December Grinding out the laps. Mountain Bike
Dawn till Dusk AZ Fountain Hills, AZ • Dec 14 2019 www.ziarides.com A fast fun 12 hour mountain bike race on a 16 mile course. The amount of climbing slowly creeps up on you!
5th Place! Cyclocross
USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship Lakewood, WA • Dec 11 2019 www.usacycling.org Cyclocross Nationals! Wet conditions, tough course and very tough competition.
At the start! Cyclocross
USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship Lakewood, WA • Dec 10 2019 www.usacycling.org Cyclocross Nationals! Wet conditions, tough course and very tough competition.
Cyclocross
4CCX Ft. Lewis College Durango , CO • Dec 1 2019 www.4ccx.com A very snowy course at Ft. Lewis College campus.
November Podium! Cyclocross
Prestige Cyclocross, NMCX #9 Albuquerque , NM • Nov 30 2019 www.usacycling.org A cold windy day in the snow. The course was shortened due to the weather and the course conditions.
Cyclocross
Swervy Kurvy Windy CX By Squadra Della Pista, NMCX #8 Albuquerque, NM • Nov 17 2019 www.usacycling.org Today's race was reverse from yesterday's race! Fast and some tough turns in the horse arena.
1st lap, trying to get away! Cyclocross
Swervy Kurvy Windy CX By Squadra Della Pista, NMCX #7 Albuquerque, NM • Nov 16 2019 www.usacycling.org A new venue in NE Albuquerque. No grass but lots of sand and gravel.
Jan on course. Cyclocross
Balloon Fiesta Cross, NMCX #6 Albuquerque, NM • Nov 10 2019 www.usacycling.org A fast but fun dirt and sand crit with a couple challenging off camber sandy sections.
Cyclocross
4CCX Aztec Aztec, NM • Nov 9 2019 http://cycling.fortlewis.edu/4ccx/ A very sandy course with a couple very steep but short run ups.
Cyclocross
Lake Cyclocross, NMCX #5 Glorieta, NM • Nov 3 2019 https://bcdracing.com/2019lakecx… A typical Hawke race! Need I say more.
Cyclocross
4CCX Dolores Dolores, CO • Nov 2 2019 http://cycling.fortlewis.edu/4ccx/ A fun course that is set up in the city park. A little of everything, grass, gravel, stairs, run up, off chamber, etc.
October Cyclocross
Swervy Kurvy Windy CX by Squadra Della Pista, NMCX #4 Albuquerque, NM • Oct 26 2019 www.usacycling.org A sandy course with lots of hills. A short bit of pavement and single-track. Fast but hard with 700 feet of climbing during the 45 minute race.
Trail Run
Tatonka 5K Run Glorieta, NM • Oct 20 2019 https://www.webscorer.com/race?r… A fundraiser for the Green Beret Foundation on the green trail at Glorieta Camps. This year in a counterclockwise direction. 350 of elevation gain and loss.
Kim Bear : 1h 06m 25.2s, 2/2, Women 60-69
Mountain Bike
Huntsman Senior Games, Mountain Bike X-Country St.George, UT • Oct 15 2019 www.seniorgames.net A 6.2 mile course with two steep climbs for a total of about 850 feet per lap. Primarily old double track rough roads with rocky and gravel descents. Slow climbs and lightning fast downs.
Kim Bear : 37m 53.3s, 1/6, Expert women 60-64
1st overall in expert women’s class.
Jan Bear : 36m 32.7s, 3/7, Expert men 60-64
3/13 men doing the 3 lap race.
Mountain Bike
Huntsman Senior Games, Mountain Bike Hill Climb St. George, NM • Oct 14 2019 www.seniorgames.net A 2.1 mile mountain bike climb with about 800 feet of climbing.
Kim Bear : 18m 35.4s, 1/5, Women Expert
1/6 overall.
Jan Bear : 15m 01s, 3/9, Men Expert
3/17 overall.
Mountain Bike
Huntsman Senior Games, Mountain Bike Downhill St. George, UT • Oct 14 2019 www.seniorgames.net A short downhill mountain bike.
Kim Bear : 7m 39.2s, 1/1, Women Expert 60-64
2nd place overall in women’s expert category. 2/6 overall.
Jan Bear : 6m 43.8s, 5/9, Men Expert 60-64
6/17 overall.
