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Meet the Champion today at the GCI store

Dave Partee — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:19:27 +0000

From 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Monday, March 22, meet ten-time Open North American Champion Egil Ellis and other mushers at the GCI Store, 510 Merhar Ave., Fairbanks (next to Chili’s). Autograph signing, pet the lead dog, check out the equipment, door prize drawings, and more.

Open North American Final Results

Don Kiely — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:02:28 +0000

Egil Ellis (center) celebrates his tenth Open North American victory. Arleigh Reynolds (left) and Ken Chezik round out the top three. Photo by Dave Partee/SledDogStudio.com.

What a great weekend of racing! Egil Ellis notched his tenth ONAC win. Congratulations to everyone and big thanks to all the volunteers who made it all happen!

Here are the [...]

Open North American Results, Day 2

Don Kiely — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:54:01 +0000

Arleigh Reynolds starts the second heat of the Open North American Championship. Photo by Dave Partee/SledDogStudio.com

It was yet another beautiful day at the Jeff Studdert trails for the second day of the 2010 GCI Open North American. Some positions changed, setting up for an exciting day of racing on Sunday.

Here are the day’s results [...]

Open North American Results, Day 1

Don Kiely — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:19:44 +0000

Rookie Beth Manning on the first day of the 2010 GCI Open North American. Photo by Dave Partee/SledDogStudio.com

Whooeee! It was a beautiful day at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds for the 2010 edition of the GCI Open North American! A bit hot for dogs, but very pleasant for humans.

Here are the official results for Day [...]

ONAC activities and events

Dave Partee — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:35:21 +0000

There are a slew of fun and exciting events for the whole family this weekend at the 2010 GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race. Plans include a mad dash with dogs and skis, a snowshoe race, and the Alaska Trappers Auction. Not to mention lots of race excitement with the main event, 16 [...]

Open North American start order

Dave Partee — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:29:03 +0000

Mushers drew for their Friday start order of the 2010 GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race, at the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks Wednesday night. Homer musher Jack Berry will be the first musher out on Friday, drawing the #1 chip with the first pick of the night. Nine-time and defending champion Egil Ellis [...]

Open North American moved to Studdert Racegrounds

Shannon — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:38:18 +0000

The Alaska Dog Mushers Association has made the tough decision to move the staging area/start of the 2010 GCI Open North American Championship sled dog race to the Jeff Studdert Race Grounds (Musher’s Hall) located at 975 Farmers Loop Rd. The event, scheduled for March 19-21, usually starts on downtown’s Second Ave and races along [...]

Limited North American Results, Day 3 Final

Don Kiely — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:39:56 +0000

Here are the final results for the the Limited North American:

ALASKA DOG MUSHERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. LIMITED NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP March 14, 2010 SKIJORING 4.5 MILES TEMP: 3 TRAIL: Good Day BIB NO. FINISH 3RD DAY WIN 2-DAY TOTAL WIN NO. SKIJORER DOGS ORDER TIME ORDER TIME TIME ORDER REMARKS 201 Rebecca Knight 2-2 1 14:34.1 1 28:59.6 43:33.7 1 202 Greg Jurek 2-2 2 14:59.2 2 29:43.3 44:42.5 2 203 Becky Voris 2-2 3 15:55.5 3 31:27.5 47:23.0 3 204 Andy Warwick 2-2 4 16:50.0 5 31:54.7 48:44.7 4 205 Kim Wells 2-2 5 16:31.5 4 33:11.9 49:43.4 5 206 Ryan Huist 2-2 6 20:04.9 6 41:49.2 61:54.1 6 Hilary Schwafel Scratch 4-DOG 4.5 MILES TEMP: 5 TRAIL: Good BIB NO. FINISH 3RD DAY WIN 2-DAY TOTAL WIN NO. MUSHER DOGS ORDER TIME ORDER TIME TIME ORDER REMARKS 401 Jennifer Sterling 4-2 1 14:16.0 2 28:22.9 42:38.9 1 403 Mari Hoe-Raitto 4-2 3 14:13.6 1 28:57.4 43:11.0 2 404 Stacy Lanser 4-2 4 14:16.7 3 28:57.7 43:14.4 3 402 Kim Wells 4-2 2 14:43.9 5 28:35.7 43:19.6 4 405 Karin Schaad 4-2 5 14:40.2 4 29:28.6 44:08.8 5 406 Faith Gregory 4-2 6 15:11.4 6 30:26.5 45:37.9 6 407 Donna Thompson 4-2 7 15:55.2 7 32:06.1 48:01.3 7 408 Marie Wynn 4-2 8 16:54.4 9 33:02.2 49:56.6 8 410 Gracie Callis 4-1 10 16:50.4 8 34:47.2 51:37.6 9 409 Marya Lewanski 4-2 9 17:33.6 10 34:15.9 51:49.5 10 Malinda Holmes Scratch 6-DOG 7.7 MILES TEMP: 7 TRAIL: Good BIB NO. FINISH 3RD DAY WIN [...]

