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Conversations at the Finish Line: Your 2022 Mongol Derby Winners!

August 2, 2022DeAnn SloanGillian Warner#MongolDerbyComments Off on Conversations at the Finish Line: Your 2022 Mongol Derby Winners!

This year’s Mongol Derby winners are USA’s Deirdre Griffith and South Africa’s Willemien Jooste. Gillian Warner was able to catch up with them after they crossed the finish line. →

“Tougher Than A Box of Concrete” & Good Enough to Win: Meet Bob Long, Mongol Derby Winner

September 20, 2019Noelle MaxwellNoelle Maxwell#ENDURANCE, #MongolDerbyLeave a comment

“Somebody had to win, it might as well be me, was my approach.” – Bob Long →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak: The Race, Part 4 – Only the Wild Ones

September 19, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieMongol DerbyLeave a comment

Leslie Wylie tackled the 2017 Mongol Derby and lived to tell the story. Here is the long-awaited grand finale from her adventure of a lifetime. →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak: The Race, Part 3 – But Wait, It Gets Worse

August 28, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieMongol DerbyLeave a comment

After a horse ran away with her gear on day 3, Leslie Wylie wondered if she had anything left to lose. Answer: Yes, she did. →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak: The Race, Part 2 – That Time I Lost My Horse Forever

August 25, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieMongol DerbyLeave a comment

“I jumped up and watched in disbelief as my Mongolian dream pony disappeared over a ridge, never to be seen again.” →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak, The Race Part I: ‘Wait, What, I’m Winning?’

August 22, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieWylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

Leslie Wylie’s latest “YOLO” adventure: the Mongol Derby. She’s home safe and sound, and boy, does she have some stories to tell. →

Wylie vs. The Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak, Day 9: Leslie Completes the Derby!

August 17, 2017Kristen KovatchKristen KovatchWylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

Pop open the bubbly and cancel the rest of your day, because we’re partying it up in Nation Media headquarters: Leslie Wylie has completed the thousand-kilometer Mongol Derby! →

Wylie vs. The Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak, Day 8: Horsing Around

August 16, 2017Kristen KovatchKristen KovatchWylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

More riders complete the Mongol Derby, with Leslie Wylie projected to finish tomorrow! Here’s the full report on Day 8. →

Wylie vs. The Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak, Day 7: We Have Winners!

August 15, 2017Kristen KovatchKristen KovatchWylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

Barry Armitage and Ed Fernon are your 2017 Mongol Derby co-winners! Click here for the full report plus an update on our very own Leslie Wylie, who is (unsurprisingly) still smiling. →

Wylie vs. The Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak, Day 6: One Steppe at a Time

August 14, 2017Kristen KovatchKristen KovatchWylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

Bolstered by some donations from her fellow riders, Leslie Wylie put away some distance today, progressing somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 miles! →

Wylie vs. The Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak, Day 5: Steppefamily

August 13, 2017Kristen KovatchKristen KovatchWylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

The grueling race environment seems to be taking its toll on the field — but our LW is STILL smiling! →

Wylie vs. The Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak, Day 4: It Takes a Village

August 12, 2017Kristen KovatchKristen KovatchWylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

Leslie Wylie faced another challenging day on the steppe on Day Four of the Mongol Derby: get the details here on StirrupGate, a truly naughty pony and the kindness of fellow competitors. →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak Day 3: No-Stirrup Mongolia

August 11, 2017Kristen KovatchKristen KovatchWylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

Challenges befall our heroine on Day 3 — but despite the total loss of her kit and stirrups, Leslie is still riding and still smiling. →

Wylie vs. Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak Day 2: Insane Weather, LW Still in Top Pack

August 10, 2017Lorraine JacksonLorraine JacksonWylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

Freezing monsoon hurricanes might be a thing on the Steppe, but they’re not slowing down our girl one iota! →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak: Day 1 Update

August 9, 2017Lorraine JacksonLorraine JacksonWylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

Leslie Wylie is not only off and running, but she’s WAY IN THE LEAD. Get the scoop on Day 1 here! →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak: The Eagle Has Landed

August 6, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieWylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

Leslie is ready for Mongolia… but is Mongolia ready for Leslie? Don’t miss Leslie’s final update prior to Wednesday’s start of the 2017 Mongol Derby! →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak: Montana Boot Camp!

August 5, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieMongol Derby, Wylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

As final boot camp for the Mongol Derby, Leslie spent a couple weeks de-prissifying myself in Montana, the centerpiece of which which was a five-day pack trip with Swan Mountain Outfitters. →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak: The Unofficial Mongol Derby Betting Pool

August 4, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieMongol Derby, Wylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

The countdown is on! Who’s going to take this year’s Derby? Place your bet for a chance to win a $100 gift card from SmartPak. →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak: What My Husband Thinks, Part II

August 1, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieMongol DerbyLeave a comment

“So what does your husband think about all this?” Leslie’s husband Tommy continues answering that question in part II. →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak: What My Husband Thinks, Part I

July 31, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieMongol DerbyLeave a comment

This week, while on a pack trip in Montana, Leslie Wylie hands the reins of her column over to her dear, sweet, supportive husband Tommy. →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak: Don’t Mess With Texas, Part II

July 7, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieMongol Derby, Wylie vs. MongoliaLeave a comment

Last week Leslie Wylie, an eventer NOT an endurance rider, embarked upon a 100-mile Mongol Derby training ride that ended in a near drowning. This week she finishes what she started. →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby, Powered by SmartPak: Don’t Mess With Texas, Part I

June 29, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieMongol Derby, Wylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

If you don’t wanna sink, you better figure out how to swim. This week Leslie Wylie travels to Houston to contest “miniature Mongol Derby” orchestrated by 2013 Derby runner-up Devan Horn. →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Part II

June 16, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieMongol Derby, Wylie vs. the Mongol DerbyLeave a comment

In which Leslie Wylie continues to count down the ways in things could go south during the 2017 Mongol Derby. →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Part I

June 2, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieMongol DerbyLeave a comment

In this week’s edition Leslie Wylie embarks upon some pre-Derby “preparedness threat assessment,” starting with the horses themselves. →

Wylie vs. the Mongol Derby: Katniss Everdeen and Her Magical Wine Bra

May 26, 2017Leslie WylieLeslie WylieMongol DerbyLeave a comment

In which Leslie Wylie unveals her secret weapon for surviving the Mongol Derby. →

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