Road Triathlon
Huntsman Senior Games, Triathlon St. George, UT • Oct 12 2019 www.seniorgames.net 450M pool swim followed by a relatively flat 20K road bike then a 5K run with the first half up and the return to the finish gently downhill.
Kim Bear : 1h 14m 20.1s, 1/11, Women 60-64
2nd place overall out of 41 female racers.
Jan Bear : 1h 09m 43.1s, 3/12, Men 60-64
8th of 59 racers overall. 4th fastest bike.
Swimming, Pool
Huntsman Senior Games, Swimming St. George, UT • Oct 10-11 2019 www.seniorgames.net All events were held at the Sand Hollow Aquatic Center.
Kim Bear : 25m 53.1s, 3/6, 1500 Free, Women 60-64
Kim Bear : 13m 38.4s, 3/6, 800 Free, Women 60-64
Kim Bear : 3m 14.1s, 5/9, 200 Free, Women 60-64
Kim Bear : 37.7s, 4/13, 50 Free, Women 60-64
Road Bike
Huntsman Senior Games, 20K Individual Time Trial St. George, UT • Oct 9 2019 www.seniorgames.net Out and back 20K time trial on a rolling course.
Kim Bear : 31m 39.9s, 1/11, Women Division 2
Road Bike
Huntsman Senior Games, 40K Individual Time Trial St. George, UT • Oct 9 2019 www.seniorgames.net Out and back 40K time trial on a mildly hilly course.
Jan Bear : 55m 43.3s, 10/17, Men Division 2
Road Bike
Huntsman Senior Games, Road Cycling Hill Climb St. George, UT • Oct 8 2019 www.seniorgames.net 3+ mile road bike climb with 1000 feet of climbing.
Jan Bear : 16m 48.3s, 8/40, Men Division 2
Kim Bear : 18m 42.9s, 1/8, Women Division 2
Cyclocross
Glorieta Cyclocross Bonanza Day 2, Race 1, NMCX #2 Glorieta , NM • Oct 6 2019 www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=19… A little change in parts of the course from yesterday’s race. Still 2 miles in length.
Jan Bear : DNF (Broke two bikes!), Cat 1 men 60+
Cyclocross
Glorieta Cyclocross Bonanza Day 2, Race 2, NMCX #2 Glorieta , NM • Oct 6 2019 Course was again very similar to the race yesterday with some changes in direction.
Cyclocross
Glorieta Cyclocross Bonanza Day 1, Race 1. NMCX #1 Glorieta , NM • Oct 5 2019 www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=19… A fun course with lots of different surfaces, sharp turns, slow downs and repeat accelerations. The course was 2 miles in length.
September Kim finishing strong! Mountain Bike
Horny Toad Hustle, NMORS #8 Las Cruces, NM • Sep 29 2019 https://www.webscorer.com/series… A long, hot desert race with some techy sections. Great promoter and organization!!
Kim Bear : 4h 01m 52s, 1/1, Women Cat. 1, 60+.
Jan Bear : 3h 22m 43s, 1/1, Men Cat. 1, 60+.
Podium with Kevin. Road Triathlon
Patriot Sprint Triathlon Rio Rancho, NM • Sep 14 2019 http://trioyl.com/results/2019-r… The Annual Rio Ranch Sprint Tri based at the Rio Rancho Aquatic Center. A fun but tough sprint Triathlon.
Jan Bear : 1h 06m 59s, 1/5, Team
I did this event with my son in law, Kevin who did the hard part, the swim and the run. Our split times were; swim - 6:67, bike - 36:16 and run 23:01.
Mountain Bike
Glorieta Mountain Bike Race, NMORS #7 Glorieta, NM • Sep 8 2019 https://bcdracing.com/2019glorie… A fun 5.5 mile loop with various surfaces, short climbs, technical sections and fast downhill sections.
August Road Triathlon
Santa Fe Sprint Triathlon Santa Fe, NM • Aug 24 2019 http://trioyl.com/results/2019-r… The annual Santa Fe sprint Triathlon.
Mountain Bike Stage Race
Breck Epic Mountain Bike Stage Race Breckenridge, CO • Aug 11-16 2019 https://breckepic.com/ A 6 day mountain bike stage race in the mountains around Breckenridge, CO. Kim and I last did this event back in 2010 and in the last 9 years we forgot how hard it was and still is! The race covers 211.5 miles and 34,805 feet of climbing, the majority of the race is on singletrack trails. The race has also grown significantly and is now a UCI sanctioned stage race so lots of top named domestic racers are there to earn UCI points and for the big cash prizes.
