Seven Rides for the Record

June 2010

Iron Butt Rides #43 thru #49

Iron Butt (IBA) Ride #43 | SaddleSore 1000 (SS1000) #11 | 1068 Miles in 15 Hours 15 Minutes | 09/11/2009

At 9:58pm on Friday 11 September 2009, I pulled an ATM slip at the “29 Convenience Mart” to log the end of my 43rd Iron Butt ride, a SaddleSore on which I covered 1068 miles in 15 hours 15 minutes (70.03 MTH). My route beginning from Miami Beach FL was I-95 north to the Florida Turnpike to Fort Pierce FL returning to I-95 north through Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia to the I-495 Capital Beltway to Silver Spring MD.

Iron Butt (IBA) Ride #44 | SaddleSore 1000 (SS1000) #12 | 1071 Miles in 14 Hours 59 Minutes | 09/15/2009

At 8:58pm ET on Tuesday 15 September 2009, I pulled an ATM slip at a SoBe Wachovia to log the end of my 44th Iron Butt ride, a SaddleSore 1000 on which I covered 1071 miles in 14 hours 59 minutes (71.47 MTH). My route beginning from Silver Spring MD was the I-495 Capital Beltway to I-95 south through Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida to Fort Pierce FL to the Florida Turnpike to Miami FL returning to I-95 south to Miami Beach FL.

Iron Butt (IBA) Ride #45 | SaddleSore 1000 (SS1000) #13 | 1092 Miles in 15 Hours 20 Minutes | 11/12/2009

At 8:30pm CT on Thursday 12 November 2009, I pulled a CB&S ATM slip to log the end of my 45th Iron Butt ride, a SaddleSore 1000 on which I covered 1092 miles in 15 hours 20 minutes (71.22 MTH). My route beginning from Miami Beach FL was I-95 north to the Florida Turnpike through Orlando FL to I-75 north to I-10 west to Mobile AL to I-65 north through Montgomery AL and Birmingham AL to I-565 east to Huntsville AL.

Iron Butt (IBA) Ride #46 | SaddleSore 1000 (SS1000) #14 | 1049 Miles in 14 Hours 19 Minutes | 11/15/2009

At 10:58pm ET on Sunday 15 November 2009, I pulled an ATM slip at a SoBe Wachovia to log the end of my 46th Iron Butt ride, a SaddleSore 1000 on which I covered 1049 miles in 14 hours 19 minutes (73.27 MTH). My route beginning from Huntsville AL was up AL-53 north to TN-7 north to I-65 north to Nashville TN to I-440 east to I-24 east to Chattanooga TN to I-75 south through Georgia into Florida to I-10 east to Jacksonville FL to I-95 south to Miami Beach FL.

Iron Butt (IBA) Ride #47 | BunBurner Gold (BBG) #21 | 1557 Miles in 23 Hours 10 Minutes | 12/23-24/2009

At 4:09am CT on 24 December 2009, I logged a SSFCU ATM slip marking the end of my 47th Iron Butt ride and 21st BunBurner Gold (BBG1500) on which I covered 1557 miles in 23 hours 10 minutes (67.20 MTH). My route beginning from Miami Beach FL was I-95 north to Jacksonville FL to I-10 west through New Orleans LA to Houston TX to I-610 to I-45 north to New Waverly TX then back down I-45 south to I-610 to I-10 West to San Antonio TX.

Iron Butt (IBA) Ride #48 | SaddleSore 1000 (SS1000) #15 | 1023 Miles in 14 Hours 19 Minutes | 12/27/2009

At 10:54pm CT on 27 December 2009, I logged a CB&S ATM slip marking the end of my 48th Iron Butt ride and 15th SaddleSore 1000 on which I covered 1023 miles in 14 hours 19 minutes (71.45 MTH). My route beginning from San Antonio TX was up I-35 north to I-35W north to Fort Worth TX to I-20 east through Shreveport LA and Vicksburg MS to Birmingham AL to I-65 north to I-565 to Madison AL.

Iron Butt (IBA) Ride #49 | SaddleSore 1000 (SS1000) #16 | 1013 Miles in 14 Hours 10 Minutes | 12/30/ 2009

At 11:17pm ET on 30 December 2009, I logged a Wachovia ATM slip marking the end my 49th Iron Butt ride and 16th SaddleSore 1000 on which I covered 1013 miles in 14 hours 10 minutes (71.50 MTH). My route was from Madison AL to I-565 to I-65 south to Evergreen AL to US-31 south to Brewton AL to AL-41 south to FL-87 south through Milton FL to I-10 east to Jacksonville FL to I-95 south to Miami Beach FL.

Until Next Time … Ride Long, Ride Free!

Bruce Arnold aka IronBoltBruce

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