A fast and fun 12 Hour mountain bike race in sunny warm Arizona. We went back again this year but I was on the sidelines with a broken left index finger so was there to support Kim who rode with Deb. K. Kim did 3 laps and Deb did 4 laps of the 16 miles course.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Albuquerque was the venue. Lots of grass, tight twisty turns and rain, a proper cyclocross race!!
A fast and fun dirt crit with some grass mixed in at Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Park.
A 34 mile mountain bike race with a little bit of sand, hard pack, ball bearing rocks and gravel mixed with 3500 feet of climbing and tight twisty turns. Fun but hard!
7th out of all 33 50K racers.
Same course as yesterday with a few tweaks but in the reverse direction.
An all sand and gravel affair at the Sandia Equestrian Center.
A great fundraiser for the Green Beret Foundation, held this year at the Veterans Memorial Park in Albuquerque for the second year in a row. A very nice 3.2 mile course that wanders through the beautiful park.
A fun 3 mile course with some techy sections and a moderate climb.
The JEM Trail, same as last year.
5th fastest time overall for the 40.5K race.
This year's race was based at the Gunstock Reservoir. The water temperature was 62 degrees so time for the wetsuit! Both the run and bike portions of the race were significantly more hilly this year.
7th fastest time overall for the men.
5th fastest women overall.
A fairly straightforward course 14.5 miles long. Slightly long than last year but generally the same course. A real good course for the riders with good power!
A nice 15 mile loop with some steep climbs and steep descents! Same course as last year.
A great venue at Utah Tech Human Performance Center Natatorium.
A great 1.3 mile flat circuit with wide turns.
A short 5K, but steep road cycling hill climb in Snow Canyon.
The 42nd Annual Road Apple Rally! The course is generally the same year to year the last several years. This year it was very dry and sandy and there was a cross wind on the way out and the way back. But always a fast fun course!
A 12.5 miles loop on fairly flat roads with a good surface. Would have been a nice race but the 25+ MPH wind out of the south was a killer!
I crossed the finish with the 2nd & 3rd place riders after pulling them in the headwind for over a mile but couldn't drop them so I got schooled and finished last in the bunch.
A very long desert course on a very hot day just north of Las Cruces in the Dona Ana Mountains. The Cat 1 race was 35 miles long and had about 3000 feet of climbing and the temperature was 92 degrees at the finish.
A great mountain bike race at the Oak Flats Campground outside of Albuquerque in the Manzano Mountains. I teamed up with Tom E. of the CORE Crew for this event that was shortened to 7 hours due to a muddy course after a heavy rain the night before the race. The course was a 10.2 mile route with about 900 feet of climbing per lap with some techy rock sections and fast flowy sections as well.
I did 4 of the 7 laps with an average time of 52 minutes per lap. Lap times of 50:52, 51:10, 51:17 & 54:10.
Kim did laps #2 and #5. Her times were 1:01:10 and 58:14. She had a great time with teammates Kim and Deborah.
This event involves 11 different disciplines done as fast as possible, similar to crossfit. The events were; rowing machine, tire flips, spartan pull, ground to overhead lifts, sandbag run with obstacles, sled pull, yoke carry, balance beam, overhead lunges with sit-ups, medicine ball toss and water wade with weight.
The 39 annual Record Challenge in Moriarty, NM. The race has a lot of history in regards to setting time trial national records. The race for Kim and I was 20K.
This was or 18th Annual La Tierra Mountain Bike Race. We changed the course a little with a few punchy short climbs and twisty descents. And of course we had to have the Whoops.
The same great course but with some strong wind today!
A tough rocky, twisty mountain bike course with some pretty technical sections.
A fast short loop with some rocky sections mixed in. Each loop was about 1.3 miles long.
Great pavement over a 10 mile course with a big hill in both directions.
An annual 12 & 24 Hour Mountain Bike Race in the mountains outside of Gallup, NM.
Ries 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.
A 16K ITT course with a pretty big hill in the middle of the out and back course. The road surface is great!
A 50 mile mountain bike race in the mountains of Telluride. About 6000 feet of climbing, some fun trails and so miserable hike a bike!