Kim Bear : 1d 8h 09m 46s, 3/9, Women 50+
Note that this is in the 50+ womens category, I won't mention Kim's age!!
Jan Bear : 1d 5h 10m 08s, 6/15, Men 60+
I took a hard fall on my L hip day 2, the one I broke in 2007 and never really recovered despite finishing the race.
Mountain Bike
South Boundary Big Ride Angel Fire, NM • Aug 3 2019 https://my3.raceresult.com/133261/ A point to point 40 mile mountain bike race from Angel Fire to Taos with 4000 feet of climbing. Lots of tough climbing and some moderately technical descents.
Jan Bear : 3h 55m 39s, 1/4, Men 60+
Fastest time in the men's 50+ & 60+ categories.
July Jan's Podium Mountain Bike
Laramie Range Epic Laramie, WY • Jul 27 2019 https://www.laramierangeepic.com… A long 31 mile loop with a little bit of everything, short steep ups and downs, rock, jeep track, gravel road, forest, meadow, water crossings, etc.
Kim Bear : 3h 47m 31s, 1/3, Women 60+, one lap
Jan Bear : 3h 04m 05s, 1/5, Men 60+, one lap
Kim's Podium Mountain Bike
USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships Winter Park, CO • Jul 25 2019 https://legacy.usacycling.org/re… A short 5 mile course with a long 2 mile climb, 1 1/2 mile descent and 1 1/2 mile flattish single track, not technical at all.
Road Triathlon
Los Alamos Triathlon Los Alamos, NM • Jul 20 2019 https://my3.raceresult.com/13188… This was the 45th annual Los Alamos Triathlon. The bike is a tough hilly 12.4 mile course, a long course pool swim followed by running on the streets of Los Alamos at 7500 feet.
Mountain Bike
6 Hours in the Basin for Commonweal Galisteo, NM • Jul 14 2019 https://www.webscorer.com/race?r… A fast flowy 9.3 mile loop with a little bit of everything to keep you focused. The Galisteo Basin is private and this race was to support the trail network!
Kim Bear : 5h 56m 04s, 5/12, Open Teams
Raced with JJ Williams and Sue McKelvey. The team did a total of 6 laps. My two laps were 52 and 53 minutes!
Jan Bear : 5h 42m 06s, 1/12, Open Teams
Raced with Tom Egelhoff and Brent Bonwell. Seven laps between the three of us. I did three laps, the last one was hot and hard. My lap times were 45:17, 46:20 and 47:59.
Finish Mountain Bike
Leadville Silver Rush 50 Mile Mountain Bike Race Leadville, CO • Jul 7 2019 https://www.athlinks.com/event/2… A hard 50 miler at altitude with about 8K feet of climbing. Not the most fun race with mostly rough double track and two way traffic. A great training ride!
Jan Bear : 5h 02m 05s, 5/24, Men 60-69
15 minutes off the winning pace.
June Trail Run
Spokettes Womens ITT Algodones, NM • Jun 30 2019 https://www.webscorer.com/race?r… The annual Spokettes ITT on the frontage road near Algodones, NM.
On Course Road Bike
GFNY/Santa Fe Santa Fe, NM • Jun 23 2019 https://www.athlinks.com/event/3… The first annual GFNY/Santa Fe. A rolling ride in the Santa Fe area, starting on the plaza and finishing at Ft. Marcy.
Kim Bear : 3m 44.5s, 1/4, Women 60-64
31st of 106 overall in the medio fondo race.
Up the boat ramp! Road Triathlon
National Senior Olympics Sprint Triathlon Cochiti, NM • Jun 22 2019 http://www.trioyl.com/results/20… Open water swim at Cochiti Lake followed by a steep run up the boat ramp to transition, then a 20K road bike with 3 big hills followed by a road run in the campground that was anything but flat!!
Jan Bear : 1h 17m 19.3s, 3/24, Men 60-64
16th overall out of 202 racers. The overall winner was in the men's 60-64(my) age group.
Kim Bear : 7m 45s, 3/5, Co-Ed Team
Kim's team had Kim doing the swim, Tom Egelhoff doing the bike in 34:14 and Bernd Leinauer doing the run in 22:30 for a 1st Place time of 1:09:26.3. This was the fastest time of any team, CoEd, all male or all female in all age groups!!
