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August 2006 Team Santa Fe Activities
Races :
Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race
http://www.leadvilletrail100.com
Leadville, CO
August, 12th, 2006
Ries Robinson 10:12, Gary Johnson 10:14, Jan Bear 9:32, Deb Werenko 10:44,
Lisa Broome 11:41, Kim Bear 11:16 and George Broome DNF
By Kim Bear
Rain was predicted for the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race for 2006.
We all came prepared with our rain gear still remembering the hypothermic
producing rains from several years back. Team Santa Fe members at the start
line were Jan and Kim Bear, Lisa and George Broome, Gary Johnson, Ries Robinson
and Deb Werenko. This would be Ries' 10th race making him eligible for the
1,000 mile buckle.
The weather slowly rolled in throughout day with a thunder/rain storm hitting
about the time we reached the "power line" on our return. Gary and Ries rode
closely together. Jan ended up with 3 flats, but still did respectably well.
Ries only wanted his 10 year buckle. He had spent to summer in Oceanside
which made training at elevation difficult, so he was happy with his finish.
Next crossing the finishing line was Deb, then Kim and Lisa. George crossed
the finish line for his fifth Leadville Trail 100 in about 13 hours. Even
though we consider it amazing and quite an accomplishment, it still is recorded
as a DNF. I think the team just admires anyone who is over 60 to go out and
be able to complete this trying event. Ries' wife, Jen had her annual pizza
party to celebrate our finishes. This was actually an achievement as she
now has to take care of all of us as well as a 3 year old and 1 1/2 year
old. Next year, she vows to be one of the riders!!!!! The awards ceremony
was fun with all of us there to support each other.
Ries with his "Big Buckle" between Merilee and Ken.
Thank you
to Team Santa Fe Sponsors: Litespeed, BTI, Bike ∓mp; Sport, ThorLo,
GoLite, Gaerne, Camelbak, Montrail, Leki, Niterider, Dermatone, CW-X, Princeton
Tec, SofSole, Shain, Polar, Hydropel, Outdoor Research, Suunto, Polar HRM,
Maxxis, E-Caps, Wingnut Gear, Potable Aqua and Bolle.
Signal Peak Challenge Mountain Bike Race
Silver City, NM
August, 20th, 2006
Jan Bear 3hours and 53 minutes, 1st 50+ Expert
By Jan Bear
The drive to Silver City
was long but quite exciting as it rained more than half of the 275 mile trip,
an ominous start to a very wet ride. The scenery was beautiful due to the
recent rain that we have be receiving in New Mexico. I arrived in Silver
City about 9PM and checked into the local Motel 6 after getting dinner at
a local fast food drive thru. The motel was of course very noisy so I didn't
get to sleep until close to 1AM. An early wake up at 6AM was necessary so
I could make sure I could find my way to the start about 15 miles north of
town in the mountains near "Signal Peak". Check in was a breeze so I thought
I would go for a little warm up ride, it was very wet!
Race start was a quarter mile grunt up a hill on rock with mixed mud then
onto dirt road for a long climb to Signal Peak with scattered single track.
The climb was long and hard but what followed was a fun single track decent
that ended much too soon. The rest of lap one was mixed single track with
some double track and dirt road mixed in. Lots of mud on the trails and the
bike was no longer the same color, it was now mud brown and as you can imagine
the shifting began to deteriorate. There were a couple of good sized river
crossings and then finally lap one was over as I rolled thru the mud bog
at the start finish line to begin lap number two. It was a good thing lap
number two was shorter as my shifting continued to get worse as the number
of mud puddles and stream crossings increased. I had a little trouble keeping
my pace up on lap number two due to the fact that I was getting tired and
cold being totally soaked now for a little over two hours. Also there were
no riders close to me, no one passing me and I was not catching anyone either,
thus keeping a good pace was difficult. Finally, I could tell I was nearing
the finish as I began to remember things that I had seen on the first lap
near its completion. There was the finish now almost 4 hours of riding later.
What a mess, both my bike and I. I cleaned up the best I could and headed
to Albuquerque to meet my family for dinner.
This was a great race course; I
only wish that it hadn't been quite as wet. I really enjoyed the single track
despite the sections that looked like little streams!