A hard race but I was about 10 minutes faster than 2 years ago but didn't place as well! However was the 2nd 60+ male in the 50 mile race.
A long 26 miles of rough trail with some techy sections. A little shorter than last year.
A fast and flowy 9 mile course in the Galisteo Basin. This race is a fund raiser for the trail system. Kim and I both raced on different teams. Kim was on the Racing Volunteers and I was on the Racing Officials team.
I did 3 laps for our team of B. Bonwell and C. Bearsmith, who each did 2 laps.
Kim rode 3 laps with her best time of 59:35. Her teammates were daughter Sam and JJ.
A flat and fast race in the Bosque along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque.
Darn, I was having a good race and made a small error on lap 2/5 and caught the rear derailleur on a small stump and that was the end of my race!
A slightly changed course as compared to last year and a new venue for the start/finish. Her lap times were 1:12:58 and 1:12:08.
Kim was part of NM/El Paso Go! She did 2 laps for the four person all women's team. The team finished first out of seven all women teams!
The overall results after 8 days and 648K with 15000M of climbing our total time was 44:42.52.1. We ended up in 5th place out of 19, 60+ men's teams that started the race. We were pleased with our results as after 7 nights in a tent with harsh conditions, mechanicals issues and body issues it is really tough racing!! Thanks Phil for toughing it out!!
With partner Phil Simpson.
Two big climbs in 80K and 2400M of climbing. Phil had a bike that was not working and he was not feeling well.
With partner Phil Simpson.
A tough 78K and 2300M stage, lots of big climbs.
With partner Phil Simpson.
Another big day, 102K and 2450M of climbing in the rain and wind after a cold night in a very wet tent!
With partner Phil Simpson.
Another team time trial but this time 47K long with 875M of climbing during a very , very windy day!
With partner Phil Simpson.
Another 100K and 2300M of climbing.
With partner Phil Simpson.
A long hot day with 116K of distance and 1850M of climbing.
With partner Phil Simpson.
A tough 98K stage with 2550M of climbing.
With partner Phil Simpson.
This is a 8 day mountain bike stage race in South Africa that covers 648K and 15000M of climbing. It is done with a partner and you must stay within 2 minutes of your partner throughout the race. It is considered one of the toughest mountain bike races in the world. A 16 mile team time trial with 875M of climbing. We finished in 3rd place out of 19 teams.
My partner was Philip Simpson from Las Cruces, NM.
The overall results.
Only 3 women in this age group completed all three races.
Only seven men in this age group completed all three events.
A 3 stage enduro.
A generally fast course but with some technical climbs and decent in the last quarter of the race!
A fast and fun 5 mile mountain bike trail with a little of everything, making for a great time trial course.
About a minute slower than last year.
A 24 hour Mountain Bike Race that has been happening for 23 years. The course is a 16 mile fast desert course with rocks, sand, lots of cactus and fun twisty turns.
We had a great team and came in second with a total of 20 laps. Team members, Dave, David, Howie, Aileen and me. I did 4 laps with times of, 1:07, 1:11, 1:14 and 1:09. My two slower laps were night laps.
Kim's team was a group of guys from El Paso, team name "12 Hours of Old El Paso". She did 3 laps, 1:22, 1:34 and 1:32. She was a replacement for Susie E.
A fun and interesting race in the heart of Tempe, AZ. Some rough technical terrain and fast hard-packed gravel along the canal riding. Each lap was 6.6 miles long with a run through a long culvert twice each lap that was dark and had two way traffic. The climbing was not insignificant with about 450 feet of climbing each lap. Considering each lap had a flat 2.5-3 miles along the canal there were some tough rocky climbs.
A very tough 50 mile mountain bike in the Franklin Mountains on the outskirts of El Paso. I think this is the toughest 50 mile mountain bike race due to the technical terrain and you are constantly going up or down. I rode the course with Pile Simpson my Cape Epic partner this year.
There were only 36 finishers of the 63 starters. The last finisher was at 9:16:50.
Classic desert racing in the winter, great temperatures and fast trails.
This was the 15 mile expert women's race. Kim was the only 60+ woman.
This was the 43 mile marathon race. First 60+ man in group.