You are looking at the best, toughest, long distance desert #motorcycle racer in the world: Tanner Janesky.
Yesterday he dug very very deep into human potential and went superhuman.
He won the #Baja1000 Ironman class (solo) by 90 minutes over his closest competitor. There were 21 Ironman entries made up of the best riders from all over the world. Less than half even finished. In 828 miles of the absolute roughest terrain, Tanner’s preparation, resolve and willingness to put his goal above intense pain for many hours earned him an absolutely field dominating finish in 24 hours.
It was as low as 18 degrees. Water frozen. Food bars that he’d eat while riding-frozen solid as rocks at nighttime. He came upon a crashed rider, badly hurt. He had a dislocated shoulder, dislocated hip, broken back, broken ribs, broken neck, and two broken arms with a bone sticking out. As Tanner slowed to help and looking at him, he hit the same foot high rock hiding in a shadow and crashed himself, gashing his face and bloodying his nose. He got his satellite phone out (most riders don’t carry one) and called a helicopter. He waited and helped the medics load the rider onto the stretcher and into the helicopter.
Even with this 1 hour and 25 minute delay, Tanner won by 33 seconds against the best riders in the world. With his “ Good Samaritan” official time credit for helping in a life or death situation he won by 1 hour and 25 minutes.
I can not fully describe what he accomplished to you. He was up for 50 hours. Cold. Extreme physical activity for 24 hours. Grueling terrain. Major pain. A haunting scene of what could happen in his head. And still, he persisted.
So incredibly proud of my son, Tanner Janesky.