DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – Finland, Minnesota’s Blake Freking has won the 2019 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon.
Freking passed Ryan Redington, who the first out of the final checkpoint, and crossed the Grand Portage finish line at 7:32 Tuesday night.
Freking’s wife, Jennifer, placed second, followed by Jason Rice in third.
Blake and Jennifer Freking are the owners of Manitou Crossing Kennels near Finland where they raise and train Siberian Huskies for long distance sled dog races.
