Meet the T-Dog 200 Mushers!

  • Kennel Name: Sage Mountain Sled Dogs
    Bio: I love spending time in the woods with my dogs! Started mushing when I was too young to even remember it.

  • Kennel Name: Orange Blossom Kennel
    Bio: Ashley Franklin, 35, co-manages Orange Blossom Kennel with her husband Jay Allyn. She is excited to be participating in the T-Dog again and CANNOT sait for the sourdough start. When not running dogs, Ashley is a family medicine physician. She enjoys running, weaving and gardening.

  • Kennel Name: Persistence Mushing w/ATAO Kennel
    Bio: I came to Fairbanks 9 years ago for a seasonal handler job and never left. This is my 8th winter with ATAO Kennel and I am so excited to explore some new trails with my fuzzy friends!

  • Kennel Name: ReRun Kennel
    Bio: My wife and I run ReRun Kennel and enjoy training and racing dogs that include numerous shelter pups and rescues. I'm a biologist at Alaska Department of Fish & Game. Looking forward to come good spring mushing!

  • Kennel Name: Northern Whites
    Bio: Mike is a dog musher from Eagle River, Alaska and has trained and raced dogs all over the state, including working with Jim Lanier's team for the past 4 years.

  • Kennel Name: Dallas Seavey racing
    Bio: I was born in Alaska and grew up as a sprint racer. Super excited to enter my first mid distance race! Ive worked at the Dallas Seavey kennel for one year and am hyped for the opportunity’s they have provided!

  • Kennel Name: Dream Big Kennel
    Bio: I'm originally from North Carolina. I have been living and guiding in Alaska for almost 10 year. Of those I have spent 8 years running dogs from Dream Big Kennel

  • Kennel Name: Lost Creek Kennel
    Bio: Moved to Alaska and working with Lost Creek Kennel

  • Bio: I began mushing dogs at eight years old with my twin sister and our two cocker spaniels. The addiction of mushing grew from there but I mostly blame it on my dog Lucky and am forever grateful to have spent almost 18 years in her presence. I am beyond blessed for my family, my “mushing mom” Rita Wehseler, the Berington twins, and friends who have helped me pursue dog mushing.

  • Kennel Name: Seeing Double Sled dog Racing
    Bio: First time running the T Dog!!

  • Kennel Name: Look Out Kennel
    Bio: Hunter Keefe grew up Michigan but came to Alaska to follow his childhood of dream of being a dog musher in 2018. Since then he has competed in two Iditarods and most mid-distance races across the state. This will be his first time racing in the Fairbanks region and first year running a full team of dogs he owns himself.

  • Kennel Name: Northern Whites
    Bio: I never planned on mushing until my coworker, Mike Parker, and kennel owner, Jim Lainer started sharing their trail tales with me. I’m here for the dogs, the adventure, and every wag-filled mile!

  • Kennel Name: Shameless Huskies Kennel
    Bio: I’ve been involved with sled dogs since 2000 and started Shameless Huskies Kennel in 2005. SHK dogs have competed in 8 Iditarod’s and many mid-distance races. Notable SHK finishes include: the Copper Basin (8th), Klondike 300 (8th), Kobuk 440 (6th), Underdog 100 (6th), Yukon Quest 450 (5th) and Iditarod (18th)

  • Kennel Name: Sage Mountain Sled Dogs
    Bio: I enjoy running dogs!

  • Bio: Will lives in Two Rivers with his spouse and about 25 canine teammates. He ran Iditarod in 2021. He'd like to thank Shawn, Sarah and his patient parents. Onward!

  • Kennel Name: Goldstream Gals Kennel

  • Kennel Name: Hardly Workin Sled Dogs
    Bio: Based out of Fox, AK. Owner of Hardly Workin Sleddogs. We are excited to take on the T-Dog 200.

