Race History

Photo: Scruff Life Photography

On The Land Racing

Jesse and Mary train two teams every year and participate in mid and long distance sled dog races in Canada and the USA. With our kennel of about 25-30 dogs, we are able to train two racing teams, a competitive A-team, and a puppy/B-team.

Mary usually runs the puppies, enjoying the slower pace, unruly chaos and pausing often for team morale checks.

Jesse knows how to manage a team to their full potential and thrives finding that sweet spot where dogs and musher are functioning as a high performance pack. 2026 marks the year Jesse will be running the Iditarod as a Rookie!

  • First started mushing in 2018.

    2020: Her rookie race was the Canadian Challenge 200, finishing Red Lantern with her beloved leaddog Copenhagen holding the team together.

    2022: Scratched Canadian Challenge 200

    2023: Canadian Challenge 300 - first and only finisher. Placed 3rd in the 200mi division. Vet award for “best kept team”. Beargrease 120 (14th place)

    2024: Canadian Challenge 200 (6th). Caledonia Classic 200 (2nd place)

    2025: Yukon Quest 175 (6th / Red Lantern) and Beargrease 300 (11th/ Red Lantern)

Photo: Jim Williams

  • Jesse’s race history dates back to his teen years where he competed in several regional sprint races.

    2012, 2013 and 2015: Hudson Bay Quest 200mi. Won Vet Award 2013 and 2015.

    2020: Canadian Challenge 300 (2nd place, vet award, Spirit of the North award, Tom Charles award for fastest team on the final 50mi leg of the race)

    2022: Canadian Challenge 200 (1st place). Beargrease 300 (scratch)

    2023: Canadian Challenge 200 (1st place). Beargrease 300 (6th place, Vet award)

    2024: Caledonia Classic 200 (1st place). Canadian Challenge 200 (*Yearling team - 7th place, Tom Charles fastest final 50mi))

    2025: Yukon Quest 450 (3rd place and Sports Award). Beargrease 300 (3rd place)

Photo: Scruff Life Photography

Making it to the races is a place to share the love of mushing with spectators, fellow mushers and race organizers. Everything revolves around the dogs and the dogs bring out the best in us!

Here are links to some of the races we have done and hope soon to attend:

Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race - La Ronge, Saskatchewan

Yukon Quest - Whitehorse / Teslin, Yukon

Beargrease Sled Dog Race - Duluth, Minnesota

Can Am Crown International Sled Dog Race - Fort Kent, Maine

UP 200 - Marquette Michigan

Caledonia Classic - 200 miles, Fort St James, British Columbia

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race - Anchorage / Willow to Nome, Alaska