Ryan Anderson (born April 15, 1981) is a four-time Beargrease champion[1] dog musher and dog sled racer from Minnesota.
Beargrease champion races
| 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
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
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
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 Writer, EMILY GEDDE Staff. "On to Alaska".
- ↑ "Unlikely strategy secures Beargrease title: Anderson wins for..."
- ↑ "Meet the Mushers".