Sure enjoy Hal’s call-ins even know I only can understand half of it.

Alexandera’s last call- in a few days ago she really seemed like she was having a bad day, but still cranking out the miles.

However you didn't (yet) call out the top 15 racer who missed a section. Just an observation.

And I won’t. Its interesting that you won’t call this top 15 racer out on your own if it bugs you. Just an observation.
I’m done

Mark - as she wrote she is aiming for 32 days, she is already not racing the TD (over 31 days is orange dotted). Probably she should have been put in the touring category from the outset. In terms of "visitation", if she doesn't know the people and is not drafting, hard to call that visitation.

More interesting to me is when someone on bikepacking.net will call out the top 15 rider who missed a section. Rather disappointing that only a 57 year old lady who is following the route to the meter and took 12 days to get to Helena is being noted as a "relegation" (clearly she is from the outset) when no-one comments on the guy at the sharp end who missed a section.

BTW: Greg Gleason missed the Gold Dust Trail ... descended ... spotted it ... re-climbed ... descended Gold Dust Trail ... lost about 50mins plus energy. That's TD racing as it should be.

I would bet if you ask her she will say she is racing.
Well I guess the consensus is not to call anyone out on this forum during a race. I don’t get it, but so be it.
The quote on the blog said “supporting” that’s what got me.
Like Iowagriz posted he read it differently and if that’s the case I do apologize.

On Greg - Gold dust comes up awful fast after the top of the pass and anyone could blow by the trail easily. Kudos for him realizing it and climbing back up to get it done.

Let’s move on

I see Gary Johnson is back out there. (Ex-presidential candidate and ex Governor of New Mexico)

What I'm saying is it should matter for anyone racing the Tour Divide.

She is obviously not racing and is touring the route, so it's not worth digging into what she may have and may not have done. She will not finish in under 30 days which is the cutoff for official race finishers.

Whether she should be on the race Trackleaders page is another discussion, I think not.

Noted

Does it really matter at this point? She is not going to win the women's race, and she is well behind the 30 day pace marker. Great for her if she finishes this beast!

Interesting comment.
It should matter shouldn’t it?
So are you saying only the top finishers should play by the rules?
And yes great for her when she finishes this beast.

I tracked down her blog and read it differently. NICA is not big in Montana, plus the fact that she was riding down the Seeley/Swan valley, I imagine those kids were riding "virtually" with her.

The closest kids to ride with her during a weekday would be from Whitefish, Missoula and Helena. No way they have 50.

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Noted!
Not 50 kids, but it said  “you rode 50 miles with her.”
Another reason not to have real-time blogs and FB updates while racing.

Sure thing

So looking through track leaders and reading racers blogs I came across this one. She has a great story and I tip my hat to her, but you signed up for a race and it’s an UNsupported race. Maybe you should get your Spot tracker moved to the tour page.

“Thank you NICA team, Randolph Team for supporting Grace this past weekend! you rode over 50 miles with Grace! Knowing you were rolling with her gives Grace he extra power to roll on!”