River overflow pushes K300 dogsled races back a week

A musher leaves the starting line of the 2011 K300 sled dog race. (Photo from the K300 Facebook page)
Amid river breakup and overflow, two upcoming Kuskokwim 300 events have been postponed—the K300 Holiday Classic and 100-Mile Challenge.“We have very excellent conditions in a lot of places,” K300 Organizer Zach Fansler said, “but there is some worry about overflow and some things on the river. The race committee, I think, felt that it was in everybody’s best in