The last distance race of the dog mushing season is underway in Kotzebue.
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - Every spring since 1988 —and excluding 2020 —the distance dog mushing season culminates with the Kobuk 440 in Western Alaska. The historic race has featured winners like mushing legends Susan Butcher , Jeff King , Martin Buser and reigningAt 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, 12 teams with 12 dogs each left Kotzebue in a mass start to begin the 440-mile journey.
Reigning Kobuk 440 champion Hugh Neff returns to defend his title, while 2023 top five Iditarod finishers Richie Diehl and Jessie Holmes will contend for the title. Iditarod veterans Michelle Phillips, Jeff Deeter and recent rookie-turned-veteran Bailey Vitello will also be in the mix. Martin Early, who learned under the guidance of King, will be competing in his second Kobuk 440, while Seattle native and Tok resident Jim Bourquin is also taking another crack at it. Lauro Eklund, a Yukon Quest 200, 300 and 550 finisher, is a rookie in this race, as well as Jessi Downey, who grew up in Noatak upriver from Kotzebue.
This is a home race for the likes of Kotzebue native Kevin Hansen and 11-time Kobuk 440 finisher Dempsey Woods Sr., who has been running dogs along the Kobuk River most of his life.
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