Thank you to Team Santa Fe Sponsors: Litespeed, BTI, Bike ∓mp; Sport,
ThorLo, GoLite, Gaerne, Camelbak, Montrail, Leki, Niterider, Dermatone, CW-X,
Princeton Tec, SofSole, Shain, Polar, Hydropel, Outdoor Research, Suunto,
Polar HRM, Maxxis, E-Caps, Wingnut Gear, Potable Aqua and Bolle.
Pikes Peak Marathon
http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org
Manitou Springs CO
8/20/2006
Carl Gable 125 overall 24/83 M45-49 5:53:11
Barb Dutrow, support
By Carl Gable
If you go by the numbers,
there is nothing average about the Pikes Peak Marathon. The first half is
7815 feet of climbing to the summit at 14,115 feet. During the second, half
gravity pays you back. The race has been run for over forty years, this being
the 51st, making it one of the longest running marathons in the country.
In fact, it was the first marathon in the United States to allow women. The
ascent on Saturday draws a field of 1800, the marathon has 800 and fills
up in the first 24 hours after registration opens in January.
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Carl negotiates the rocks at he summit, elevation 14,100 feet.
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Moments from the finish, elevation 6300 feet.
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The last time I ran this race was in 2001. I felt my training this
summer has gone well so I had high hopes of posting a better time than my
last run. In general just the ascent takes a little longer than a flat land
marathon. This year my time was 3:50 on the ascent, six minutes slower than
my 2001 ascent of 3:44. That was a disappointment at the turn around but
Barb was at the top yelling encouragement and giving me a resupply of Hammer
Gel, so it was time to make the most of the downhill. My general feeling
was the longer I got into the decent; the slower the people around me were
going. Was I speeding up or were the people around me slowing down? During
the final two miles of steep downhill switchbacks a couple of people took
spills but my legs felt solid under me. In the end I was pleased with my
time, 5:53:11, four minutes fast than my 2001 time meaning I ran the decent
11 minutes faster than in 2001. Looking at the statistics of the field, the
M45-49 is a big demographic with 83 runners, more than 10% of the field.
My time put me at 24th in the age group, but looking at the results that
put me in 26th for the ascent but my decent time was 14th fastest. Clearly
the way to improve is to work on picking up time on the up hill.
Thanks to Barb for support and our sponsors, CW-X, Hammer Nutrition, Polar HRM, Thorlo SofSole, and Hydropel.
Additional Photos:
http://www.teamsantafe.org/photos/photos_pikes_peak_marathon_2006/TSF_PIkes_Peak_2006_Marathon.html
BREC Zoo Run
http://www.clubsouthrunners.org
Baton Rouge, LA
August 26, 2006
Barb Dutrow, 23:16, 1st F Masters, 2nd F, 26/169 overall
Under overcast and threatening skies, the second annual Zoo Run took off
in front of the large cat area. The three loop course wound runners around
the zoo, past the sleeping cats, the eating elephants, many noisy South American
birds, the lounging monkeys, the nosey tapir, and a mother-baby pair of wort
hogs. Even the animals felt the heat (90+F) and humidity (+90%) at this 8am
run and all were sleepy. Times were slow, not only because there were many
distractions, but the course was long. Despite that, it was a great run with
plenty of Zoo crackers, water, fruit, and drinks after the race. A portion
of the proceeds were contributed to the Zoo fund.
Thanks to our sponsors, Thorlo Socks and Polar Heart rate Systems.
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Barb after crossing the finish.
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The cool awards.
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Additional Photos:
http://www.lawired.com/csr/ZooRun/2006/photos/BarbDutrow-photos/ZooRun-2006-photos-BarbDutrow.htm
Horny Toad Hustle Mountain Bike Race
NORBA State Championship
Las Cruces, NM, August 27, 2006
http://www.hornytoadhustle.org
Jan Bear Expert 50+, first, 3:01:57 and Kim Bear Sport, second, 2:27:57
By Kim Bear
Jan has been racing the New
Mexico Off Road Series accumulating the points to win his class. He finally
talked me into going with him and doing a mountain bike race. The drive down
to Las Cruces was very green and enjoyable with all the rain New Mexico has
been getting. It was scenic with views of Elephant Butte Lake and the unique
mountains of Las Cruces.
The race began at 8:00 am on Sunday morning and by 10:00 am the temperature
was already up around 90 degrees. The race course was set on the Dona Ana
Mountain trails which gave us a variety of terrain with fast rolling sections,
short rocky climbs, and cacti. We were also briefed about the breeding rattlesnakes
and to keep alert. Jan did see one rattlesnake. The expert course was 26
miles with 3400 feet elevation gain and the sport class was 21 miles with
2700 feet elevation gain. It was a fun and fast course. I enjoyed the race.
