But the whole issue of multiple certs on the same ride comes up from time to time. At one end are folks who I would deem purists and believe in "one ride, one certificate". At the other end are what some refer to as "certificate whores", who are willing to pay for any number of certs on the same ride. We have no official position on the matter, but think it's a bit silly to pay for multiple certs for the same hunk of pavement traveled.
Ira Agins
Iron Butt Association
Ira,
While I believe "one ride, one certificate" and yes as you put it "certificate whores" are out there, to look at multi certs for a multi-day ride helps document the ride for the stages achieved.
I'm not talking about short 1000 miles a day or slab bashing for day's on end, but rides that have challenges to meet getting to the distance.
Example a rally style ride which every day has to have been 1000 mile + and a main city or town set as a destination for that distance.
Min 5 Day's + or it's not a rally style ride because it's not testing your endurance of multi-day riding.
No Slabs (Motorway riding)
Each stage(s) are then verified as you have met that goal .....
So This example I don't believe warrants a "certificate whore" tag or the fact that some riders are just willing to pay for the paper.
Some rides do have a level of difficulty that verified stages have been met and is an achievement to do.