Kris Rasey won two of Saturday's five races in the Chugiak Dog Mushers Association dryland sled dog races at Beach Lake.
In doing so, she demonstrated that two dogs and a bike can travel nearly as fast as four dogs and a four-wheeler.
Rasey won the race for four dogs hitched to a rig, traveling two miles in 5 minutes, 46 seconds. She also topped the two-dog bikejor race, going two miles in 5:53.
Dave Pahkle won the one-dog bikejor race in 6:09, Pam Schamber's time of 6:38 paced the two-dog scooter race, and Amy Engeberh beat June Takagi by one second to win the canicross race -- which features a dog and a runner -- in 12:24.
Dryland racing continues Oct. 3-4 with the Speedy Glass Dog Derby.
Chugiak Dog Mushers Association
Dryland races at Beach Lake
Saturday's results
Canicross (2 miles) -- 1) Amy Engeberg 12:24, 2) June Takagi 12:25, 3) Lacie Wortham 14:27, 4) Mary Beth Schrek 23:24, 5) Brooke Maruskie 23:50, 6) Lois Rockcastle 30:12.
1-dog bikejor (2 miles) -- 1) Dave Pahlke 6:09, 2) Debora Summers 6:11, 3) Jesika Reimer 6:22, 4) Torrey Swanson 6:28, 5) Andy Warek 6:46, 6) Marek Harvan 7:24, 7) Michelle Forto 10:09, 8) Nicole Forto 15:22, 9) Brooke Maruskie 24:12.
2-dog bikejor (2 miles)-- 1) Kris Rasey 5:53, 2) Debora Summers 6:00, 3) Kim Wells 6:05, 4) Matt Reimer 6:16, 5) Amy Engeberg 6:26, 6) Mindee Morning 6:34, 7) Meredith Mapes 6:49, 8) Robert Forto 7:38, 9) Amanda Hansen 7:56, 10) Michele Forto 8:37, 11) Lacie Wortham 9:16, 12) Nicole Forto 15:16.
2-dog scooter (2 miles) -- 1) Pam Schamber 6:38, 2) Nicole Pressman 6:55, 3) Dominick Alber 7:23, 4) Debora Summers 7:49, 5) Robert Forto 11:18.
4-dog rig (2 miles) -- 1) Kris Rasey 5:46, 2) Pam Schamber 6:02, 3) Eric Noble 8:09, 4) Cindy McCann 8:51, 5) Robert Forto 11:46.