Legends Saddle Sore 1000

The first big ride of the year is coming up this week, the Legends Saddle Sore 1000. This ride is sponsored by the Iron Butt Association as part of their IBA Bike Week festivities. It is a 1,000 mile ride in 24 hours, your basic saddle sore ride that the IBA sanctions. The twist to this one is that it has two things: the entire trip is completely on Florida roads and at every check point of the trip there will be a legend of the Iron Butt Rally that will be signing our log book.

For those that don't know what the Iron Butt Rally is, you can go to and read about the history of the rally. In brief, it is a 11 day, 11,000 mile scavenger hunt on a motorcycle. The men and women that have done this are extraordinary riders. It will be a pleasure and honor to meet these IBR champions.

I will be riding with some of my good riding friends in addition to about 90 or so other riders. Mike, Jim, Leanne and I will be riding as a group and my friends David and Ray will be riding together but separate from us during the ride, if that makes sense.

We just got our ride map, instructions, GPS coordinates and some basic information about what to expect. We will get more information Wednesday night when we go to the pre-ride meeting at the hotel.

I'm stoked for this ride. I just hate one section of the road we have to take but that is the way it goes...take the good with the bad. At least we won't be going to Miami or Ft. Lauderdale during the ride.