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Chainbuster Racing: 24 Hours of Iron Maiden
24 Hours of Iron MaidenChainbuster RacingJune 12-13, 2021Tannehill State Park, McCalla, AlabamaThe Nankmans enjoyed this race so much last year that we decided to repeat the one-way 15 hour drive from...
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Moat Mountain 24 Hours of Great Glenn; A Ride on the Yellow Brick Road
Moat Mountain 24 Hours of Great GlennBack to the Land of OzAugust 7-8, 2021Gorham, NHJoel 1st solo single speedJess 1st solo overall female Great vibe, friendly fellow racers, challenging yet fun...
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A race like none other…that’s Marji Gesick
Marji Gesick 100 Mile Mountain Bike RaceMarquette, MichiganSeptember 17, 2021Jessica 3rd place open female; 16:42Joël 6th place single speed; 14:35There was once only a 30% finisher rate. Riders have...
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12 Hours of Santos. It's not all about racing. Friends, family, and the forest.
12 Hours of SantosMore to racing than just riding; friends, family, and the forestFebruary 19, 2022Jessica 1st place solo womenJoël within top 10 open menRace by: Gone Riding ProductionsOcala, Florida...
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12 Hours of Port Jervis. As per the race director- a day to remember.
12 Hours of Port JervisMay 14, 2022Jessica 1st place solo womenJoël 4th place solo single speedStarCrawf Promotions (Dejay Birtch)With support from Outdoor Club of Port Jervis and Action BikesPort...
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UNBOUND XL. 350 Miles of Gravel Uncertainty
UNBOUND XL350 mile gravel raceJune 3-4, 2022Emporia, KansasJess 8th place female finish time 30 hour 4 min; Joël unfortunately scratched due to bike issuesClick on video above to watchUNBOUND XL, 350...
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Adventures on Gravel in West Virginia- GRUSK Gravel Ride Up Spruce Knob Venti
GRUSK Venti ITTGravel Ride...Race Up Spruce Knob220 miles of gravel with 19,000 feet of climbing including the highest peak in West Virginia, Spruce KnobJuly 8-9, 2022Davis area, West Virginia After...
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One-Eyed Dog: Why You Should Ride 100 Miles of the Rugged Ozark Trail and Eat...
One-Eyed Dog100 mile mountain bike raceSept 24, 2022Loki EventsBelleview, MissouriJess 1st overall femaleJoël 1st single speed; 2nd overall male Do this race!Challenging and fun course within a...
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History and Bikes Unite- Taking Up Arms at the Moultrie Militia Gravel Raid...
Moultrie Militia Gravel Raid and Swamp Fox Gravel FondoMt. Pleasant Velo Events, LLC.Huger (outside Charleston) South CarolinaFriday March 17- Saturday March 18, 2023Joël 5th male, Jessica 2nd...
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Almost Crushed by the Commonwealth: A Soggy and Miserable 380 Miles of Crush...
Curled up in a ball and sitting on the side of the road sobbing I told Joël I couldn’t go any farther. My instructions to him were to cover me with space blankets, for him to continue on and finish,...
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Small Town Gravel Racing; Red Clay Ramble and the Rural Roads of Georgia
“Did you drive all the way from Pennsylvania just for this race?” was something both Nankmans heard all day. No and yes is that answer. Before we get into the race specifics a little history to...
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Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot at 24 Hours of Iron Maiden
24 Hours of Iron Maiden As the song goes “feeling hot, hot, hot” at 24 Hours of Iron MaidenRace: 24/12 Hours of Iron MaidenWhat: a 24 and 12 hour solo and team mountain bike race (24 hour solo for the...
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310 miles of gravel beauty and challenge the Gravel Bikepacking Challenge 500K
GBC (Gravel Bikepacking Challenge) 500K310 miles (500 kilometers) of beautiful yet challenging gravel roads around Magog, Quebec, CanadaOrganizer: Endurance AventureSupported by: Velo Café bike shop;...
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Accepting the challenges and savoring the journey of the unPAved Big Lick 200
unPAved Big Lick 200 “Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey.” - Roy T. Bennet. The Big Lick 200; a journey filled struggles...
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Trials and Tribulations of Trying XC Racing at Radsport and Point Peter Pounder
Trials and Tribulations of Trying XC Racing Events: Radsport XC and Point Peter Pounder XCWhat: both XC mountain bike racesOrganizer: Radsport by Long Trail Productions along with MASS and Point Peter...
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Riding Like a Swamp Fox at the Moultrie Militia Gravel Raid
Riding Like a Swamp Fox at the Moultrie Militia Gravel Raid Event: Moultrie Militia Gravel RaidWhat: 177.6 miles of gravel roadsOrganizer: Mt Pleasant VeloWhere: Francis Marion National Forest, north...
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RIP to the 4 hours lost…12 to 8 Hours of Santos
RIP to the 4 hours lost…12 to 8 Hours of Santos Event: 12 Hours of SantosWhat: 12 hour mountain bike raceOrganizer: Gone RidingWhere: Santos Trail System, Ocala. FloridaWhen: February 17, 2024This is...
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12 Hours of Rocks and Roots at 12 Hours of Port Jervis
12 Hours of Rocks and Roots at 12 Hours of Port JervisEvent: 12 Hours of Port JervisWhat: 12 hour mountain bike raceOrganizer: StarCrawf Promotions vis Dejay BirtchWhere: Port Jervis Watershed Park,...
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How to be Almost Last Place…and Be Perfectly OK With It
How to be Almost Last Place…and Be Perfectly OK With ItEvent: Parker Dam Gravel GrinderWhat: Gravel bike race; 75 mile event (other distances available)Organizer: Trans-Sylvania ProductionsWhere: S.B....
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Back Again- Unfinished Business at UNBOUND Gravel XL
Back Again- Unfinished Business at UNBOUND Gravel XLOur return to this why?Event: UNBOUND Gravel XLWhat: 354 miles of gravel throughout the farmlands of KansasOrganizer: Life Time Athletic EventsWhere:...
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Wild and Wonderful Gravel Adventures at GRUSK
“Come for the gravel and stay for the party”- the GRUSK mottoEvent: GRUSK Gravel Ride Up Spruce KnobWhat: Lungo 270 mile event for the NankmansWhat else: 27 to 316 miles of amazing West Virginia gravel...
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“At the end of the day, it’s just you out there. So be prepared”- paUNpaved...
Big Lick 200“At the end of the day, it’s just you out there. So be prepared”- quote from the event Ride BibleEvent: Big Lick 200Part of: unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley weekend of rides and...
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Bike Doctor Grand Fondue by Dirty Kitten Gravel- Do it, you will enjoy it, we...
Bike Doctor Grand Fondue by Dirty Kitten GravelOctober 26, 2024Orchid Cellar Meadery & Winery Middletown, Maryland25, 50, and 100 mile distancesThe Nankmans highly recommend this event! What a...
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Back Again to 24 Hours of Great Glenn
24 Hours of Great Glenn Mount Washington, Great Glenn HouseGorham, NHAug 3-4, 2024Jess: 134 miles, 18 hour ride time, finish time 24 hoursJoël: rode until dark then ate bacon, drank PBR, slept and...
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Why We Keep Traveling 20 Hours to a Race- 12 Hours of Santos
12 Hours of Santos by Gone RidingFebruary 15, 2025Vortex Trail System, Ocala, Florida12 hour lap mountain bike race By our calculation, Joël and I have been traveling from Pennsylvania to Florida for...
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