SaddleSore 1000
BunBurner 1500
50cc Quest
Border-to-Border
Insanity
BunBurner Gold
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
Pismo Beach, CA.
Pismo Beach, CA.
Pismo Beach, CA.
Vancouver, BC
(Canada)
Vancouver, BC
Amarillo, TX.
Little Rock, AR.
Savannah, GA.
Tijuana, Mexico
Commerce, CA
(via Tijuana, Mexico)
1,243
1,842
2,612
1,401
1,538
20h 6m
36h 0m
47h 36m
21h 33m
23h 51m
For all of you who have been waiting on the edge of your seat to see if 2009 is, in fact,
going to be my year (hi Mom), the long and arduous wait is finally over!
I'M IN I'M IN I'M IN!!!!!!
It was a long shot - well over 700 applications for about 115 spots, from what I've heard -
by my application was drawn and I'm officially a go for the 2009 Iron Butt Rally!
Now comes 16 months of preparing the bike, preparing myself,
and looking for sponsors to help defray some of the expenses.
(All in all, it will probably cost me $8,000 - $10,000 to compete).
The Rally runs from August 24th through September 4th, 2009. I know it will be starting
in the Southeastern US and will have checkpoints, in no particular order, in Washington
State, California, and Chicago. I also know it will end "Near the West Coast", so I expect
my fan club to be there in force if it ends in California (or my slightly smaller but still
enthusiastic fan club if it ends in Washington State.)
I also plan on audioblogging throughout the trip, and I will have an emergency tracking
beacon which will allow you to map and follow my progress in nearly real-time (hi Mom).
So if you get up to visit the facilities at 3:18am on Thursday, August 27th, you can hop
online and see what torturous location I'm currently visiting and listen to me babble
incoherently to myself about what it was that made me think this was a good idea in the
first place. And a good time will be had by all!
Incidentally, I have included a link if you feel compelled to donate to the cause.
I am not allowed to profit from sponsorships, so any donations which
exceed my actual costs to take part in the Iron Butt Rally will be donated to the
March of Dimes in honor of my sister Emily.
I will keep you updated as the big day grows nearer!
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