Iron Pup

Thank you to everyone who came out for the 2026 Iron Pup Series – Backcountry Breakup!
We were excited to welcome 55 racers, including 25 200 racers, 22 Jr. racers (10–13), and 8 Jr. racers (14–17).
It was inspiring to see so many young athletes pushing themselves and having fun 🏁 Congrats to all the racers who came out and gave it their all!

A huge thank you goes out to our sponsors, volunteers, and race committee. Your support, time, and hard work are what make events like this possible!

Sponsors
Iron Dog Knik Construction Fine Line Interiors Prism Design and Construction
Award Sponsors
C&A Pro Skis Hatcher Pass Polaris Wasilla and Willow Team CC Alaska Gear Company Oakley
Host Site Sponsor
Eureka Lodge

BIG shout out to Copper River EMS for attending and providing onsite EMS support.

Volunteers
Trail Support: Crosby Morrow, Kyle Tingstrom, Brad Hanson, Hilary Gossett, Jed Walker
Start/Finish Line Support: Joe & Rachael Rucker, Mike Vasser, Jenny Duax, Bud Palma, Dale & Darwin Edin
National Anthem: Joseph Gugel

Iron Pup Committee
Tim Gossett, Hillarie Gossett, Erin Morrow, Crosby Morrow, Jason Carmichael, Stan Brown, Johnny Dean, Tyler Aklestad, Erin Aklestad, Kyle Krause, and Ashley Myers

That’s a wrap on our 2026 race season, we look forward to seeing all of these racers in 2027!

Here are the start times for tomorrow.

Check-in will be similar to last year, and we will post a picture of where exactly to find it in the morning.

Looking forward to a beautiful day of spring racing!!