Ries Robinson
Biography
Ries Robinson is an experienced equestrian show jumper and was a Silver medalist in the US Olympic Festival in 1985 and 1986.
His mountain biking is just as impressive. He competes in an average of 8-9 mountain biking races per year. He has completed the New York City marathon, Albuquerque marathon, as well as many others. In 1995 and 1997 he completed the Canadian Ironman.
Ries also competed in the Survival of Shawangunks in 1996, a self-supported adventure triathlon that included running and swimming multiple times. Competitors are required to run with goggles and swim with their shoes. Distances were 30 mile bike/ 4.5 mile run/ I mile swim/ 5.5 mile run/ .5 mile swim/ 8 mile run/ .5 mile swim/ .7 mile run to the finish.
He has also done Mount Taylor Quadrathlon 9 times and the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race 6 times.
Race Results
Enchanted Forest 12 Hour Mountain Bike Race
McGaffy Lake, NM • Jul 22 2023Ries and I had a good race despite the hot weather getting in a total of 9 laps, the fastest in 1:05 and the slowest in 1:16. Ries made me do the start lap with the Le Mans start.
Guts & Glory 16 Hour Adventure Race at Glorieta Camps
Glorieta, NM • Sep 4 2021Moab Epic Mountain Bike Orienteering
Moab, UT • Oct 15 2016Team Santa Fe Alumni!!