Leah Gruhn and her husband, Jeré Mohr, both of Duluth, bike in the 2022 Arrowhead 135 race from International Falls to Tower. The two will start the 135-mile race again Monday.
By Jimmy Lovrien
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DULUTH — After several days of below-zero temperatures, most people are relieved to have moderate temperatures again.
But not Ken Krueger, who, along with his wife, Jackie, serves as race director of the annual Arrowhead 135 race, which begins Monday, Jan. 27, in International Falls. Competitors will traverse 135 miles of snowmobile trails on foot, bike, ski or kicksled to the finish line at Fortune Bay Resort Casino near Tower.“We should have started this week instead of next week,” Krueger said Wednesday.The coldest temperature recorded the morning of Monday, Jan. 20, was 42 below zero at Kabetogama — the race’s first checkpoint. Gary Meader / Duluth Media Group Krueger said holding the race in the brutal cold “would have been fantastic.” It’s been held during the polar vortex in 2014 and 2019.“That’s part of our reputation,” Krueger said. “We have very low finish rates in the cold years, and people want that challenge. They want to brag about it. And unfortunately, we missed it.” Michael Koppy, of Hermantown, poses for a photo with a sled he made to carry his gear during next week’s Arrowhead 135 race. The 74-year-old hopes to become the oldest finisher in the 135-mile race’s "on foot" category. According to the National Weather Service, it will be […]
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