Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84Winter 2014 | IRON BUTT MAGAZINE  Whitehorse Press, encouraged him to write the book after Ron ran the idea by him.Ron says that while it focuses on the IBR, it is more about the other riders in the rally than about his own ride, adding he could never have written it without help and input from many of the other participants. After successfully finishing the  IBR, Ron looked for new ways to fuel his LD riding habit. He competed in the Utah , several Alberta  Rallies, and many of Jan Cutler’s Motorcycle Endurance Rider Association events. In , Ron tackled the -state record that Mike Kneebone and Fran Crane had set  years earlier. Their record was  states in  days and  hours.  Ron added the th state to the mix with the goal of doing it in  days. He finished all  states in  days flat, and took another  hours to get up to Hyder, Alaska to claim all  states in  days. In doing so, he established a new Iron Butt Associa- tion ride challenge, the  Plus! It’s clas- sified as an IBA Xtreme ride, wherein riders must complete the ride to  states in  days or less. As Ron puts it, “It was a real hoot to beat the previous record set by Mike and Fran. But then to establish a new type of challenge by adding Alaska was even more gratifying.” Coordinating the ride was a challenge itself, particularly as it related to when and where the witnesses were needed. It was essential that Ron identify reli- able witnesses beforehand for each of the  states. If queried by either Guin- ness World Record officials or the IBA and more than ten percent of the wit- nesses did not respond, the ride would not be certified as a world record; he needed to find a way to reach as many potential volunteers as possible. Keep in mind that when Ron planned this ride, social media as we know it today didn’t exist and neither did SPOT tracking. He relied on Joe Denton’s LDRider List to solicit volunteers, as well as his own web site. Even though Ron broke the - record by riding a very efficient route, he lost time visiting with the witnesses, many of whom were friends, at some of his stops. He remembers the only time he was (appropriately) chastised was by LD legend Ardys Kellerman, who vol- unteered to be a witness in Oklahoma. She rebuked Ron by saying, “You don’t have time to be wasting talking to us,you need to get on that bike and keep riding.” He believes that if he had cut only  minutes from each witness stop,he could have used those seven or eight hours to either rest or improve his time. During the record attempt, Ron’s wife was providing updates for those who were following his ride. As he neared the finish, Ron’s son took over so Barb could join him at the finish in Hyder. He had never expected the ride to attract so much attention. Ron subsequently penned his second book, Against the Clock, which documented his record ,-mile ride to  states in  days and  minutes. In his third book, Going the Extra Mile, Ron wanted to share his insights about long-distance riding to aspiring