  • Kennel Name: Dallas Seavey Racing
    Bio: I'm originally from Utah, and after falling in love with Alaska as a teenager, I moved here in 2021 and immediately got hooked on mushing while volunteering at the NPS kennel in Denali. I started at Dallas' kennel in 2023 and am so excited for another winter with these dogs!

  • Kennel Name: Celestial Sled Dogs
    Bio: Our kennel is Celestial Sled Dogs and we live in the foothills of the Talkeetna mountains. I started mushing 7 years ago and love learning from and spending time with the dogs. My team was raised from pups and this will be their first race! I'm excited to watch them learn and grow at T-Dog and get to spend this amazing weekend with some amazing people!

  • Bio: Abbey started running dogs at Dew Claw Kennel in Chatanika in 2020. She started building her own distance mushing kennel in Fairbanks in 2022. When not running dogs, Abbey works as a field botanist and her current favorite plant is the round-leaf sundew (Drosera rotundifolia).
    Abbey often has a pile of 19 left-handed gloves lying around because the right-handed ones somehow always get lost when she's feeding her dog yard. Most of her dogs are named after Pokemon or horror movie villains.

  • Kennel Name: Whisky Jack's dogs
    Bio: Torleif Bentzen is from Fairbanks, AK. He has been mushing his whole life but only began racing in 2024. Whisky Jack’s Kennel began with trapline dogs from Eagle but has expanded to include a lot of second hand dogs from mushers from around the state. Torleif ran the Jr. Iditarod and Solstice 50 with ReRun Kennel in 2024. He ran the T-dog 100 and the Yukon Quest Alaska 80 in 2025 with his own Whisky Jack's dogs.

  • Kennel Name: Almost Heaven Huskies
    Bio: Would love to run this race. Almost Heaven Huskies. Lived and mushed in Nome for 18 years and now in Talkeetna.

  • Kennel Name: Skookum expeditions
    Bio: I like dogs.

  • Kennel Name: Midnight Sun Kennel
    Bio: Jen runs Midnight Sun Kennel in Fairbanks, Alaska, with her team of Alaskan Huskies. Raised in Florida and having lived in Colorado, she followed her passion north and found her calling in mushing. Jen treasures the bond and teamwork she shares with her dogs on every trail.

  • Kennel Name: Crooked Creek Kennel
    Bio: I was born in Florida and have spent the last 6 years here in Alaska chasing my dreams. This winter, I’m proud to be a member of the Crooked Creek Kennel team. I would like to give a big thank you to Josh, Jobie, Jane, and Olivia for all their support this winter.d

T-DOG 200 Waitlist

  1. Brian LeRocque

  2. Arien Sanderson

Meet the T-Dog 120 Participants

  • Bike

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name: Honky Tonk Kennel
    Bio: My wife and I started our own kennel in 2022 and I have participated in at least one T-Dog event every year since! Excited to be back for my 4th year and looking forward to the new 120mi route.

  • Bike

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name:     444 Sled Dogs
    Bio: Originally from Prosper Tx, Austin and Alex started their kennel in 2023 excited to get into the world of mushing. This is their first year and are eager to see what their young team can do.

  • Bike

  • Dog Mushing
    Bio:     I'm looking forward to experiencing the trails along the Tanana and enjoying springtime mushing. I'm running dogs from our family kennel and this will be my last race before graduating from high school.

  • Bike
    Bio:     I ride bikes :)

  • Bike
    Bio:     I have done lots of long distance winter bike races including the WM100, CR2R, TRC. I also have done even longer summer bikepacking races in summer

  • Bike
    Bio:     I've have biked almost every other iteration of the Interior winter multi-sport races, so I should do this one, too, right? And I haven't seen most of this country despite living up there since 1989. And I'm president of the Fairbanks Cycle Club. And my wife and several friends are doing it, too. All sorts of reasons to do this race!

  • Ski
    Bio:     Skier in Fairbanks, Alaska.

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name:     Lone Wolf Kennel
    Bio: Moved to AK from Maine is 2022. Competed last year in the T-dog and placed second. Been racing sled dogs since I was young and love the sport.

