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Anderson Posts Fastest Time in Stage Four of the International Pedigree® Stage Stop Sled Dog Race.

January 30, 2001-Pinedale, Wyoming  Ken Anderson of Fairbanks, Alaska, won stage four of the International Pedigree® Stage Stop Sled Dog Race with a time of 2:21:06. Hans Gatt of Atlin, British Columbia, was second with 2:23:47, followed by Jacques Philip of Nenana, Alaska, with 2:24:26.

In overall standings, Gatt maintains the lead with 10:48:17. Melanie Shirilla of Lincoln, Montana, is second with 11:08:13; Ken Anderson moves into third with 11:18:05.

Teams left Elk Ridge Lodge on the 33-mile-run in a chilling 30 MPH wind, creating blowing snow conditions on the trail. Tonight, mushers will attend the Musher Reception at Pinedale Community Church from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. 

Stage five starts tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., 17 miles south of Pinedale at Irish Canyon. Mushers will depart for Blucher Creek during stage five, the second of three campouts. The 2001 race began in Jackson Hole on January 27 and travels through Moran, Dubois, Pinedale, Lander, Atlantic City, Mountain View, Lyman, Evanston, Kemmerer/Diamondville, Smoot/Afton and Alpine before returning to Jackson Hole on February 7.

During the 11-day race, Pedigree will host a daily web cast on www.mypetstop.com, that will feature video footage of the race. A donation will be made by Pedigree/Homeward Bound, a national pet adoption support program, for each visitor to the site during the race.

The International Pedigree® Stage Stop Sled Dog Race was founded in 1996 by Frank Teasley to make sled dog racing more accessible to the public. Race organizers are working to link the race to the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games as an exhibition. For more information, visit the race website at www.wyomingstagestop.org, contact the race via e-mail at dworden@fiberpipe.net or visit www.pedigree.com.


International Pedigree® Stage Stop Sled Dog Race 
Elk Ridge Lodge to Pinedale 1/30/01 Day 4 33 Miles 

Accumulative Overall Time