A fast 16.1 mile loop in the Arizona desert. There is about 800 feet of climbing each lap, the trails are wide and twisty but perfect for a endurance event.
A race along the Rio Grande Bosque in Peralta, NM. Some fast dirt road sections, twisty singletrack, 3 sections with several logs to jump over and short runs, all on dirt with a little sand mixed in.
12 Hour Mountain bike race at McDowell Mountain Preserve outside of Phoenix. A fast flowy course without any technical terrain.
We were in second to fifth place all day long and ended up in third place. We decided not to go out for a final lap to finish with ten laps as it would not make a difference in the standings even though we were only down 3 minutes to second place after nine laps.
A fun 13 mile route with some tricky rock sections and fast twisty single track descents. But because of the weather this year the race was turned into a 12 hour race. So it ran from 10AM till 10PM with rain, snow, wind and cold!!
A hilly course similar to the last race in Pagosa but in the opposite direction with some new twists.
A great course at Parque de Vida in Cortez. A little bit of everything, BMX, arroyos, grass, pavement, sand, you name it they had it!
Started with a front flat!
A tough race I was back and forth for 2nd place but slipped down on the last lap and ended up 3rd.
A fast flat fun CX course with lots of grass. As always the fun circle of death on the grass.
This event required that you ride the true Road Apple Rally race course over a two week period. Thus you were racing the 30 mile course without other competitors racing with you. Also there were fun riders out on the course that caused some issues. This year due to the lack of rain the course was very soft with more deep sand than I remember. Unfortunately the day I selected to ride the wind was howling and there seemed to be a headwind no matter which way the course turned!
Working hard and keeping a good pace was really hard for me. I have done the race a few times but don't have the course memorized so I did have to slow down at junctions and make sure I was headed the right way. But everyday on a mountain bike is a great day!
Shafer Property 4CCX, a hilly fun but very dry course.
A socially distanced sprint triathlon held over two days with the only the swim being scheduled/monitored. Was very well done and lots of fun, you had to submit your gps file for your bike and run from the defined courses.
Overall 11th of 63 racers.
Overall 23rd of 63 racers.
A virtual event with the following parameters, 3 hours of riding and 2700 feet of climbing then your total mileage is handicapped using a standard benchmark.
Actual mileage, 32.96 handicapped mileage, 39.22.
Actual mileage, 28.12 handicapped mileage, 37.39.
A 6 hour mountain bike ride with the following criteria, 6 hours of riding in one ride, and 4000 feet of climbing.
Total mileage 65.25, handicapped mileage 77.65.
Total mileage 55.5, handicapped mileage 73.8.
A virtual event because the actual event was cancelled.
The big 62 mile race.
The big event, 62 miles.
21st annual race. It's been several years since Kim and i did this race so it was nice to return. I was asked to be part of an 5 person age group team and Kim was doing it solo.
I did 4 of the 20 laps with and average time of 1 hour 11 minutes. Fastest lap was 1 hour 8 minutes and slowest 1 hour and 15 minutes. 2 laps at night and 2 during daylight.
9, 16 mile laps averaging about 1:45 per lap with some night rest due to battery issues. That's 144 miles!!
A trail run around the Marty Sanchez Golf Course in Santa Fe. Lots of rolling golf cart trails, for a total of 5 miles.
31st overall.
61st overall.
A flat pavement run on Super Bowl Sunday!
36 of 231 overall.
74 of 231 overall.
A 27 mile fat bike race on groomed trails with about 450 feet of climbing every lap. The championship race was 5 laps of 5.75 miles each.
A very rough and strenuous mountain bike race in the Franklin Mountains just north of downtown El Paso.
Had a difficult start, had to return to the van to fix bike after hitting a rock and bending my chainring in the first 1/2 mile. 8 of 81 overall in the 35 mile race!
A short twisty course in the south valley.
3rd overall.
2nd overall
Ditch banks and racing in the apple orchard with tight technical turns. Fast and fun with some slippery mud.
