Junior Dog Mushers of Interior Alaska

03/25/2024

🐾 Head on out to Two Rivers on Saturday, 3/30/24 for the Valley Fun-ale!!!! Hope to see all of you there! 🐾

03/03/2024

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That's a wrap!

JNAC 2024 was very successful and we are thankful to all of our mushers, volunteers and sponsors who make this race possible.

Great job, and congratulations, to all of our Junior Mushers! We will see you all next year for JNAC 2025!

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03/02/2024

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Thank you junior mushers, doggos and our incredible volunteers for an amazing day 2 of JNAC!

Tomorrow is the third and final day of the Junior North American Championship Races! Start time is *2pm*.

(Adult races start at 9am for those who wish to support our adult mushers!)

Temps are looking better for tomorrow, but still remind your juniors to dress warm!

See everyone tomorrow!

03/01/2024

🐾 Day #1 of JNAC was a success!
🐾 Great job junior mushers!
🐾 We'll see you all tomorrow! 3pm start.
🐾 Dress warm!

02/25/2024

🐾 Junior North American Championships!!!
🐾 North Pole, AK!!!
🐾 Registration: Wednesday (2/28/24) 6-8PM!!!
🐾 Race: Thursday thru Saturday (2/29-3/2/24)!!!
🐾 Juniors Season Party and Awards: Saturday (3/2/24)!!!

02/18/2024

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Congratulations to all of our junior mushers who came out and participated in the Buzz Otis Memorial Fun Run yesterday! You all did a smashing job and looked great out there!

We want to thank all of our volunteers, mushers, parents, and doggos for putting on such an amazing event! None of these races would be possible without you.

Please show our volunteer photographer, Molly, some love! She stepped in and took some incredible pictures yesterday!

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See all of our amazing junior mushers at JNAC on the 29th, 1st & 2nd!

02/18/2024

Results from today's Buzz Otis Memorial Fun Run in North Pole
North Pole Community Chamber of Commerce

02/14/2024

🐾 Buzz Otis Memorial Fun Run!!!
🐾 Saturday, 2/17/24
🐾 Morning Star Park, 2965 Monk Ct., North Pole, AK
🐾 Registration begins at 9AM. Races begin at 10AM.
🐾 Race order: 6-dog, 4-dog, 3-dog, 2-dog, 1-dog. Start times for each class depend upon the number of entrants in the previous classes.
🐾 Distances: 6-dog 6.2 mi, 3 & 4-dog 5.7 mi, 2-dog 1.8 mi, 1-dog 400 yards

02/08/2024

🐾 Juniors Fun Run!!!!

🐾 Morningstar Park, North Pole, AK

🐾 February 17, 2024 at 10AM

🐾 Come on out and check out the race course prior to Junior North American!

01/30/2024

Here is another juniors race that is offering a travel stipend. 🐾

The Junior Alaskan Sled Dog and Racing Association includes members from 4-17 years of age. A junior board of officers is elected by the membership each season. A senior advisor and race marshall coordinate events with the Alaskan Sled Dog and Racing Association parent organization.

01/30/2024

This race is approaching quickly! 🐾

Junior mushers - don't miss out on our travel grant for the Kinross Ft Knox Junior North American Championships (29 Feb thru 2 Mar):
https://northpolechampionships.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2024-JNAC-Grant-Application.pdf

01/16/2024

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Thank you so much to our volunteer photographer, Molly Siske! She got some amazing shots of our Junior Mushers this weekend!

These are such great pictures, Molly! We hope to see you again!

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01/15/2024

6 dog results.

01/15/2024

3 & 4 dog results

01/15/2024

1 & 2 dog results from yesterday.
Thank you to all the volunteers that came out!

01/15/2024

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6 dog teams! 3 teams total, with one team running 5. Great job!

Photos of our 6 dog juniors and some other fun throughout our event.

Keep an eye out for future races and events! We look forward to seeing everyone again! All of you are this community's future.

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Mush on!

01/15/2024

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Next up, 3 dog and 4 dog teams! 7 teams total!

Way to go, Junior Mushers! It takes skill to fly through that snow we got today!

01/15/2024

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Preliminary race #3 was one of the best attendance turn outs yet! We are still amazed, and thankful, for the generous number of volunteers, all of our junior mushers and all of the doggos who made this event possible. We hope to see you all again very soon! Keep an eye on our page for future events!

In the mean time, enjoy some photos from today's race! We will have more in the coming days, along with today's race results!

Again, we want to thank all of the volunteers who made today possible! Our community is one of the best and we're glad you are all a part of it!

First up, 1 dog and 2 dog teams! For a total of 17 participating teams!

01/15/2024

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Wow!! Junior Mushers, what a turn out today!! Snow and all!

We are overwhelmed with the amount of support and the number of volunteers we had today!

Please stay tuned! We have an abundance of photos and amazing results!

Thank you to everyone that came out to JDMIA's prelim #3 race!

01/10/2024

JDMIA Preliminary Race #3
Sunday January 14
(ADMA Preliminary Race postponed to January 21 but Juniors will still be racing January 14)

ADMA Hall will be open by 1030am.
✍️ Signups: 11-1150am.
🐕12noon: 6 DOG Class starts, 6.2 miles.
🐕4 DOG/3DOG Class starts 10minutes after last 6 Dog team crosses finish line, 6.2 miles.
🐕2 DOG Class starts 10minutes after last 4/3 Dog team crosses finish line
🐕1 DOG CLASS starts 10 minutes after last 2 Dog team crosses finish line

🐕TIMING will be done by stopwatch ⏱️ at START/FINISH line
🐕We won’t have loudspeaker so please watch for the last team in the class before you crossing the finish line.

01/07/2024

Results from today's race.

Great job to all of our junior mushers! A special welcome to our new junior musher, Corbon!

As always, a huge thank you to all of our volunteers who make these races possible.

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We'll see you next Sunday for prelim #3!

01/07/2024

Last class, our only 1 dogger, Gregory! 250 yards. Good job, good Gregory!

Stay tuned for race results!

01/07/2024

2 dog class, 1.2 mile loop, were out and back quick!

Good job, junior mushers!!

01/07/2024

Welcome back, Aidan!

2 dog class to the line! With 1 doggers still to come.

01/07/2024

There goes our one and only 6 dogger! 6.2 miles. Good luck, Aidan!

Shout out to our sled holders! Thank you for your assistance!