Time-lapse of Jamie Nelson and her team near the finish of the 2011 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
A Race for the Ages. The close finish to the exciting 28th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Race. Ryan Anderson crossing the finish line only seconds ahead of last year’s winner, Nathan Schroeder.
After four days and 370+ miles, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has been decided. Ryan Anderson (Bib #17) is your 2011 Beargrease champion. Victory didn’t come easy. Nathan Schroeder (Bib #10), last year’s champion, appeared to be in control of the race by mile 270 on the Devil Track to Sawbill leg of the [...]
Chris Callender sets up his LifeTime grill to prepare food for all at the Sawbill Checkpoint.
Curt Olson has been recording the sounds of the Beargrease for the last five years. Check out some of his other work at Trackseventeen.com.
Once the musher leaves with the team, the handlers need to clean up the rest site and pack up gear to be hauled to the next area.
There’s lots of preparation required to prepare the food for the dog teams coming in from hours of running. Each musher has their own recipe concocted with a variety of ingredients.
Betsy Jorgenson shows off her equipment for heating up the all important dog water.