epidemic and raised in a mission orphanage. The decision to become a dog musher gave his life focus and purpose. At 20 years old — ener- getic and hardworking — Kaiser became serious about learning everything he could about dogs, training and racing. He found he was well-suited for it, and liked spending most of his time with the dogs. Kaiser had been introduced to mushing years earlier by his father, who had a dog team. With his sister Tillie and friends, there’d been hours of enjoyment running dogs to winter camps and racing in Sunday Fun Runs put on by the Kus- kokwim 300 Race Committee. The Kuskokwim 300 race itself was a high point of the winter, especially with his father having run it and his mother having managed it and serving on the board. He’s run in every Kuskokwim 300 since 2009 and every Iditarod since 2010. In 2012, Kaiser and -P_SLYd3ZʬXLYbPWNZXPO_SPT]^ZY,]T5Z^P[S
TY_Z_SPbZ]WO,]TSL^QZ`YOXLYdbLd^_Zʭ_ right in, from making puppy howling sounds to playing for hours with his heavy equipment. 4Y 6LT^P]bL^_SPʭ]^_WZNLWX`^SP]_Z win the 300 in 29 years. It was a sweet victory to share with his hometown of Bethel and the Y-K Delta. The win in January 2015 further earned ;P_P_SPʭ]^_6`^VZVbTX ?]T[WP.]ZbY3T^ 2005 Akiak Dash win was followed by a 2008 Bogus Creek win, topped by the 2015 Kuskokwim 300. 1ZWWZbTYR^PaP]LWbL]XbTY_P]^ZʬP]TYRWT__WP to no training, Pete purchased “The North 40” halfway between Nenana and Fairbanks. Team Kaiser now has a permanent place to train in addition to the Bethel area, allowing for a longer training season. An exciting video of Pete’s arrival in Nome to claim victory is on YouTube.com at: www.you- tube.com/watch?v=046592wH3_E Learn more about Pete at KaiserRacing.com.
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