Under Dog 100 - Sled Dog Race

Under Dog 100 - Sled Dog Race March 27 2026
The Underdog100 is designed to be a competitive race for the small kennel owner. The Underdog was started in 2005. Axe
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It is a race designed to be a competitive race for the small Kennel owner. We hope that every musher, competitive or not, comes out and enjoys themselves. Running in the north across this vast, beautiful and remote land requires each team to be fully prepared for the extreme cold, changing weather and wilderness conditions. THE RUNNING OF THE RACE 2026
Mass start | 09:00 | North Arm Park, Yellowk

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March 27 2026 is Race Day

Mushers Awards Banquet - March 28 2026

Registration will open Oct 01 2025 and close Nov 01 2025. Full race rules will be emailed to each team at registration. Contact email is [email protected]

Mushers are expected to arrive between 07:30 and 07:50 with sponsor photos completed from 0800 under the start banner. The race is 100 miles long, there are no dog drops, and there is a 4 hour mandatory lay over period at the checkpoint. The final trail will be discussed at the pre-race meeting, a video may be available before then with the race route. The trail has markers every 0.25 km and is groomed with Hagglunds so is regarded as a fast trail. The race will start no matter the weather. The Race Marshal has the final say over any matter from the start of the race to the closing. Anyone with any complaint must contact the Marshal within reasonable time. Mandatory gear is also part of the rules. PASSING
All dogs must have necklines (including the leaders) unless you are running a single leader. Any team caught after the 2 miles of start must give way if asked by the faster team. The over taken team must come to a complete stop, if asked. Any musher whose team cannot properly pass a stopped team will not be given the right of way. The first 2 miles and the last 1 mile of the race trail will be considered as ‘no-man’s land’. Trail does not have to be given if asked in this area. MANDATORY GEAR
1. 2 working headlamps
2. Lighter or matches
5. 1 lbs of food for every dog on the team
6. 1 set of booties for every dog on the team. (these can be on the dog(s) leaving the checkpoint)
7. 1 dog jacket/blanket per dog

Mandatory gear will be checked at race start. DOG TEAMS
6-dogs maximum per team. Minimum 5 dogs to start. All dogs must be present at the end of the race. PURSE AND AWARDS
Race Purse may not be guaranteed and is subject to sponsorship. Rookie Award, Sportsmanship Award and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th place. No abuse of any kind allowed toward any dog, volunteer or fellow musher will be tolerated. GENERAL RACE RULES

These will be discussed at the mushers meeting. Time and location for this meeting will be announced. (TBC March 26 2026)

Our Underdog traditions include all teams waiting at the finish line together until the final team completes the race, and we all celebrate the last musher arrival.

All ready to celebrate???? We’re all set up and excited to hear the tales from the tails on the trail! (Try saying that ...
03/28/2026

All ready to celebrate????

We’re all set up and excited to hear the tales from the tails on the trail! (Try saying that quickly 🤣🤣)

We’ll be going live at 5! Join us for our Awards Banquet. See ya there.

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03/28/2026

Check out teams crossing the ice bridge on trail yesterday.

Doesn’t it look a stunningly beautiful day?

WE'RE THRILLED TO SHARE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS AND RACE TIMINGS Our 2026 winner is Edie Marin, total run time of 7 hours 2...
03/28/2026

WE'RE THRILLED TO SHARE THE OFFICIAL RESULTS AND RACE TIMINGS

Our 2026 winner is Edie Marin, total run time of 7 hours 20 mins.
Second place is Craig Houghton, finishing in 8 hours 8 mins.
Megan Routley takes third place in 8 hours 9 mins.
Cynthia Lecours is fourth with 8 hours 13 mins.
Fifth place goes to Shellie Torok, in 8 hours, 34 mins.
Sixth is Jenn Braun, clocking up 8 hours and 45 mins.
Maelle Serillon comes in seventh with 9 hours and 13 mins.
And Jesika Reimer finishes in eighth place in 9 hours 17 mins.

Very many CONGRATULATIONS to every musher - for getting to the start line in the first instance, running a brilliant race, and then crossing the finish line.

Just 2 hours between first and eighth place....and just 5 minutes between second and fourth - that's a close competition.

Thank you for choosing to race with us. We hope you've had as much fun on the trail as we've had planning, prepping and hosting the race. We can't wait to hear the stories.

And if you want to hear those stories too......we'll be bringing you some FB live at our Awards Banquet later on today - tune in around 1650 (4:50 pm), awards will start at 1700 (5pm).

Rest up, see you soon.


