1998 Fairbanks/Two Rivers
50/20 Mile Skijor Race
Fairbanks, Alaska
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March 7, 1998
In spite of a three mile detour caused by a missing trail marker, Don Kelly handily won the 5th Annual Fairbanks/Two Rivers 50 mile race, improving his time some three hours over last years efforts. The missing trail marker also caused Rocky Demers to scratch from the 50 mile race; he went on to score a second in the 3-dog twenty mile class behind Steve Barrett who placed first in 1:53:28 behind Kodi, Rocky and Kobuk.
Jeffery Mann posted the fastest 20 mile time of the day, 1:42:35, to win the two dog class behind Cheddar and Marco. Slovenian skijoring champion Frenk Kavka, the race's first international entrant, won the one dog class behind his Siberian Aval, posting a time of 1:57:46.
| 50 Mile | ||||
| Place | Skier | Hometown | Dogs | Time |
| 1 | Don Kelly | Goldstream Valley | Tazlina/Herman/Katie Mae | 5:10:40 |
| 2 | Jim Herriges | Goldstream Valley | Nikolai | 5:29:56 |
| 3 | Chris Terzi | Ester | Blue Eyes/Monkey/Shire | 5:31:23 |
| 4 | Ken Severin | Goldstream Valley | Larry/Sue/Zipper | 5:35:18 |
| 5 | Shannon Brockman | Goldstream Valley | Boom/Empire | 5:40:52 |
| Rocky Demers | Fairbanks | Harper/Mohawk | Scratch | |
| Nakita Russell | Rosie Creek | TieDown/Jo-Jo/Brownie | DQ | |
| 20 Mile - 3dog | ||||
| 1 | Steve Barrett | Fairbanks | Kodi/Rocky/Kobuk | 1:53:28 |
| 2 | Rocky Demers | Fairbanks | Mohawk/Harper/Trouble | 1:54:41 |
| 3 | Alan Peck | Goldstream Valley | Oopik/Coney/Tookik | 2:01:03 |
| 4 | Rebecca Chandler | Fairbanks | Homer/ Sage/Thea | 2:34:30 |
| 20 Mile - 2 dog | ||||
| 1 | Jeffery Mann | Fairbanks | Cheddar/Marco | 1:42:35 |
| 2 | Tonya Schletner | Fairbanks | Bergman/Champ | 1:56:40 |
| 3 | Maggie Hallam | Goldstream Valley | Manley/Gulliver | 2:01:42 |
| 4 | Iris Wood | Goldstream Valley | Ponder/Smokey | 2:05:30 |
| 5 | Michelle Coombs | Goldstream | Maggie/Badger | 2:20:27 |
| 6 | Fred Markoff | Happy | Charlotte/Jasmine | 2:25:02 |
| 7 | Ann Wood | Goldstream Valley | Petrie/Wolfie | 2:27:22 |
| 8 | Jeremy Crooks | Fairbanks | Luna/Elizabeth | 2:27:47 |
| Kristan Kelley | Two Rivers | Tank/Nugget | DQ | |
| 20 Mile - 1 dog | ||||
| 1 | Frenk Kavka | Ljubljana Slovenia | Aval | 1:57:46 |
| 2 | Peggy Raybeck | Goldstream Valley | Boulie | 3:05:29 |