I could see the first place woman in my category the whole race. I would
approach her and she would take off AGAIN! She ended up beating me by about
1 ½ minutes. My short loop had little elevation gain, so once the
long loop was completed there was very little climbing. Jan was not as lucky
as he had major climbing sections for both of his loops. He struggled with
derailleur problems, but still captured first for the Expert 50+ category
and held onto his first place position for the Off Road Series for 2006.
We both received a "horny toad" belt buckle to commemorate our finish. I
received some very nice sunglasses while Jan received a cash reward. I will
definitely let myself be "dragged" to this race in the future. It was well
run, with a challenging yet fun race course.
Thank you to Team Santa Fe Sponsors: Litespeed, BTI, Bike ∓mp; Sport,
ThorLo, GoLite, Gaerne, Camelbak, Montrail, Leki, Niterider, Dermatone, CW-X,
Princeton Tec, SofSole, Shain, Polar, Hydropel, Outdoor Research, Suunto,
Polar HRM, Maxxis, E-Caps, Wingnut Gear, Potable Aqua and Bolle.
Training Events :
Leadville Trail 100 mile run/Training
August 19 - 20, 2006
http://www.leadvilletrail100.com
Pacing Kim Kreb
By Kim Bear
Merilee from the Leadville
Trail 100 called to ask for help up on Hope Pass as they needed someone to
help the medical crew. I had told her I would be up there to pace Kim Kreb
for the last 13 miles of her 100 mile run and I would be available. Kim and
I had done the TransAlp in Europe in 2005 and she had planned to complete
the Lead Woman events for the second time. I eagerly volunteered to pace
her. I knew I wouldn't be needed until the middle of the night if I paced
the last leg and thought it would be fun to be in a medical tent. I left
Santa Fe at about 4 am and arrived at Winfield around 9 am on Saturday August
19. It was raining and lightening. I was glad that I would be supporting
and pacing. I hiked up to Hope Pass and actually enjoyed it. I had only done
it as part of the race and without 45 to 50 miles under your belt, it felt
very doable.
The Hope Pass Crew who affectionately called themselves the "Hopeless Crew"
had already been there for a couple of nights with their Llamas when I arrived.
It has been an annual event for many of them. I had a really good time with
this "Crew" and plan to go back as often as I can. The rain storms came in
and out all day even unloading sleet at one point. We treated hypothermia,
hypoxia, aches, pains and dwindling spirits. I loved it, because I could
relate to these runners. I have finished twice and just "barely" finished
the last time as I was the proud recipient of the last "ass" over the pass.
At around 9 pm after most of the runners had
come through, I hiked back down to my car and drove to May Queen to pace Kim
around Turquoise Lake to the Boulevard. I got a couple of hours of sleep
and met up with her in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Kim did great. We
gossiped and shared news about our friends; the time just flew by. We crossed
the finish line at 8:15 am earning her second Lead Woman trophy. I have definitely
decided that "pacing" and working the medical tent is the way to stay involved
at the Leadville Trail 100 mile run. It was fun and gratifying. Lastly, I
didn't hurt/ache/feel pain/develop tendonitis/suffer like I did when I actually
did the 100 miles. Congratulations to my buddy, Kim Kreb!!!
South Truchas Peak
Sangre de Cristo Mountains NM
7/29/2006
Carl Gable and David Coblentz, 8 hours
As a training run David and I ran from the Borrego
campground to South Truchas Peak as an out and back. Guessing at the numbers
it was about 25 miles with 5- 6000 vertical feet of climbing. The up took
4.5 hours, the return took 3.5 hours.
Ghost Ranch Run
Ghost Ranch NM
7/30/2006
Carl Gable and friends, 5 hours 47 minutes
Photos: Steve Pero
We had a route drawn on the map from a friend, so
we took the map he provided and gave it a try. The route was ~30% off trail
so paying close attention to the map was critical. We mostly stayed together
and had a great day exploring some new country side.
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The first of many climbs.
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A look back at the group climbing up the cliff.
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The spring fed creek in the box canyon.
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The vista is darn good too.
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Many more pictures from the run, taken by Steve Pero, can be viewed at the web site: http://community.webshots.com/album/553214375EgrkfF
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