Apologies for this long overdue post. Its taken time to decompress, get healthy (I got really sick along with my dogs) was so tired and got a mild concussion after I scratched from the race. (thats another story). Needless to say, the brain fog I’ve been feeling since I scratched has been like nothing I’ve experienced so I apologize for the lack of posting here. I’m finally feeling better! With that said… Iditarod

The Copper Basin 300 is a winter dogsled race held each January, beginning in Glennallen, Alaska. It covers roughly 300 miles through Alaska’s interior, the kind of terrain that tests both mushers and dog teams with cold, isolation and the wild. The CB300 is entirely volunteer-run and has strong roots in the local communities.  The race began in 1990 as a way to support local businesses in the slower winter months and at

When you look at the 2026 Iditarod lineup, one name carries a very different kind of weight. Jody Potts Joseph has spent the last three years grafting away to qualify for this moment and she is about to step into something far bigger than a single long distance race. By getting to that start line, she becomes the first Gwichin woman to run the Iditarod and the first Alaska Native woman to enter

January 11, 2025 – Copper Basin 300 “Toughest 300 miles in Alaska” Congratulations to Jody and the whole team on your Copper Basin 300 finish. The Copper Basin 300 is a 100% volunteer-based race that starts in Glennallen, AK every year during the second weekend of January. The CB300 first started in 1990 and was founded with the purpose of supporting local businesses in the slow winter months. This year is the 36th

Winter 2024 Season Updates We aren’t at Kobuk 440 sadly, because two of my main leaders are not yet healed from shoulder injuries sustained in a previous race, along with unseasonably very warm weather (60 degrees most days) I haven’t been able to keep up the training as I have wanted to. Lacking my two best experienced lead dogs has been a tough one. With a fishing ban on the Yukon River salmon