After a late season start to due to low snow conditions, ASPA held its first fun race of the season at Dog Musher’s Hall on December 15. Temperatures cooperated despite the colder forecast earlier in the week. Eight teams of 1 to 3 dogs participated, many of them racing for the first time! The most popular distance was 4.0 miles. Thank you to Nina Ruckhaus and Kathleen Boyle for organizing the race, Jamie Marschner, and the Philips for opening the Hall and setting up, Drew and Aurelie for helping teams have a smooth start at the starting line and ADMA for grooming the trails.
| Alaska Skijor and Pulk Association | ||||
| Fun Race #1 | ||||
| Saturday, December 15, 2018 | ||||
| Dog Musher’s Hall | ||||
| Bib # | Skijorer | Dogs | Time | Place |
| 8 Miles, 3 dogs | ||||
| 2 | Jacques Philip | Snow, Bibi-8 and Honanzu | 42:40 | 1 |
| 4.8 Miles, 3 dogs | ||||
| 4 | Mike Ruckhaus | Weasel, Luska, and Piggy | 22:08 | 1 |
| 4 Miles, 2 dogs | ||||
| 5 | Chris Garber-Slaght | Adii and Alappa | 14:47 | 1 |
| 3 | Sunnifa Deehr | JimmyThunder and Drake | 14:51 | 2 |
| 4 Miles, 1 dog | ||||
| 8 | Mara Bacsujlaky | Opal | 22:02 | 1 |
| 7 | Tammy Scholten | Inyo | 40:09 | 2 |
| 1 Mile, 1 dog | ||||
| 6 | Ted Wu | Jago | 8:44 | 1 |