Limited North American Results, Day 2

Don Kiely — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:55:59 +0000

Here are the results for the second day of competition for the Limited North American:

ALASKA DOG MUSHERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. LIMITED NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP March 13, 2010 SKIJORING 4.5 MILES TEMP: -4 TRAIL: Good BIB NO. FINISH 2nd DAY DAY WIN 1st DAY TOTAL WIN NO. SKIJORER DOGS ORDER TIME ORDER TIME TIME ORDER REMARKS 201 Rebecca Knight 2-2 1 14:16.1 1 14:43.5 28:59.6 1 202 Greg Jurek 2-2 2 14:42.0 2 15:01.3 29:43.3 2 203 Becky Voris 2-2 3 15:56.0 3 15:31.5 31:27.5 3 204 Andy Warwick 2-2 4 16:06.2 4 15:48.5 31:54.7 4 205 Kim Wells 2-2 5 16:27.4 5 16:44.5 33:11.9 5 207 Ryan Huist 2-2 6 20:40.5 6 21:08.7 41:49.2 6 206 Hilary Schwafel Scratch 17:23.5 Scratch 4-DOG 4.5 MILES TEMP: 1 TRAIL: Good BIB NO. FINISH 2nd Day DAY WIN 1st DAY TOTAL WIN NO. MUSHER DOGS ORDER TIME ORDER TIME TIME ORDER REMARKS 402 Jennifer Sterling 4-2 2 14:03.7 1 14:19.2 28:22.9 1 401 Kim Wells 4-2 1 14:28.0 4 14:07.7 28:35.7 2 404 Mari Hoe-Raitto 4-2 4 14:21.8 2 14:35.6 28:57.4 3 403 Stacy Lanser 4-2 3 14:26.9 3 14:30.8 28:57.7 4 405 Karin Schaad 4-2 5 14:45.0 5 14:43.6 29:28.6 5 407 Faith Gregory 4-2 6 15:21.1 6 15:05.4 30:26.5 6 408 Donna Thompson 4-2 7 15:54.0 7 16:12.1 32:06.1 7 409 Marie Wynn 4-2 8 16:41.4 9 16:20.8 33:02.2 8 410 Marya Lewanski 4-2 9 17:22.5 10 16:53.4 34:15.9 9 411 Gracie Callis 4-1 10 16:41.3 8 18:05.9 34:47.2 10 406 Malinda Holmes Scratch 14:55.9 Scratch 6-DOG 7.7 [...]

Limited North American Results, Day 1

Don Kiely — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:32:36 +0000

Here are the results for the first day of competition for the Limited North American:

ALASKA DOG MUSHERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. LIMITED NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP 12-Mar-10 SKIJORING 4.5 MILES TEMP: 1 TRAIL: Good BIB NO. FINISH ELASPED WIN NO. SKIJORER DOGS ORDER TIME ORDER REMARKS 203 Rebecca Knight 2-2 2 14:43.5 1 202 Greg Jurek 2-2 1 15:01.3 2 204 Becky Voris 2-2 4 15:31.5 3 207 Andy Warwick 2-2 7 15:48.5 4 205 Kim Wells 2-2 5 16:44.5 5 206 Hilary [...]

Limited North American start order and times

Dave Partee — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:26:37 +0000

Start order for the $7,500 Alaska Dog Mushers Association 2010 Limited North American Championships, held at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds in Fairbanks, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 12-14.

The competition starts at the Mushers Hall off Farmers Loop Road at 11:00 a.m. each day.

2-Dog Skijoring (4.5 miles each day) Check in prior to 10:45 a.m., start time [...]

