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Credit Katie Basile / KYUK
Updated: 9:37 p.m.
All of the mushers racing in the 2021 Bogus Creek 150 have arrived at the halfway checkpoint at Hangar Lake near Bethel. The first half of the race proved to be electrifying, with less than a half-mile separating the five leading mushers for much of the first half of the race.
Fr. Alexander Larson from Napaskiak narrowly edged out Aniak musher Richie Diehl by two minutes to become the first musher into Hangar Lake at 6:26 p.m; Diehl arrived at 6:28 p.m. Following them were the two mushers racing for Bethel s Kaiser Racing Kennel. Ron Kaiser arrived first at 6:32 p.m., followed by his son, 2019 Iditarod Champion and five time K300 Champion, Pete Kaiser at 6:33 p.m. Rounding out the first five mushers was Jason Pavila, the 2019 Bogus Creek Champion, who arrived at the checkpoint at 6:38 p.m. ....

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