Mar. 9—The best sprint sled dog racing team in the United States howls from right here in Bemidji. That was affirmed two weeks ago when Jake Robinson guided his team to a fourth-place finish in the ...

The four dogs hitched to Lily Stewart’s high-tech, 22-pound Danler Hornet racing sled look strangely out of place. They are not your stereotypical sled-dogs—the furry Alaskan huskies most of us ...

The most well-known sled dog race is undoubtedly the Iditarod Trail, a 1,049-mile trek through the Alaskan wilderness that has been run in no fewer than eight days and 18 hours. Usually, though, sled ...

If the popularity of the Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race has waned over the years, as some sprint mushing fans claim, could the reason be as simple as no home-state champion? Not since ...

Friday marked the start of one of the most iconic events at the Fur Rondy winter festival in Anchorage: the World Championship Sled Dog Races. The three-day sprint mushing event brought veterans and ...

John Perry has returned from the World Championship sprint sled dog race in North Pole, Alaska, with a sixth place finish. The trail was fast with perfect temperatures ranging from zero to 10 degrees ...

It's not exactly marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie challenging sprint sensation Usain Bolt to a dash. But it's close. Four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King announced on Thursday he's entering ...

Sprint training focuses on running at maximum velocity in short bursts, with long recovery periods. Specificity is a key training principle – training in a way that is relevant and appropriate for ...