Mountain Bike
Fernie Singletrack 3 Mountain Bike Race
Fernie, BC • Jun 26-28 2026 https://www.ferniesingletrack3.c…3 days of solid British Columbia mountain bike riding. Day 1 was 28.6 km with 1000 meters of climbing.
Day 2 was 47.5 km with 1000 meters of climbing.
Day 3 was 29.4 km with 1400 meters of climbing.
Day three had some pretty technical riding for us riders from the American Southwest there were wet slippy roots, steep downhills and big drops.
Jan Bear: 8h 39m 24.1s, 61/116, Men 50+
Day 1 2:25:30, Day 2 3:14:20, and Day 3 2:29:43.
Kim Bear: 6h 51m 36s, 17/22, Short course women
Day 1, 1:35:44, Day 2, 2:14:30, Day 3, 3:01:21, and of course the oldest woman in the race.
Mountain Bike
RAT Race 2026
Ridgway, CO • Jun 6 2026 https://my.raceresult.com/402244/This was our first time back to the Ridgway Area Trails since the first race on this trail network in 2017 which we did with our friend Don. The trails have been expanded and are pretty cool. There are some steep ups with awesome switchbacks and long winding descents. There was also a short technical section with some moderate drops, downhill switchbacks on slabs and lots of big rocks. The race consisted of a one lap 22 mile course that Kim did and a 35 mile 2 lap course that Ries and I did.
Jan Bear: 3h 25m 56s, 7/10, Open men 50+
Mountain Bike
Sunrise to Sunset
Castle Rock, CO • May 30 2026 https://my.raceresult.com/401886/This is a fun 12 hour event. The course this year was only 5.75 miles ong but had 585 feet of climbing per lap in steep punchy climbs that rewarded you with some fast twisty downhills. Some of the uphill switchbacks were very steep. Kim did the race with her friend Kim and I did the race with Kim's husband Scott. It was a fun day as our Colorado friends Keith and Jim were also racing.
Kim Bear: 9h 24m 12s, 1/1, Female pair
Kim & Kim were the only female pair and they each did 6 laps for a total of 12 laps. Kim B's total time was 4:39:27 and Kim K's total time was 4:42:39. So they were a well matched pair.
Jan Bear: 11h 09m 42s, 5/10, Male pairs
Scott and I rode hard and were also a well matched pair with my total time of 5:33:55 and Scott's total time of 5:34:24. 10 laps each was hard, not sure we could have done much better. We had time for one last lap before the 12 hour deadline but it would not have changed our category placing. We were pretty happy with our place considering we were the oldest pair.
