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Bio
Kristy Berington, age 32, was born and raised in
Wisconsin. She says she started mushing at the age
of 10. “As a kid, I knew about the race and
the dream started becoming a reality when I moved
to Alaska.” She moved here in 2007 to work
with Iditarod champion, Dean Osmar, and learned
about distance racing sled dogs. “I love
living here in Alaska where I can combine my love
for adventure, dogs, endurance sports and exploring
all into one.” Kristy lives in Knik where she
works for Scott Janssen. Team Janssen manages a
competitive racing kennel of nearly 80 dogs.
“My twin sister, Anna Berington, and I will be
racing the trail again this year. See if can tell
us apart.” Kristy has been a musher/property
manager for the last eight years. In her spare
time, she says she enjoys adventure, outdoor
activities, running, biking, swimming and
everything else Alaska has to offer.
Kristy Berington, age 28, says, “No,
you’re not seeing double! I will be running
this year’s Iditarod with my identical twin,
Anna Berington.” With almost matching
biographies, both girls grew up in Northern
Wisconsin and graduated from South Shore High
School, joined the National Guard, and wrangled
horses in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. “Our
love of animals, especially dogs, seems to have
guided us through life. We started running sprint
dogs in Wisconsin and grew to long distance mushing
in Alaska. Adventure, endurance and dogs are what I
love most.” Their first dog team consisted of
a Great Pyrenees and a Border collie, pulling a
sled they built out of a pair of downhill skis and
a milk crate. This is Kristy’s fourth season
running dogs and racing in Alaska, and her third
year working for Paul Gebhardt in Kasilof. Kristy
lists her hobbies as running, mountain biking,
hunting, and horses.
Kristy Berington, age 25, was born and raised in
Northern Wisconsin. Kristy says that together with
her twin sister, Anna, the pair started handling
and running dogs at a neighbor's sprint kennel.
Their first dog team consisted of a Great Pyrenees
and a Border Collie, pulling a sled they built out
of a pair of downhill skis and a milk crate. The
two continued to share their love of dogs and the
outdoors, and eventually were drawn to Alaska
because of these interests. This is Kristy's third
season running dogs and racing in Alaska, and her
second year working for Paul and Evy Gebhardt in
Kasilof. On her rookie run to Nome, Kristy will be
running a team of Gebhardt dogs, and hopefully a
more sophisticated sled than she first started
mushing with. Kristy has raced several mid distance
events in Alaska, including the Tustumena 200, the
Knik 200, the Tustumena 100, and the Klondike
300.
Kristy has worked as a wrangler in the Sierra
Nevada Mountains area near Lake Tahoe, as a mushing
tour guide, was a member of the Army National Guard
and is an avid runner. Kristy says that when she's
not doing chores, running dogs, playing with
puppies, or just hanging out in the dog yard she
loves swimming, biking, racing and being outdoors
as much as possible.
This marks the second season that Kristy will be
running dogs with Paul Gebhardt, where she works as
a handler in the winter months, as well as working
as a part time construction worker with Gebhardt
Construction and keeps the cabins in tip top shape
for Evy at Aspen Hollow Lodging.
During the 2009 Season, Kristy participated in
several mid distance races, and is fully qualified
for Iditarod rules to run the 1,100 mile race to
Nome. In addition to the Tustumena 200, Kristy's
race experience includes the Klondike 300 - where
she was noted for her excellent level of dog
care.
For the 2010 season, Kristy and Paul will kick
off the racing circuit with the Sheep Mountain 150
in December.
Results
2015 29th
2014 30th
2013 42nd
2012 43rd
2011 29th
Kristy was a rookie musher in the 2010 Iditarod and
finished 39th
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