BIG PINEY, Wyo. — Anny Malo maintains her lead in the 28th Annual Pedigree Stage Stop Race with a first-place finish in Stage Four with a time of 2:05:44.
Malo was followed closely by Cathy Rivest at 2:09:04, and Alix Crittenden at 2:10:56. First-time Stage Stop competitors Laura Bontrager and Donny Poulin rounded out the top five positions. All other times can be found here.
Yesterday’s course was a 31-mile out-and-back trail from Middle Piney Creek to Coyote Park Creek. Teams climbed almost 3,000 vertical feet with a stunning view of Wyoming Peak.
The Pedigree Stage Stop Race consists of seven individual stages on National Forest land trails that wind through the seven mountain ranges of western Wyoming and Idaho. Teams cover 30 to 35 miles per day on out-and-back courses. The daily race schedule is as follows:
- Feb. 1 – Stage Five – Kemmerer, Wyoming
- Feb. 2 – Stage Three (make up) Pinedale, Wyoming
- Feb. 3 – Stage Six – Alpine, Wyoming
- Feb. 4 – Stage Seven & Final Banquet – Driggs, Idaho
