Tustumena 200 Ready To Hit The Trail: Finally

Author: Coach Dan Gensel |

The 30th Anniversary Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race will finally run in 2017.

Live Coverage of the T-200 start and finish will be broadcast on ESPN 1140AM and www.radiokenai.com 

 

The Tustumena 200 is scheduled for Saturday, January 28th with the Start/Finish area at Mile 112 of the Sterling Highway.  The T-200 has been forced to cancel for multiple seasons due to weather and trail conditions; 2017 will see the dog teams back on the trail for the 200-mile event.

The T-200 runs from the Start/Finish area in Kasilof into the Caribou Hills to Freddie’s Roadhouse, on to McNeil Canyon School checkpoint and back to the Kasilof Start/Finish line.

Race Details

Race day is scheduled for Saturday, January 28th, with the lead teams usually finishing in mid-afternoon on Sunday, January 29th.

Race Start: 11:00 a.m. Saturday

Race Start/Finish Line:  Mile 112 Sterling Hwy

Vet Check:  Noon Friday, January 27th at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex

Race Starting Order

  1. Nicolas Petit
  2. Mitch Seavey
  3. Frank Habermann
  4. Tim Osmar
  5. Dean Osmar
  6. Edda Jessen
  7. Sean Underwood
  8. Monica Zappa
  9. Emily Thiem
  10. Anna Berington
  11. Kristin Bacon
  12. Tara Cicatello
  13. Ray Redington
  14. Cim Smyth
  15. Dave Turner
  16. Travis Beals
  17. Noah Burmeister
  18. Gary Young
  19. Cindy Abbott
  20. Jacob Vallee
  21. Patrick Beall
  22. Paul Gebhardt

Link to Tustumena 200 Race Information: Click Here!

 

Author: Coach Dan Gensel

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