When I bought my current bike, it was located in Oklahoma City, 1,200 miles from Tampa Bay where I lived at the time. I flew to OKC and rode the bike back home. Since was going to do 1200 miles, I decided to do the first 1,000 in less than 24 hours to get the IBA certificate. I left OKC after lunch, stopped about every 200 miles for gas, water and a snack, and made one big stop somewhere in MS for dinner and about 5 hours of sleep. I arrived 15 minutes before the time. The guy who sold me the bike was my start witness, but I felt a little hesitant to try and find a finish witness on the spot, so I contacted an IBA volunteer in the area, who met me at a gas station. I definitely recommend that. It's one of those things that seem pointless, along the way you ask yourself "why am I doing this?...", but afterwards you feel great that you did! Good luck!
