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Kristin Knight Pace
Kristin Knight Pace
34 YEAR OLD YUKON QUEST MUSHER
Experience:
Veteran - YQ 1000
Nationality:
American
From:
Denali Park, Alaska
Occupation(s):
Author (First book will be published March 2019 by Grand Central Publishing) Wilderness Planner, National Park Service

Kennel Info

Kennel Name:
Hey Moose! Kennel
Kennel Name Origination:

Moose, the giant sled dog (who is now forever chasing Sandhill cranes in the afterlife) had huge ears but never listened when we called.

Breeds:
Alaska Husky
Bloodlines:
King, Sass and Williams Jr
# of Dogs in Kennel:
39

Musher Q & A

How many years have you been running dogs?
8
How did you get started running dogs?

I moved to Alaska in winter 2009 to take care of a friend's recreational team and was supposed to leave that spring. Never left.

How did your dogs get their names?/ How do you choose names?

We name the dogs based on themes. Last year we had two litters, the soul singers (Ray, Otis, Dusty, Smoky, Cooke, Mavis and Joplin) and the dogs from literature (Jackson, Arlo, Figment, Treason, Tock and Jip).

Why did you enter the Yukon Quest? What are your goals for the race?

In December 2016 I became a mom to our daughter, Ada. After 10 months of being pregnant and now 7 months of being a parent, I feel an intense need to reclaim my spot on the runners for mind, body and soul! It will be hard, probably the hardest sled dog race I have run to date, but it will be necessary. I want Ada to see that her mama can do it.

Tell us about your favourite experience with a volunteer on the trail

Going to the cabin just before Clinton Creek on accident and having Earl machine out, knock on the door and tell me to mush one mile to have homemade cheesecake.

What mushing organizations are you a member of?

Stampede Dog Mushers Association

List your recent sled dog races and/or best performances:
  • 2016 Iditarod - 56
  • 2015 Yukon Quest - 15

YQ Races

2015 Yukon Quest 1000

Sponsors

ManMat, Lupine, Big Dan's Pet Food, Orion's Belt School of Self-Defense, Alpine Creek Lodge Alaska, individual dog sponsors