Road Bike
National Senior Olympics 40K Cycling Road Race Santa Fe, NM • Jun 19 2019 http://trioyl.com/results/2019-r… 40K Road Race at Las Companas
Kim Bear : 1h 18m 56s, 10/18, Women 60-64
Swimming, Pool
National Senior Olympics 500M Freestyle Swim Albuquerque, NM • Jun 19 2019 http://swim-meets.tingleyllc.com… 500M swim at West Mesa High School
Road Bike
National Senior Olympics 20K Cycling Road Race Santa Fe, NM • Jun 18 2019 http://trioyl.com/results/2019-r… 20K Road Race at Las Companas
Swimming, Pool
National Senior Olympics 100M Freestyle Swim Albuquerque, NM • Jun 18 2019 http://swim-meets.tingleyllc.com… 100M swim at West Mesa High School
Road Bike
National Senior Olympics 10K ITT Albuquerque, NM • Jun 16 2019 http://trioyl.com/results/2019-r… A short fast 10K ITT.
Swimming, Pool
National Senior Olympics 200M Freestyle Swim Albuquerque, NM • Jun 16 2019 http://swim-meets.tingleyllc.com… 200M Free
5th Place! Road Bike
National Senior Olympics 5K ITT Albuquerque, NM • Jun 15 2019 http://trioyl.com/results/2019-r… A short fast ITT.
Off Road Triathlon
USA Triathlon Off Road National Championship Waco, TX • Jun 8 2019 http://www.redbarnsystems.com/ti… A great event. Due to flooding on the Brazos River the event was converted to a off road duathlon. 2K Trail run, 30K mountain bike and finally a 10K trail run. It was hot and humid!! The trails were fun for both the run and the bike.
Road Triathlon
Ozark Valley Triathlon Fayetteville , AK • Jun 2 2019 www.ozarkvalleytriathlon.com A fun road triathlon at Lake Wedington just outside of Fayetteville, AR. This was the 17th annual race. 1000M swim, 19 mile bike and 4 mile run for the triathlon and 1000M swim and 19 mile bike for the aquabike.
Jan Bear : 1h 52m 37s, 1/5, Men 60-64, Senior Master
May Steamworks Mountain Bike
Iron Horse Mountain Bike Race Durango, CO • May 26 2019 https://my4.raceresult.com/12676… The annual Iron Horse Mountain Bike race with a couple of tough climbs and moderately technical descents. Then the highlight for the fans is the ride thru Steamworks!
Road Triathlon
Jay Benson Triathlon Albuquerque, NM • May 12 2019 http://www.ccrtiming.com/events-… The old course back out on Kirtland Air Force Base. A fun but tough course.
Kim on course! Mountain Bike
USA Cycling Marathon National Championships Palo Duro Canyon, TX • May 11 2019 https://legacy.usacycling.org/re… Marathon Mountain Bike National Championships, a wet and in places muddy course that was fun but challenging.
Mountain Bike
Alien Run MTB, NMORS #3 Aztec, NM • May 4 2019 http://www.alienrun.com/ A fun race on the Alien Trail just outside on Aztec, NM. One of New Mexico's be mountain bike trails. Rock, Sand, ball bearings(rounded rocks) and fast twisty descents.
Kim Bear : 3h 02m 04s, 1/1, Cat 1 women 60+.
Jan Bear : 2h 27m 13s, 2/2, Cat 1 men 60+.
April Kim's podium. Mountain Bike
La Tierra Torture MTB, NMORS #2 Santa Fe, NM • Apr 27 2019 www.core-crew.com The 14th annual La Tierra Torture mountain bike race put on by the CORE Crew. The race is on the La Tierra Trails in the NW Quadrant of Santa Fe. Fast fun flowy trails and great weather!
Kim Bear : 2h 48m 01s, 1/1, Cat 1 Women 60+
Jan Bear : 2h 03m 06s, 1/4, Cat 1 Men 60+
Road Bike
505 Cycling Classic ITT Albuquerque , NM • Apr 6 2019 www.505cycling.com A 20K ITT, very flat course.
Jan Bear : 32m 34s, 23/23, Men 45+ Cat 3/4/5
Slowest but oldest.
March Mountain Bike
Roosevelt Middle School MTB, NMORS #1 Tijeras, NM • Mar 30 2019 https://bcdracing.com/cycling/20… A fun, fast punchy 2 mile course around Roosevelt Middle School. Dirt single track, pavement, twisty turns and high speed. A mountain bike race with a cyclocross format. The Women's race was 70 minutes and the Men's 90 minutes.
