30am tonight.
Weather forecasts have calmed a little with temps expected to be 38 and East wind to 25. Way better than was expected on Friday. More soon as Cody Strathe and a couple show up in Tuluksak!

2025 Kuskokwim 300 Purse
Around this time people start wondering what are the prizes for the Teams on the trail. How much dogfood and supplies will this race buy?
Well, I’ll tell you it’s just a drop in the bucket as I know dog food, harnesses, sleds, and all of that is very expensive. Especially in our area here in Bethel as everything must be shipped in. Pete spends all of his winnings as do all of the Teams on keeping the Team happy and healthy and ready to GO-GO-GO!!
The Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race is special in that all of the purse is distributed. $200,000 is this year’s purse. 17 Teams are out on the trail and hopefully all of them will cross the finish line. The purse was based on 25 Teams, but only 17 left the Starting Line. The remaining purse is distributed to all finishing Teams! Isn’t that awesome? It is and I don’t think any other race does this. It also benefits the later teams arriving as it boosts their purse by quite a percentage more.
The red lantern winner this year, if it is 17th place will receive $6735.29 plus their entry fee back. All of this for a two day race!

I love the The Iditarod, but that race is easily two weeks and after it’s all said and done, Pete is sometimes gone almost three weeks. If it weren’t for sponsors (Donlin Gold LLC – Ryan Air, INC. – Northern Air Cargo – Lynden – Drew’s Foundation ) the endeavor would be darn near impossible. Rural mushers especially have a tough time as they have to ship supplies to Bethel and then ship them back to Anchorage. It’s a moot point this year as due to the lack of training weather Pete has opted out of the 2025 Iditarod, but the point is that the K300 is an amazing race in how it honors and celebrates Mushers and Teams.
The Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race prides itself in this payback and also in the endeavor to keep mushing alive.
I put together this purse breakdown for this year’s race and at this point it remains to be seen how it will breakout, but in terms of purse, the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race puts it’s money where it’s mouth is and deserves our kudos. Thanks to them and congratulations to all of those early on that kicked this off and those that have supported the race for all of these many years!! The Queen of the Kuskokwim is definitely this race!

A quick update with Stats. Pete still seems to be the fastest Team on the trail with enroute times just a few minutes quicker. He seems to be gaining on Riley. Interesting also that Mike Williams Jr. is only a couple of minutes behind Pete in terms of trail time. Mike is having a great run and really awesome to see him back on the trail!
Go Team Kaiser!

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I know I’ve posted this before on so many races, but WHAT a GREAT Looking TEAM!!

WOW! That was cool!

Pete and the Team arrived about 3 minutes after Riley Dyche had completed his rest and left Kalskag. Pete quickly dropped a dog and was back out on the trail. The Team looked AMAZING as they sped out of sight and back onto the trail.
Riley Dyche out of Kalskag at 12:13 and Pete out at 12:16. It’s strange to have this section of the race in the afternoon, but here we are! 50 miles to Tuluksak. Last year Pete made the run in 4:49 which would put him into Tuluksak at around 5pm.
A mandatory 4 hour rest in Tuluksak means leaving around 9pm. Last year Pete made that run in just under 5 hours, so that could be a race finish between 2 and 3 am if not sooner.
I’m truly amazed to see Team Kaiser after 200 miles! Whoosh and they were gone!! On the first update it shows Pete just about a mile behind Riley. As John Baker said once before, “You don’t want to have Pete Kaiser on your tail as you make your way down!”
The wind is starting to pick up on the upper train and we all know what’s coming. The trail, though, should be amazing and fast.

If you have Facebook, make sure to check out https://www.facebook.com/Kuskokwim300 – The K300 Facebook. They have some kids doing the videos of the Teams at the checkpoints that are doing a GREAT job!

Mike Williams is doing excellent as well and is now in 3rd position! Go Mike GO!

What a great afternoon for racing!

Go Team Kaiser!