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Shirilla
Sprints to Win Day Four of IPSSSDR, Captures Overall Lead
January 31, 2006—Melanie
Shirilla from
Lincoln,
Montana,
posted the fastest time in Day Four of the International
Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) with a time of
2:22:11.
Doug Swingley from Lincoln,
Montana, was second in today’s contest in
2:25:56.
Grant Beck from
Yellowknife,
NWT,
Canada
finished third in
2:26:09.
In overall times,
Shirilla, who was the first woman to win the International Pedigree
Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) in 2002, moves to first place with an
overall time of
9:21:53.
Jacques Philip from
Nenana,
Alaska,
is in second place with a time of
9:39:32.
Beck is third overall with a time of
9:44:16.
Teams pushed off from
the starting line at Upper Green River Lakes Parking Lot at
9:00 a.m.
on the 33 mile run into Pinedale. Following today’s
race, mushers travel to Alpine where they will begin Day Five at
9 a.m.
February 1. The Kemmerer/Diamondville stage takes place on February 2,
followed by Evanston/Mountain View, February 3; and
then concluding in
Park City,
Utah, for
the final stage and awards ceremony on February 4.
With its unique “stage
stop” racing format, the IPSSSDR stops in a different community each
night, allowing Wyoming’s host towns to show their hospitality:
Festivities on offer for mushers and spectators alike include pancake
feeds, dog parades, banquets, carnivals, and snowshoe softball
Pedigree® Food for
Dogs is the title sponsor of the IPSSSDR. The
Pedigree® brand actively supports a wide range of programs that promote
responsible pet ownership and highlight the contributions dogs make to
society.
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. For complete
times from today’s race, visit the race Website at
www.wyomingstagestop.org, contact
the race via e-mail at
wystagestop@blissnet.com, or telephone at (307) 734-1163.