  • Ski
    Bio: I like to go kinda slow for kinda a long way with these really awesome people! Born and raised in AK. I feel pretty lucky to get to live in such a beautiful place with people who also want to spend all there time outside in it. This will be the fourth winter ultra I’ve done and I’m excited for this route! I honestly haven’t decided if I’m going to ski or bike it…

  • Ski
    Bio: Skier formerly from Fairbanks, now Anchorage. Trying to do all the 100+ mile ski events in the U.S.! Have done WM100, Susitna 100, Drift 100, Fat Pursuit 120, Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic, ITI to McGrath.

  • Bike
    Bio: Grew up in Fairbanks, 30 years old. Weofk as an Alaska smokejumper. Grew up riding/driving jet boats on the tanana with my dad so this river and area mean a lot to me. My bike expereince that is noteable is I raced in the River to Ridge 50 miler last year. I aslo have ridden my bike from Seattle to San Diego.

  • Dog Mushing
    Bio: Sled dogs have always been apart of my life since I was young. I’m originally from Wisconsin and have been racing since I was 9 years old in northern pines sled dog race, Beargrease, up200, alpostle islands sled dog race and gunflint mail run

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name: The Reimer Pack
    Bio: Wildlife biologist specializing in Alaska bats, with a small pack of adventure and racing dogs currently based in Northern California.

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name:     Can’t stop kennels
    Bio: So excited and grateful to be running the 2026 T-Dog with amazing dogs from Jessie Holmes

  • Bike
    Bio:     Ned biked the Minto to FAI version in 2024. He has missed too many boats to Outside.

  • Bike
    Bio:     Julia was raised in the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. She has called Alaska home for 19 years. Currently, she is pursuing her master's in traveling, with a goal to see every continent by bike. Along with biking, Julia is passionate about human advocacy, local music, and community building. Julia could be found romping through the Goldstream Valley with her yellow lab Lily.

  • Ski
    Bio:     Bobby Gillis is a Fairbanks nordic skier and geologist who should have chosen to classic when he instead chose to skate, and vice versa. When he’s not on the trail drifting backward through the field, he can be found pretending to play drums for his mates in an as-of-yet un-named band (after 10 years), keeping them out of time and off tempo.

  • Bike
    Bio:     Avid fatbiker in the Fairbanks area. Previous RD of the CR2R race.

  • Bike
    Bio:     Avid fatbiker interested in a different, more self-supported challenge after completing multiple Chena River to Ridge races, Tanana River Challenge races, and one White Mountains 100

  • Dog Mushing
    Bio:     Courtney started in the mushing world as a handler in 2016 after serving 12 years in the military. She fell in love with the sport and now co-kennels with Owl Creek Kennel.

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name:     Copper Eagle Kennel
    Bio: I am a lifelong Alaskan and have been mushing since a very young age. I currently get to experience the amazing trails of the Copper Valley with my team. Looking forward to seeing new areas from the sled in the T-dog race.

  • Bike

T-DOG 120 Waitlist

Meet the T-Dog 50 Participants

  • Bikejor
    Kennel Name:     Wanderpack Mushing
    Bio: Newly returned to Alaska after previously spending a year as a handler. Bikejoring with her retired Iditarod champions in their first event together at Wanderpack Mushing. Morgan is origianlly from New York and most recently arrived from Virginia. The joy of spending time behind dogs exploring the great outdoors brought her and her pack back.

  • Bike
    Bio:     I enjoy beer, biking, joring, and yoga. A small man from texas with big dreams living in Fairbanks, AK.

  • Skijor
    Kennel Name:     Goldstream Gals Kennel
    Bio: A couple years ago, one of my mest freinds took me skijoring and I fellin love with it. I then started running Iris Sutton's dogs and have loved it. I now have 3 dogs of my own and am super excited to try a race!

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name:     Paws for Adventure
    Bio: My name is Kaytlyn. I mush in the summers on the mendenhall glacier and this will be my second winter giving tours at Paws for Adventure here in Fairbanks. I have worked with dogs my whole life and I love seeing all the amazing things that dogs are capable of.

