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SaddleSore 1000 BunBurner 1500 50cc Quest Border-to-Border Insanity BunBurner Gold SaddleSore 2000 Iron Butt Rally 2009 Cal24 Rally 2010 Utah 1088 Rally 2010 Wild Wild West Rally 10 n' 10 Rally 2010 LOE 2010 Iron Butt Rally 2011 The Good, The Bad & The Ugly |
1000 Miles in under 24 hours 1500 Miles in under 36 hours Coast to Coast in under 50 hrs Canada to Mexico in under 24 hrs 1500 Miles in under 24 hours 2000 Miles in under 48 hours Collect bonus points over 11 days Collect bonus points over 24 hrs Collect bonus points over 24 hrs Collect bonus points over 32 hrs Collect bonus points over 10 days Collect bonus points over 24 hrs Collect bonus points over 11 days Collect bonus points over 32 hours |
Pismo Beach, CA. Pismo Beach, CA. Pismo Beach, CA. Vancouver, BC (Canada) Vancouver, BC Wofford Heights, CA Spartanburg, SC San Jose, CA Sal Lake City, UT Ely, NV Salt Lake City, UT Los Lunas, NM Seattle, WA Big Sky, MT |
Amarillo, TX. Little Rock, AR. Savannah, GA. Tijuana, Mexico Commerce, CA (via Tijuana, Mexico) Chicago, IL Spokane, WA San Jose, CA Sal Lake City, UT Ely, NV Salt Lake City, UT Los Lunas, NM Ontario, CA Big Sky, MT |
1,243 1,842 2,612 1,401 1,538 2,080 10,500 985 1,369.4 1,603.2 10,245 1,054 12,336 1,624 |
20h 6m 36h 0m 47h 36m 21h 33m 23h 51m 37h 31m 96,033 pts/26th place 4,562 pts/6th place 78,779 pts/6th place $239,841.75/7th Place 696,660 pts/2nd Place -$278/8th Place 18,833 pts/15th Place 14,502 pts/5th Place |
| Update! I am still working on my IBR ride report/novella, but here is some interesting reading in the mean time: Iron Butt Rally Blog/Info/Scorecards Newspaper Article about the IBR & The Cyclesmiths Cal24 Ride Report Newspaper Article about me & the 10 n' 10 I am going to attempt to put together an account of my 10 n' 10 ride as well, if/when things slow down at the shop this winter... |
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| Yes, working on this website is no picnic, that's for sure. But when I'm not laboring away at the computer, I'm off experiencing the serene pleasure of Long Distance/Endurance rides. For those of you who are not familiar with the Iron Butt Association, they are a group of people who share a love for SAFE long distance riding. (Or, as my husband calls us, "lunatics".) The Iron Butt Association sets forth strict rules and regulations governing rides; those who meet the exacting standards of documentation and "successfully solve the challenge of time and distance" (in the words of IBA president Michael Kneebone) receive a certificate, a license plate back, a pin, and sometimes a patch. More importantly, you receive bragging rights and membership into an exclusive club where everyone shares my unique brand of insanity. The minimum ride required to gain membership into the IBA is to travel 1000 miles in under 24 hours; the ultimate ride is the Iron Butt Rally, a grueling 11-day, 11,000 mile competition open to a select group of riders, determined by lottery, every two years. In any event, you can learn more about the Iron Butt Association by going to www.ironbutt.com Since time is of the essence, I do not usually take many (if any) pictures on Iron Butt runs. This page will be more of a tally sheet of my rides,in order of completion. (Some of the rides were completed concurrently.) Also keep in mind that the clock does not stop running when I stop to eat or rest - the time listed starts when I gas up the bike to leave, and doesn't stop until I gas up in my destination city. I may start posting blogs of my rides, too, since I usually come home with at least a few interesting stories. But for now, just sit back and imagine how your butt feels after riding 2,612 miles on a sport bike. Wendy |
Exhaustion. Determination. Elation. Pain. Defeat. Celebration.
I am finally settling in after the running of my second Iron Butt Rally. I didn't finish as well as I'd originally hoped, but a change in the format of the rally allowed me the opportunity to fulfill another long-time goal: to complete a Four Corners Tour during which I travelled to the four extreme corners of the United States: Blaine, Washington; Madawaska, Maine; Key West, Florida; and San Ysidro, California. I, along with all of the other finishers, also completed a 48-in-10 by visiting all 48 lower states during the course of the event. I knew I'd be giving up a few spots to earn the Four Corners certificate; unfortunately, I also lost two finishing positions due to the untimely failure of my perennially cranky J&M audio system. (Yes, "perennially" means that I should have replaced the darn thing BEFORE the Iron Butt Rally...) |
I am fine with the fact that I lost a few positions to pursue other goals, as a result of erring on the side of safety, having my eyeball mistaken for an emergency landing strip by a wayward bug, etc. (What, you haven't heard that story? Email me for the gory pictures!) I am still QUITE bitter about losing points due to an equipment failure I should have seen coming. That failure prompted me to ditch the J&M setup and switch to an EdSet, which makes me much happier. And speaking of equipment that I love, I want to thank Tucker Rocky and First Gear for setting me up with some of the best riding gear around. I've ridden in First Gear exclusively since before I started rallying, and the word is finally getting out in the endurance community that their stuff is top-notch. My gear looks great, fits great, protects great, vents great, is totally waterproof and has some very unique and innovative features - I won't ride in anything else! THANK YOU FIRST GEAR! Once again, my ride report is still a long work in progress (I still haven't completed my 2010 10'n10 ride report yet!) but in the mean time you can check out the Iron Butt Association's site for the 2011 Iron Butt Rally. |