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. →
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“Tougher Than A Box of Concrete” & Good Enough to Win: Meet Bob Long, Mongol Derby Winner
“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
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
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
“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?’
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!
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
In which Leslie Wylie unveals her secret weapon for surviving the Mongol Derby. →