Iron Butt Association Rides – DanWallander.com

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The Iron Butt Association has a long list of rides that long distance riding enthusiasts can accomplish. To become an Iron Butt member, one must do a minimum ride of 1000 miles in less than 24 hours or 1500 miles in less than 36 hours. That minimum accomplishment gets you the next consecutive Iron Butt membership number and lifetime membership with a group of people who have accomplished the same.

After that first ride, there are increasingly difficult rides to master. Some say that one ride is enough for bragging rights, others can’t get enough. You can apply for multiples of the same ride, or move on to the longer and more difficult challenges.

Each ride is an accomplishment for the individual. None of these rides are races and all can be accomplished within the confines of all laws. There is no recognition for finishing a ride in less than the maximum allotted time. Basic math tells you you that 1000 miles in 24 hours requires only 46.6 mph over 24 hours. 1500 miles in 36 hours requires only 41.6 mph. Even 1500 miles in 24 hours requires only 62.5 mph average speed. It’s not about speed, it’s about minimizing stopped time.

IBA certificate rides I have accomplished:

Saddlesore 1000: 1000 miles in less than 24 hours. I have certified 14.
Saddlesore 2000: 2000 miles in less than 48 hours. I have certified 3.
Saddlesore 2000 Gold: 2000 miles in less than 36 hours. I have certified 3.
Bun Burner Gold: 1500 miles in less than 24 hours. I have certified 6.
50CC Gold: San Francisco, CA, to New York City in less than 50 hours – minimum of 2900 miles. I have certified 1.

In state rides: Any ride completed completely within the confines of a single US state.

IN-STATE SADDLESORE 1000	IN-STATE BUNBURNERGOLD 1500
New Mexico	Texas
Texas

MY RIDE LIST

RIDE	WHEN	BIKE	MILES	ROUTE
Saddlesore1000	2002	BMW R90/6	1298	Land of Enchantment 1000
Saddlesore 1000	May 2014	VStrom 650	1040	Santa Fe, NM Amarillo, TX Oklahoma City Ft Smith, AR Harrisonville, MO
Saddlesore 1000	November 2014	VStrom 650	1072	Lunch with Dave’s Bit Nippy 1000
Saddlesore 2000	July 2015	VStrom 650	2130	Santa Fe, NM Limon, CO North Platte, NE Linton, ND Enderlin, ND Reliance, SD Ordway, CO
Saddlesore 1000	May 2016	VStrom 650	1020	Santa Fe, NM Las Cruces, NM Benson, AZ Santa Fe, NM
Bunburner Gold 1500	June 2016	VStrom 650	1569	Santa Fe, NM Denver, CO Cheyenne, SY Buffalo, WY And Back
Bunburner Gold 1500	July 2016	VStrom 650	1519	Santa Fe, NM Cheyenne, WY Green River, WY And Back
Saddlesore1000	July 2016	VStrom 650	1036	Santa Fe, NM Cheyenne, WY Gillette, WY Sidney, MT
Saddlesore1000	August 2016	VStrom 650	1034	Sidney, MT Gillette, WY Cheyenne, WY Santa Fe, NM
50CC Quest Gold	September 2016	VStrom 650	2936	Coney Island, NY Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Saddlesore1000	July 2017	VStrom	1045	Santa Fe, NM Carlsbad, NM Lamesa, TX Amarillo, TX Guymon, OK Santa Fe, NM
BunBurner Gold 1500	July 2018	ST1300	1551	Santa Fe, NM Cheyenne, WY Lincoln, NE Kansas City, MO Fort Smith, AR Henrietta, OK
Saddlesore 2000 Gold	July 2018	ST1300	2147	Santa Fe, NM Cheyenne, WY Lincoln, NE Kansas City, MO Fort Smith, AR Amarillo, TX Santa Fe, NM
Saddlesore1000 Big as Texas Rally	October 2017	VStrom 650	1071	Allen, TX Various TX bonus places Allen, TX
Double Dog Dare Ya 2000	November 2018	ST1300	2047	Albuquerque, NM Las Cruces, NM Yuma, AZ Los Angeles and back
Saddlesore1000	January 2019	ST1300	1122	Santa Fe, NM Socorro, NM ElPaso, TX Van Horn, TX Alpine, TX Terlingua, TX back to Socorro, NM
Saddlesore1000	February 2019	ST1300	1129	Santa Fe, NM Limon, CO Dodge City, KS Guymon, OK Springer, NM Santa Fe, NM
Saddlesore1000	September 2019	ST1300	1055	Rio Rancho, NM El Paso, TX San Angelo, TX Wichita Falls, TX Denison, TX
Bunburner 1500Gold Big As Texas Rally	September, 2019	ST1300	1526	Denison, TX Amarillo, TX Big Bend National Park Bigfoot, TX Waco, TX Denison, TX
Double Dog Dare Ya SS2000	November 2019	ST1300	2021	Albuquerque, NM Las Cruces, NM Yuma, AZ Los Angeles And back
SantaSore 1000	December 2019	ST1300	1024	Rio Rancho, NM Las Cruces, NM Tucson, AZ And back
Saddlesore 2000 Gold	March 2020	ST1300	2078	Albuquerque, NM Oklahoma City Conway, AR Van Horn, TX El Paso, TX Socorro, NM
Bunburner 1500 Gold	March 2020	ST1300	1537	Albuquerque, NM Oklahoma City Conway, AR Dallas TX Midland, TX
Saddlesore 1000	September 2020	ST1300	1027	Rio Rancho, NM Las Cruces, NM Artesia, NM Clayton, NM Raton, NM Rio Rancho, NM
Winter Solstice 1000 – In state	December 2020	ST1300	1047	Bernalillo NM Las Cruces NM Endee NM Jamestown NM Rio Rancho NM
Saddlesore 2000 Gold	March 2021	ST1300	2087	Bernalillo NM El Paso TX Ft Worth TX Amarillo TX Rio Rancho NM
April Fools Bun Burner gold	April 2021	ST1300	1551	Bernalillo NM El Paso TX Kerrville TX El Paso TX Rio Rancho NM
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There are a lot of rides that can be certified through the IBA. The big list is here. Here are some that are on my bucket list for the next few years:

I intend to do more Saddlesore 1000 and Bun Burner Gold rides.
Great Lakes Gold: Circumnavigate all 5 Great Lakes in less than 50 hours
National Parks Tour Gold: Visit 25 US National Parks in one year, must include Maine, Washington, California, Florida and Alaska.
100CCC: From the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic ocean and back again in less than 100 hours.
10 in 10: 10,000 miles in less than 10 days.
48 States Challenge: Visit each of the lower 48 states in less than 10 days.
Why? Why Not? Insanity: Why, Arizona to Why Not, Missouri in less than 24 hours (1500 miles).
4 Seasons Award: Ride any certifiable ride on each of the two solstices and two equinoxes – must be four consecutive events.
Heaven to Hell: From the top of Pikes Peak or Mount Evans in Colorado to Badwater in California.
Earth to Moon Adventure: From Earth in Texas to Moon in Pennsylvania.
Various Interstate end to end rides. Miles and times vary by the ride.

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