Ryan Anderson (born April 15, 1981) is a four-time Beargrease champion[1] dog musher and dog sled racer from Minnesota.
Beargrease champion races
[edit]| Year | Race | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Marathon | 54:27 |
| 2017 | Marathon | 43:41 |
| 2015 | Marathon | 35:23 |
| 2011 | Marathon | 67:54 |
| 2001 | Mid-Distance | 20:01 |
Iditarod
[edit]Anderson dropped out of the 1,049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska in 2017, after his dogs fell ill.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Anderson has been around the sport of racing dogs since age five. He started racing at age 10. He won numerous races starting in 2001, when he won the mid-distance John Beargrease Dog Sled championship.[3] He won the UP 200 six times, more than any other UP 200 champion,[4] as well as other championship races such as the Can-Am[5][6] once and the Hudson Bay Quest twice.[7]
Anderson grew up in Pine City, Minnesota and lives in Cushing, Wisconsin with his wife, Missy, and their two children.[8][9] When he is not mushing, he works in construction. The couple has about 40 Alaskan huskies.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coming from behind, Ryan Anderson wins John Beargrease Sled Dog Race - Cook County News Herald". www.cookcountynews-herald.com. February 4, 2017.
- ^ "With dog team ill, Anderson drops out of Iditarod". March 12, 2017.
- ^ "Past Champions - John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon". beargrease.com.
- ^ "Eye on the Trail: Rookie Review – Ryan Anderson – Iditarod". iditarod.com. February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Ryan Anderson". iFan.tv.
- ^ "Ryan Anderson - Musher Details - 2017 Iditarod - Iditarod". iditarod.com. January 13, 2013.
- ^ a b Writer, EMILY GEDDE Staff. "On to Alaska".
- ^ "Unlikely strategy secures Beargrease title: Anderson wins for..."
- ^ "Meet the Mushers".