Dede Anders thought she had more than a year to prepare for the Mongol Derby. Now, she only has a few weeks before she competes in the grueling 620-mile Mongol Derby, the world's longest and toughest horse race.
"I was supposed to go next year," she told Cowboy State Daily. “But I got moved up on the waitlist this year. I'll leave Denver (International Airport) on Aug. 1, and the derby starts on Aug. 7."
Anders will embark on a nine-day ride, spending up to 11 hours a day in the saddle across 620 miles of Mongolia's vast, isolated wilderness. But her only concern now is making sure she catches the right flights to get there.
"I'm more nervous about the travel over there because I have so many transfers," she said. "The race worries me way less. That's my comfort zone."
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