Road Triathlon
Oro Valley Sprint Triathlon Tucson, AZ • Mar 23 2019 https://runsignup.com/Race/AZ/Or… A fun sprint triathlon in warmer climate! The race temp was in the 50's but it warmed up to 70 degrees for our afternoon hike.
Kim Bear : 1h 23m 43s, 1/10, Women 60-64.
17th of 90 women overall!
Jan Bear : 1h 18m 09s, 2/7, Men 60-64.
28th of 111 men overall.
Road Bike
Trifecta Individual Time Trial Las Cruces, NM • Mar 16 2019 https://www.webscorer.com/race?r… A cold, 34 degrees, wet; snow and rain windy time trial. 20K.
Jan Bear : 34m 49s, 5/6, Men's Masters B 45+
Jan on the podium. Mountain Bike
Tommyknocker 10 Silver City, NM • Mar 9 2019 https://ziarides.com/race-series/ A 10 hour mountain bike endurance race. The course was a little different this year with more single track and was 12.3 miles per lap.
Kim Bear : 9h 12m 10s, 1/3, Women 60+.
Total of 86.1 miles.
Jan Bear : 8h 34m 15s, 1/12, Men 60+.
Total of 98.4 miles.
Kim during the run. Off Road Triathlon
Moab Off Road Triathlon Moab, UT • Mar 1-2 2019 http://racingunderground.racetec… A 1000 meter pool swim at the Moab Aquatic Center, followed the next morning by a 4.7 mile trail run at North Klondike Bluff Trails and then a 8.2 mile mountain bike segment in the same general location on different trails. Between the trail run and mountain bike there was 1500 foot elevation change.
Jan Bear : 1h 57m 11s, 3/8, Overall Men
1K Swim: 22:14, 4.6 Mile Trail Run: 36:28, Mountain Bike: 56:06. 7th place of 40 men in the duathlon category and 1st in the 60+ age group.
Kim Bear : 2h 17m 21s, 1/4, Overall Women
1K Swim: 17:42, 4.6 mile Trail Run: 47:19, Mountain Bike: 1:10:05 3rd place of 21 women in the duathlon category and 1st in the 60+ age group.
February Fat Bike
DUST2 Fat Bike Fun Race Pagosa Springs, CO • Feb 10 2019 https://dustx2.com/backyardraces… A fun Fat Bike race near Wolf Creek, Lots of climbing for such a short course, 1700 feet in 11 miles.
Trail Run
34th Annual Corrida de Los Locos Santa Fe, NM • Feb 2 2019 www.santafestriders.com A fun but tough 5.4 mile trail run beginning and ending at the Marty Sanchez Golf Course on Santa Fe's west side.
Kim Bear : 58m 45s, 1/1, Women 60-69.
70th out of 82 total racers.
Jan Bear : 48m 23s, 3/6, Men 60-69.
37th of 82 total racers.
January Fat Bike
Borealis FatBike World Championships Crested Butte, CO • Jan 26 2019 https://www.itsyourrace.com/Resu… A long tough fat bike course. It got very windy causing lots of snow drifts making the riding tough.
Jan Bear : 3h 15m 08s, 7/24, Men 50+.
First men's finisher over 60. 45th out of 93 total men.
Kim Bear : 4h 14m 09s, 2/5, Women's 50+.
2nd Place Women's 50+, 14th of 28 all women.
Kim on the Podium. Mountain Bike
El Paso Puzzler 35 Mile El Paso, TX • Jan 20 2019 https://www.webscorer.com/race?r… A tough rocky long mountain bike race.
Kim Bear : 5h 18m 22s, 2/4, Women 40+
39th of 75 overall in the 35 mile race.
Jan Bear : 4h 13m 52s, 4/41, Men 40+
6th overall of 75 in the 35 mile race group.
Cyclocross
Hay's CX, NMCX #9 Finals Bosque Farms, NM • Jan 13 2019 https://bcdracing.com/cycling/nm… Another mudfest at Hay's Apple Orchard!!
Cyclocross
Valle de Oro Regional CX Championships Albuquerque, NM • Jan 12 2019 https://legacy.usacycling.org/re… A fast flat power race in the wildlife preserve.
Snow Cyclocross
Hay's Apple Orchard Cyclocross, NMCX #8 Bosque Farms, NM • Jan 6 2019 https://bcdracing.com/cycling/20… A CX race with lots of mud, snow and some fast double track.
