Travis Beals

Bib Number: 4
Hometown: Seward, Alaska
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Biography

Travis Beals, 34, (Veteran) has been mushing dogs his whole life. He and his wife Sarah own and operate Turning Heads Kennel based in Seward, Alaska. Travis was hooked on mushing from infancy by helping his mother train her sprint team, and spent a lot of time with the dogs, including many nights out in the yard. Travis’s race history includes multiple Iditarod finishes, Jr. Iditarod, Tustamena 200, Copper Basin 300, Knik 200, Willow 300 and many others. Travis credits Rick Tarpey for mentoring him until he was old enough to start his own kennel. As Travis’ race experience grew, he set his sights on his longest race yet. An iconic Iditarod memory from Travis’ Rookie year when he proposed to his wife under the burled arch. When not racing, Travis offers summer and winter tours at his kennel.

Website: http://www.turningheadskennel.com/
Social Media: Turning Heads Kennel


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 14:04:00 16
Yentna 3/08 18:16:00 16 3/08 18:24:00 16 0h 8m 4h 12m 10.00 42
Skwentna 3/09 01:05:00 16 3/09 01:25:00 16 0h 20m 6h 41m 4.49 30
Finger Lake 3/09 09:38:00 16 3/09 09:42:00 16 0h 4m 8h 13m 4.87 40
Rainy Pass 3/09 13:10:00 16 3/09 13:20:00 16 0h 10m 3h 28m 8.65 30
Rohn 3/09 21:44:00 16 3/09 22:06:00 15 0h 22m 8h 24m 4.17 35
Nikolai 3/10 12:12:00 15 3/10 16:40:00 15 4h 28m 14h 6m 5.32 75
McGrath 3/10 22:25:00 15 3/10 22:33:00 15 0h 8m 5h 45m 8.35 48
Takotna 3/11 00:47:00 15 3/12 01:53:00 15 25h 6m 2h 14m 8.06 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/12 04:31:00 15 3/12 04:46:00 15 0h 15m 2h 38m 8.73 ✔ 23
Cripple 3/12 19:10:00 15 3/13 00:35:00 15 5h 25m 14h 24m 5.07 ✔ 73