I believe if you go back and review Aaron's posts he relegated himself for having his wife send him a wheel and then also taking an alternate route when others pushed through the mud.

I just got home after finishing up a couple days ago. Man, what a monster of a race. I heard a bunch of people say "once you get out of Montana, it's smooth sailing."

I've never heard a bigger lie. Everyday is harder and harder. Everything from trying to mate an ass full of sores to a frozen saddle before sunrise, to trying to choke down another cinnamon roll when my mouth was abraded and raw from all the sugar, to getting caught in an all day monsoon in New Mexico when I thought the only weather I'd have to worry about was wind and sun.

Huge amout of respect for anybody who finishes this thing, and especially for the people who are still out there plugging away.

The last week, while I was struggling for that border, I kept telling myself that there would be an end to the suffering. I wanted the end so bad.

When I got there, I wanted to keep heading south. Kinda wish I was still out there sleeping in the sage.     

Chatted with you briefly in front of the Basecamp in Helena. Congrats on your finish.

If the price was right and the pattern was right i may be interested.

I have a feeling that Montana Miller is racing on Knards. Why would you ride a Krampus if you weren't going to use Knards?

Yep, he is on knards. I ran into him in helena and that is what he had on at that point in the race.

good morel picking where Bill is at. hopefully he tripped across some good spots he can let us know about.

shhhh. that is supposed to be a secret.

Just chatted with C$ here in Helena. He was having a good ride. The Knard's and his bike are holding up real well and he is pretty pleased with both.

Ok, back to work. You too Mark.

C$ is cruising through central MT. Hopefully I get a chance to root him on as he rides by my office in Helena. He should have passed by Yukon somewhere in there. Looks like Yukon's batts are dead in his Spot.

Ran into Ralph "Yukon" Krauss on my ride home from work here in Helena tonight. He seemed in good spirits. He was looking for a bike shop so gave him directions and wished him well.

It is very cool that the route comes through Helena and is right on my ride to and from work. Have had fun meeting riders.

I now have this race on my list of todo's. It will take me a couple years to pull it off but I hope when I do that it isn't any different than it is right now.

hi guys!
I' write this post from my home... I'm out fron day 6 for achille's tendons problems...
I've rided few days with Jesse an Liam... this guys is very fast! Now I see the Jesse's 2nd place! is a strong guy!
go aussie!!!!

(I need to retry the GTD race, but i need to found a solution for my achille's problem. is the first time I have this problem in my life. I'm so pissed for my stop!!!!)

Hey Marco,

My daughter and I met you in Helena in front of the drug store. My daughter was completely enamored with the whole experience and we watched your blue dot and then were bummed to see it stall out. Sorry you had to drop out but hopefully you can get your achilles issue figured out and come back for another try.

Best of luck to you.

It has been pouring rain in Helena this morning. Very overcast, 47 degrees. Cold and very wet day here for any south bound riders still out there.

Just ran into Drew McIntosh on my ride into work in Helena. He seemed in good spirits. Looks like we will have some nicer weather in our area for today.

The problem is riding on interstate is illegal.

Riding on the Interstate in Montana is not illegal. We do it all the time. In Wyoming it is illegal.

According to his Facebook update this morning he is out of the race due to ankle issues. Bummer!

Thanks for that. My daughter and I met him in front of the grocery store in Helena. He said he was nursing an ankle issue. My daughter was completely enamored with the whole race and keeps asking about him. Too bad he had to drop out.

Lot of rain and hail here in Helena last night. Passed four guys riding my bike home from work last night. I was not envious but wished them well. Luckily most of the roads they will use in our area are gravel so they shouldn't have too much trouble.

Just curious if anyone knows what is up with Marco Nicoletti? His marker has been at the junction of 324 and Medicine Lodge Rd for 24 hours now. Maybe his Spot batteries died.