2021 IBR is imminent
Ken is in Provo UT, where this year’s rally starts and ends. He’s in good spirits, having spent the day running errands and doing last-minute tweaks on the bike. The rally itself starts on Monday. Click here for daily reports from the Iron Butt Association. The first report is already there. I will be reporting […]
A podium finish
(Warning: more than one glass of Chardonnay has been consumed.) First, the information you’ve all been waiting on pins and needles for. Drum roll… Ken had a podium finish: third place! Congratulations to Jim Owen, the first rider to win the IBR twice; to Bob Lilley, the second place finisher; and to every single person […]
Nearing the end…
The problem with the long final leg is that there isn’t much I can say! I can’t talk about where he’s been, where he’s going…except now, when I can say that he’s well rested and on his way to the finish tomorrow morning. And I’m about to get on a plane to meet him. See […]
Leg 2 results
Ken started Leg 2 on a sleep deficit, and after collecting two bonuses in three hours, had to stop and sleep again. Because of how he was feeling, he chose to “stay close to home,” picking up bonuses in Texas and Oklahoma rather than pushing farther afield to pick up the really big points. He […]
Leg 2 is over!
Ken made it safely to the second checkpoint (again in Dallas) this afternoon, after braving high heat, humidity, a rainstorm that he said felt like hail, and a group photo in a giant blue whale. (See the latest IBR update for visual proof!) The amazing David Stoler stripped parts off his bike and shipped them […]
A spot of weather
Ken just stopped for an hour or two to sit out this weather. Smart move! File Jun 30, 11 01 07 PM xo Dayle
The sun goes down on Day 4
Is it the end of Day 4? I think it is… Ken was in 13th place at the end of Leg 1! That’s a solid showing out of 107 bikes. You can see the full results here. The amazing Jim Owens is in first place; he won in 2009 (Ken’s first year running, when he came […]
Leg 1 is done!
Ken is safely at the checkpoint hotel in Dallas, as are hopefully everyone else who’s running the rally. The most recent updates at the IBR site talk about who was further away and might have trouble making it back by the deadline, etc., but it sounds like everyone’s doing well overall. I find the Leg 1 […]