Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Streeper Leading Stage Stop Sled Dog Race

British Columbia’s Blayne Streeper sprinted to a first-place finish on day three of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race. His time for the day’s leg was 2 hours, 18 minutes and 13 seconds on the 38-mile course from Pinedale to Cora. Streeper and his team averaged 16.5 miles per hour Anna Bjorklund, of Kiruna, Sweden, was second on the day with a time of 2:23:24. Aaron Burmeister, of Nenana, Alaska, was third with 2:27:35. In cumulative times, Streeper leads the race with a total time of 5:25:15. Bjorklund is second with 5:33:46 while Aaron Peck, of Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada, is third with 5:39:55. The race continues today with a 64-mile course to Big Piney. It runs through the week with stages in Alpine, Kemmerer, Evanston and Lyman/Mountain View before arriving in Park City, Utah, for the final stage and awards ceremony Saturday.

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