Riley Dyche

Bib Number: 19
Hometown: Big Lake, Alaska


Biography

Riley Dyche, 33, (Veteran) was born in Iowa, and later moved to Colorado to work with sled dogs, and and then to Alaska. He is married to Isabel and owns and operates Dark Horse Sled Dogs in Big Lake, home to 38 dogs. Dyche has been a consistent racer in the Yukon Quest, Kuskowim 300, Knik 100, and many others. Riley first worked for Alaska Icefield Expeditions. Riley says, “My wife, Isabel, and I have built a really nice dog team over the past several years. We are looking forward to bringing a highly competitive team to this year’s race and competing against the best mushers in the sport.”

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SPONSORS:

Northern Neurology
Pacific North Rim Mechanical
Paws on the Move Veterinary
Petty Family
Karen Kanarr
Ling Bei
Holly Thomas
Morgan Schutz
Dick Brodeur
Berges Family
Jess Sedivy Gunderson
Pat and Karin


2026 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Willow 3/08 14:34:00 16
Yentna 3/08 18:35:00 16 3/08 18:41:00 16 0h 6m 4h 1m 10.46 42
Skwentna 3/09 01:09:00 16 3/09 01:24:00 16 0h 15m 6h 28m 4.64 30
Finger Lake 3/09 06:14:00 16 3/09 10:01:00 16 3h 47m 4h 50m 8.28 40
Rainy Pass 3/09 13:29:00 16 3/09 13:37:00 16 0h 8m 3h 28m 8.65 30
Rohn 3/09 21:59:00 16 3/09 22:11:00 16 0h 12m 8h 22m 4.18 35
Nikolai 3/10 12:12:00 16 3/10 12:23:00 16 0h 11m 14h 1m 5.35 75
McGrath 3/10 23:28:00 16 3/10 23:34:00 16 0h 6m 11h 5m 4.33 48
Takotna 3/11 02:08:00 16 3/11 02:09:00 16 0h 1m 2h 34m 7.01 18
Ophir 3/11 05:16:00 16 3/12 06:13:00 15 24h 57m 3h 7m 7.38 ✔ 23
Cripple 3/12 19:26:00 15 3/13 00:20:00 15 4h 54m 13h 13m 5.52 ✔ 73