Leslie Wylie’s latest “YOLO” adventure: the Mongol Derby. She’s home safe and sound, and boy, does she have some stories to tell.
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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!
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More riders complete the Mongol Derby, with Leslie Wylie projected to finish tomorrow! Here’s the full report on Day 8.
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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.
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Bolstered by some donations from her fellow riders, Leslie Wylie put away some distance today, progressing somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 miles! (more…)
The grueling race environment seems to be taking its toll on the field — but our LW is STILL smiling!
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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.
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Challenges befall our heroine on Day 3 — but despite the total loss of her kit and stirrups, Leslie is still riding and still smiling.
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Freezing monsoon hurricanes might be a thing on the Steppe, but they’re not slowing down our girl one iota!
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Leslie Wylie is not only off and running, but she’s WAY IN THE LEAD. Get the scoop on Day 1 here!
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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!
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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. (more…)
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.
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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.
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In which Leslie Wylie continues to count down the ways in things could go south during the 2017 Mongol Derby.
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