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Are you allowed to use GPS in the race?
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What an incredible woman! Well done Jenn, you're an inspiration!! Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!
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An incredible event, I can hardly imagine what it took to battle through that distance, let alone for those who got sick.
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Yay Jenn, I'm so stoked she finished, what a legend. Double Thumbs Up
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I don't think I mentioned that when I was speaking to Simon, he said he'd only lost 2kg over the race. Just shows you how skinny he was to start with. He said his back was looking nasty (i.e. like a plate of ribs at Lonestar, after they'd been eaten...) and I think his shoulders was the other part he mentioned. Legs were looking as massive as ever though Double Thumbs Up
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Noah Dimit's final thoughts

"Hi, this is Noah Dimit, doing the final wrap-up call in. I was really out of it last night, and I wanted to send out my thank yous. I wanted to thank my Grandma and Grandpa, Aunt Darlene, ___ bikes, Tony's Coffee on Broadway.

Anyways, it was the most amazing thing that I've ever accomplished in my life. Best and worst times all wrapped up into 22 days I guess, 22 days and some change, 12 hours and 11 minutes. A lot of hardships, but looking back on it now having a day to reflect, I would probably do it again at the drop of a hat.

I also wanted to thank all of the racers who have ever even attempted it. Even showing up to the start line is pretty huge. And the original racers who got this thing started are pretty amazing. That's about it, and maybe we'll see you next year. Bye.

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Final results for the 2008 Great Divide Race

Photo by David Blaine

1. John Nobile - 15:01:26, overall course record
2. Carl Hutchings - 17:10:41
3. Rainer Klaus - 18:01:26
4. Simon Kennet - 19:05:02
5. Fred Wilkinson - 21:01:45
6. Noah Dimit - 22:12:11
7. Jenn Hopkins - 22:18:40, women's singlespeed record

Did not finish:

Geoff Roes, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
David Blaine, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Keith Flury, Rawlins, Wyo.
Cullen Barker, Rawlins, Wyo.
Ryan McHale, Lima, Mont.
Dave Croll, Lima, Mont.
Brad Perry, Butte, Mont.
Nathan Bay, Butte, Mont.
Todd Temres, Helena, Mont.
Andrew Genco, Whitefish, Mont.
Gary Anderton, Whitefish, Mont.

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