  • Bikejor

  • Bike

  • Dog Mushing
    Bio:     Hi! I'm Amy and I love all things dogs and winter! I ran a team in the T-Dog 100 in 2024 and am excited to be back for the 50 this year!

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name:     Honky Tonk Kennel
    Bio: I’m excited to be coming back for my 4th consecutive TDog running. First as a relay musher in the inaugural training run, then as a skijorer, then as a musher. who’s to say what mode of transportation we will use this year to get down the river! Not looking to be competitive, mainly in it for the aid station snacks.

  • Dog Mushing with tag-sled
    Kennel Name:     Ak Mushing School LLC

  • Bikejor

  • Skijor
    Bio: I grew up in remote Alaska, mushing and skijoring with my family. I enjoy experiencing the beauty of winter with my dogs, and I'm excited to test our teamwork and strength on a new trail!

  • Dog Mushing
    Bio:     Christen is running her first race after deciding to seek out a new challenge for her and her team of rescues. As a recreational musher, she is excited to experience new trails with the very best dogs ever.

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name:     All Terrain Canines
    Bio: I am a veterinary technician that races competitively with my sprint dog kennel around Alaska and Canada. I also have an awesome team of alaskan huskies that I am getting into mid distance racing with.

  • Bike
    Bio: A transplant from KY, I've lived in Alaska for the last 15 years. After a few years off of winter biking, this race has inspired me to hit the trails and get back out into this amazing wilderness we all know and love.

  • Dog Mushing
    Bio:     Born and raised in Fairbanks, Anna has always loved sled dogs. Despite never having dogs herself, she has always found a way to make them a part of her life. She completed her first race last year (The T-Dog 50) and works at Trail Breaker Kennel in the summer time.

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name:     Ragtag
    Bio: Rock Doc

  • Dog mushing with tag-sled
    Bio:     First time musher wanting to get out and try it out.

  • Bike

  • Skijor

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name:     Honky Tonk Kennel
    Bio: Rookie musher with Honky Tonk Kennel. Excited for my first ever dog sled race!

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name:     Trail Breaker Kennel
    Bio: Anna Marie was born in Maryand and grew up on the East coast. She discovered the world of sled dogs one summer when she worked a seasonal job in Montana, and fell in love with the dogs. She moved to Fairbanks to work at Trail Breaker Kennel 2 years ago. T-Dog 50 will be her first race and she is ver excited!

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name:     Walkers Wild Ride
    Bio: From Montana, Misty moved to Alaska to pursue mushing full-time. Currently the owner of Walker’s Wild Ride, Misty is excited to start her racing career with the T-Dog 50.

  • Dog Mushing
    Bio:     I love all puppers, and having fun with them on new trails is the best! Can’t wait to be part of this awesome event

  • Bike
    Bio:     I'm a Fairbanks-based ecologist and former distance runner who has recently traded in running shoes for fat tires. This winter I'm ready to level-up from being a commuter to a trail crusher. Here for some Type-II fun and good company!

  • Dog Mushing
    Kennel Name:     Cook Inlet Kennel in Cohoe, AK
    Bio: From Nome, AK originally, my family had sled dogs before I was born but we moved to Flagstaff, AZ before I was old enough to get on the runners. I'm a rookie musher learning from Dean Osmar at Cook Inlet Kennel out of Cohoe, AK.

T-DOG 50 Waitlist

1. Joshua Carrasco (Bike)

2. Chris Ciancibelli (Bikejor)

3. Jayne Ellis (Bikejor)

4. Arleigh Hitchcock (Skijor)

5. Emily Richmond (Skijor)

6. Phoebe Wooller (Skijor)

7. Tessa King Taggart + tag sled (Mush)

8. Jeff King + tag sled (Mush)

9. Nathan Krzynski (Skijor)

10. Kelsi Johnson (Skijor)