16 teams are poised to face-off in the Bogus Creek 150 which will start at 3:00 PM today, February 22nd. They are competing for a total purse of $100,000, paid to the top 15 finishers. Two-time defending Bogus Creek Champion Raymond Alexie will attempt to defend his title against a field that includes 5 other past Bogus Creek champs (Maurice Andrews, Pete Kaiser, Richie Diehl, Mike Williams Jr, and Lewis Pavila).
Racers will run the route followed by 2025 K300 racers, traveling upriver from Bethel on the Kuskokwim, then continuing up the Gweek River. About 20 miles from the start, the trail leaves the Gweek for the overland route towards Tuluksak. Racers will then follow the traditional Bogus route, up the Tuluksak River, then Little Bogus Creek and Big Bogus Creek until they reach the halfway point, the Bogus Creek Checkpoint, where they will take a mandatory 4 hour rest before returning home on the same trail.
The race will begin with a mass start on the Kuskokwim River in Bethel above the mouth of the small boat harbor. Spectators, the forecast calls for a fairly mild day so we hope to see many of you out there. If you can't make it there are other ways to follow the race...
Live-streaming:
Tune in to livestreams presented by KYUK at the start and finish and from our own volunteers at the Bogus Creek checkpoint.
www.facebook.com/kuskokwim300. Cold weather and connectivity issues sometimes undermine our efforts but please tune in. We'll do our best!
Trackers:
All Bogus Creek 150 mushers will have GPS trackers during the race - follow them here.
KYUK:
As always, KYUK will be providing regular updates throughout the race. Locally, tune in at 640 AM or if you are outside the Bethel area find them online at www.kyuk.org. They air their updates 6 minutes after the hour, every hour.
Leaderboards and K300.org updates:
The halfway point at Bogus Creek will be the only checkpoint and communications will be limited. Still, we will provide leaderboard and trail updates as frequently as possible.
The Mushers:
Photo by Katie Basile - The start of the 2022 Bogus Creek 150