Marcel Marin
Trevor Bower
Enodah Wilderness
Wesclean Yellowknife
Creative Basics
ArTech Engrave
Sundog Adventures
Yellowknife Tours

👏 MORE PHOTOS FROM THE CHECKPOINT AND THE TRAIL👏Look at how beautiful the Underdog race looks. Endless blue skies. An am...
03/28/2026

👏 MORE PHOTOS FROM THE CHECKPOINT AND THE TRAIL👏

Look at how beautiful the Underdog race looks. Endless blue skies. An amazing trail. A warm welcoming checkpoint.

And people. Fantastic people. A community loving what they do. And dogs. Of course! Loving what they do too.

Pics courtesy of Rhiannon Bower, thank you.

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😊 INTRODUCING THE REMARKABLE RHIANNON 😊This is the amazing Rhiannon Bower. She is the brilliant person who has been brin...
03/28/2026

😊 INTRODUCING THE REMARKABLE RHIANNON 😊

This is the amazing Rhiannon Bower. She is the brilliant person who has been bringing you the race action on FB live. As well as some of the photos on here too.

You will know her voice by now, so it’s time to see who is behind the camera!

This is Rhiannon’s first time doing FB live and we all think she smashed it. She is hired for sure.

Thank you so much Rhiannon. Please stand up and take a bow for your commitment and dedication to the Underdog. And for helping every armchair musher and follower feel involved and part of things. You totally rock..

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🌟🌟 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR TEAMS🌟🌟First place goes to Edie Marin. Totally awesome race, well deserved win, huge congr...
03/28/2026

🌟🌟 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR TEAMS🌟🌟

First place goes to Edie Marin. Totally awesome race, well deserved win, huge congratulations 👏👏

And our red lantern goes to Jesika Reimer- still with that beaming smile. Great run Jes, well done.

We’ll bring you all the race timings, and full list of places once everything is confirmed.

And we’ll also bring you the celebrations at the mushers banquet on Saturday.

😊WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT THE UNDERDOG?😊Check this out. Thanks so much to Cabin Radio NWT for your support and helping us t...
03/28/2026

😊WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT THE UNDERDOG?😊

Check this out. Thanks so much to Cabin Radio NWT for your support and helping us to spread the word about how much we love putting this race together.

And how much we appreciate our local community who make this race happen.

You all totally rock 🌟👏🌟👏

The Underdog 100 is developing a reputation as a top sled dog event. Spend 10 minutes with the mushers and organizers to get a feel for it.

03/27/2026

CYNTHIA AND MEGAN RIDING THE TRAIL TOGETHER…

Not much to separate these two! Great racing!

We’ve got some video of Craig too..we’ll pop that into the comments.

Watch out for your favourite team….

Some photos from the trail! On the way in towards Jamie’s checkpoint and the 4-hour layover. Thanks to Rhiannon Bower fo...
03/27/2026

Some photos from the trail! On the way in towards Jamie’s checkpoint and the 4-hour layover.

Thanks to Rhiannon Bower for capturing these pics, and for making sure the armchair mushers get so much ‘live’ action. She is hired!

More to come.

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GOING LIVE FOR RACE START VERY SOON….Here is the starting line up
03/27/2026

GOING LIVE FOR RACE START VERY SOON….

Here is the starting line up

** GOOD MORNING EVERYONE - RACE DAY IS HERE** Here is our starting line up today - welcome everyone and have fun out the...
03/27/2026

** GOOD MORNING EVERYONE - RACE DAY IS HERE**

Here is our starting line up today - welcome everyone and have fun out there on the trail. The day started off warm for an Underdog...only 27 below, which is unusual, and warmer than earlier this week!

Bib numbers are 31 through 38, and racers go out at 1 minute intervals, starting with Craig leaving at 0900, and Jesika leaving at 0907. So, it'll be a fast and furious dash from the starting line.

31) Craig Houghton, Craig and Sean Racing Dogs
32) Jenn Braun, Wildland Racing Kennel
33) Cynthia Lecours, Akikta Kennel
34) Maelle Serillon, Enodah Kennel
35) Edie Marin, Underdog Kennels
36) Megan Routley, Slipstream Sled Dogs
37) Shellie Torok, Silver Lining Sled Dogs
38) Jesika Reimer, The Reimer Pack

How awesome is this line up.....4 rookies ( #32 #33 #34 #36) and nearly 90% of our field are women...we love that mushing is an inclusive, accessible and truly authentic sport. And let the best team win.

We will bring you as much as we can from the race action. Strap yourselves in, and follow along.


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Marcel Marin
Trevor Bower
Enodah Wilderness
Wesclean Yellowknife
ArTech Engrave
Creative Basics
Sundog Adventures
Yellowknife Tours

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