Melanie Shirilla finished second to Sam Perrino in Tuesday's 30-mile stage in the International Pedigree Stage Stop sled dog race in Wyoming, but she still leads the race.
The event concludes today with a 15-mile stage. Shirilla leads reigning Iditarod champion Doug Swingley by more than an hour in the overall standings.
International Pedigree Stage Stop
Tuesday's Stage 10 results
(30 miles, Box Y-Alpine)
1) Sam Perrino, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, 1 hour, 56 minutes, 53 seconds; 2) Melanie Shirilla, Lincoln, Mont., 2:06:59; 3) Jacques Philip, Nenana, 2:07:10; 4) Ken Anderson, Fairbanks, 2:08:21; 5) Doug Swingley, Lincoln, Mont., 2:09:55; 6) Warren Palfrey, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, 2:13:25; 7) John Schandelmeier, Paxson, 2:13:53; 8) Mark Stamm, Riverside, Wash., 2:14:43; 9) Beth Gagnon, Jackson Hole, Wyo., 2:17:02; 10) Scott Smith, Dubois, Wyo., 2:21:53; 11) Gwen Holdman, Fairbanks, 2:24:34; 12) Hannah Moderow, Anchorage, 2:26:46; 13) Matt Weik, Outing, Minn., 2:35:25; 14) Leslie Martin, Sheridan, Wyo., 2:41:17; 15) Joseph Loveless Jr., Roy, Wash., 3:02:43.
Overall standings/cumulative times
1) Shirilla 34:56:17; 2) Swingley 36:05:44; 3) Anderson 36:26:00; 4) Philip 37:41:50; 5) Perrino 37:43:25; 6) Gagnon 38:34:31; 7) Smith 38:55:10; 8) Holdman 40:01:40; 9) Palfrey 40:07:17; 10) Schandelmeier 40:12:16; 11) Stamm 40:21:14; 12) Weik 41:42:22; 13) Moderow 42:30:02; 14) Martin 45:52:22; 15) Loveless Jr. 52:22:15.