LNAC Purse & Entry Fees

Ami Gjestson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:14:07 +0000

The following is the entry fee and purse breakdown for 8-dog, 6-dog, 4-dog, and skijoring classes:

Total Purse for LNAC $7,500 cash plus 0 product Total % Breakdown 8-Dog 41% 3,075 3,075 per class 6-Dog 30% 2,250 2,250 4-Dog 20% 1,500 1,500 Skijoring 9% 675 675 Trail Fee Ski & 4 10 6 dog 15 8 dog 20 10 & open 25 per day max of $50* Entry Fee 1% of Purse 1% days 3 3 3 3 8-Dog Class 6-Dog Class 4-Dog Class Skijoring Entry Fee 31 23 15 7 Trail fee 50 * 45 30 30 ISDRA 8 8 8 Total Entry Fee $ 89 $ 76 $ 53 $ 37 Payout 1st 25.0% $768.75 $562.50 $375.00 $168.75 2nd 20.0% $615.00 $450.00 $300.00 $135.00 3rd 15.0% $461.25 $337.50 $225.00 $101.25 4th 10.0% $307.50 $225.00 $150.00 $67.50 5th 7.5% $230.63 $168.75 $112.50 $50.63 6th 5.5% $169.13 $123.75 $82.50 $37.12 7th 5.0% $153.75 $112.50 $75.00 $33.75 8th 4.5% $138.38 $101.25 $67.50 $30.38 9th 4.0% $123.00 $90.00 $60.00 $27.00 10th 3.5% $107.63 $78.75 $52.50 $23.62 Skijoring by participation level (highest participation – [...]

LNAC Draw & Membership Meeting

Ami Gjestson — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:03:24 +0000

The Limited North American Championships draw and ADMA general membership meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 10th at the Mushers Hall on Farmers Loop Road. Potluck starts at 6:30 and meeting at 7:00. We will be voting on race dates and mileages for the 2010/2011 season and voting for board members.

North Pole Final Results Posted

Don Kiely — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:20:22 +0000

Here are the results for Day 2 of the 2010 North Pole Championships:

ALASKA DOG MUSHERS’ASSOCIATION, INC NORTH POLE – 1ST DAY 28 February 2010 Chena Lakes Recreation Area 4-DOG 3.8 MILES BIB ELAPSED 1ST DAY TOTAL WIN REMARKS NO. MUSHER TIME TIME TIME ORDER 1 Scott Campbell 11:04.6 11:01.7 22:06.3 1 2 Malinda Holmes 11:19.0 11:25.3 22:44.3 2 4 Jennifer Probert 11:26.2 11:43.7 23:09.9 3 3 Karen Schaad 11:27.0 11:45.6 23:12.6 4 5 Greg Jurek 11:43.0 12:24.6 24:07.6 5 6 Donna Thompson 12:15.3 12:29.8 24:45.1 6 7 Andy Heutten 12:39.8 12:58.9 25:38.7 7 8 Marie Wynn 12:42.9 13:19.9 26:02.8 8 9 Roger Champaigne 14:13.6 14:40.6 28:54.2 9 10 Faith Gregory 18:46.7 17:05.0 35:51.7 10 6-DOG 6.5 MILES BIB ELAPSED 1ST DAY TOTAL WIN REMARKS NO. MUSHER TIME TIME TIME ORDER 1 Ami Gjestson 19:14.8 18:53.5 38:08.3 1 2 Jennifer Probert 19:31.2 19:33.1 39:04.3 2 4 Gracie Callis 20:14.3 20:28.0 40:42.3 3 3 Bonnie Borba 20:30.6 20:15.2 40:45.8 4 5 Dave Johnson 20:18.2 20:32.1 40:50.3 5 6 Karen Schaad 20:57.2 20:54.4 41:51.6 6 8 Angie Fitch 20:59.3 21:14.2 42:13.5 7 7 Paul Gregory 21:13.3 21:09.5 42:22.8 8 9 Beth Callis 21:36.1 21:54.0 43:30.1 9 10 Andrea Swingley 22:08.6 22:02.7 44:11.3 10 11 Marya Lewanski 24:22.8 23:48.1 48:10.9 11 10-DOG 12.1 MILES BIB ELAPSED 1ST DAY TOTAL WIN REMARKS NO. MUSHER TIME TIME TIME ORDER 1 Jennifer Probert 36:25.0 35:14.0 1:11:39.0 1 3 Dori Hollingsworth 36:50.2 36:30.2 1:13:20.4 2 2 Amanda Byrd 38:54.9 36:18.3 1:15:13.2 3 5 Debbie [...]

North Pole Day 1 Results Posted

Don Kiely — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:46:09 +0000

Here are the results for Day 1 of the 2010 North Pole Championships:

ALASKA DOG MUSHERS’ASSOCIATION, INC NORTH POLE – 1ST DAY 27-Feb-10 Chena Lakes Recreation Area 4-DOG 3.8 MILES TEMP. -15 BIB ELAPSED WIN REMARKS NO. MUSHER TIME ORDER 4 Scott Campbell 11:01.7 1 8 Malinda Holmes 11:25.3 2 6 Jennifer Probert 11:43.7 3 1 Karen Schaad 11:45.6 4 3 Greg Jurek 12:24.6 5 2 Donna Thompson 12:29.8 6 9 Andy Heutten 12:58.9 7 5 Marie Wynn 13:19.9 8 10 Roger Champaigne 14:40.6 9 7 Faith Gregory 17:05.0 10 6-DOG 6.5 MILES BIB ELAPSED WIN NO. MUSHER TIME ORDER REMARKS 5 Ami Gjestson 18:53.5 1 4 Jennifer Probert 19:33.1 2 3 Bonnie Borba 20:15.2 3 10 Gracie Callis 20:28.0 4 7 Dave Johnson 20:32.1 5 8 Karen Schaad 20:54.4 6 6 Paul Gregory 21:09.5 7 2 Angie Fitch 21:14.2 8 1 Beth Callis 21:54.0 9 9 Andrea Swingley 22:02.7 10 11 Marya Lewanski 23:48.1 11 10-DOG 12.1 [...]

North Pole Draw in North Pole!

Ami Gjestson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:15:55 +0000

North Pole businesses have graciously and generously sponsored our North Pole Championship Sled Dog Race to make our purse reach $5000, so we are having our North Pole Championship Race Sign-up at the Elf’s Den Restaurant at 6.30pm.

There will not be call-in sign-ups, so please make an effort to be at the draw or send [...]

North Pole Championships Purse Breakdown

Ami Gjestson — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:05:06 +0000

The North Pole Championship purse breakdown is as follows:

North Pole 10-Dog Class 6-Dog Class 4-Dog Class Entry Fee $48.00 $38.00 $28.00 Purse $2,580.00 $1,548.00 $1,032.00 Prize Payout: 1st $645.00 $387.00 $258.00 2nd $516.00 $309.60 $206.40 3rd $387.00 $232.20 $154.80 4th $258.00 $154.80 $103.20 5th $193.50 $116.10 $77.40 6th $141.90 $85.14 $56.76 7th $129.00 $77.40 $51.60 8th $116.10 $69.66 $46.44 9th $103.20 $61.92 $41.28 10th $90.30 $54.18 $36.12

Gold Run & North Pole Final Results Posted

Don Kiely — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:21:03 +0000

The final results for the North Pole Championships and Annamaet Gold Run in North Pole at Chena Lakes are now posted. You can access them through the 2009-2010 race calendar page.

ALASKA DOG MUSHERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC ANNAMAET GOLD RUN – 2ND DAY February 21, 2010 Chena Lakes Recreation Area

Annamaet Gold Run Entry Fees & Purse

Ami Gjestson — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:45:38 +0000

Gold Run 10-Dog Class 6-Dog Class 4-Dog Class 2-Dog Skijor Entry Fee: $48.00 $38.00 $28.00 $28.00 Purse: $2,226.00 $1,344.00 $420.00 $210.00 = $4,200 total Prize Payout: 1st $556.00 $336.00 $105.00 $52.50 2nd $445.20 $268.80 $84.00 $42.00 3rd $333.90 $201.60 $63.00 $31.50 4th $222.60 $134.40 $42.00 $21.00 5th $166.95 $100.80 $31.50 $15.75 6th $122.43 $73.92 $23.10 $11.55 7th $111.30 $67.20 $21.00 $10.50 8th $100.17 $60.48 $18.90 $9.45 9th $89.04 $53.76 $16.80 $8.40 10th $77.91 $47.04 [...]

Family Fun at the Gold Run

Ami Gjestson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:22:42 +0000

The Alaska Dog Mushers Association is excited to announce that the 2010 Annamaet Gold Run Championship Sled Dog Race will be held at the Chena Lakes Recreation Area on Saturday February 20 – 21 starting at 11am. This is the first ADMA race of the season! Chena Lakes Recreation Area offers great viewing of the race [...]