2017 Race Results:
MTB = Mountain Bike
MTB = Mountain Bike
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Date:
May 6 May 13 May 28 June 6 June 10 June 24 July 15 July 29 |
Sport, Event:
MTB FoCo 102 ✝ MTB 12-hrs Mesa Verde MTB Full Growler MTB NBST ✝ MTB SBFL ✝ MTB Fat Tire 40 MTB DDC ✝ MTB Breck 100 ✝ |
Time (h:m:s) | Overall | Age Class
10:24:34 | 1st | 1st Male 40-49 09:01:32 | 11th/43 Solo Male | Not Reported 05:53:50 | 21st/243 | 2nd/58 Male 40-49 00:37:01 | 6th /14 | 2nd/4 Male 40-49 10:02:30 | 1st | 1st Male 40-49 | Long Loop 04:03:11 | 19th/122 | 1st/14 Male 40-49 ✝ 11:43:00 | 1st | 1st Male 40-49 | Long Loop 10:31:00 | 8th/81 | 1st/22 Male 40-49 |
✝ The FoCo (Fort Collins) 102 is also known as 'the kick in the dick'. NBST = New Belgium Short Track. SBFL = Salida Big Friggin Loop. At the Fat Tire 40, among amateurs, I finished 2nd out of 95. DDC = Durango Dirty Century. I was 1st/48 among amateurs at the Breck 100.
2016 Race Results:
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Date:
April 9 May 3 May 7 May 29 June 11 July 4 July 9 July 24 Aug 13 |
Sport, Event:
MTB Austin Rattler MTB NB Short Track MTB 12 Hrs Mesa Verde MTB Full Growler MTB SBFL (Long Loop) MTB Firecracker 50 MTB Silver Rush 50 MTB 40 in the Fort MTB Leadville 100 |
City:
Smithville, Texas Fort Collins, Colorado Cortez, Colorado Gunnison, Colorado Salida, Colorado Breckenridge, CO Leadville, CO Fort Collins, CO Leadville, CO |
Distance:
100 km 8 miles 12 hrs 68 miles 116 miles 50 miles 50 miles 40 miles 104 miles |
Time (h:m:s) | Overall | Class
4:10:19 | 18th/575 | 5th/239 Male 40-49 ✝ 33:23 | 36th/152 | 4th/40 Expert 11:46:17 | 6th | 5th/43 Male 3-4 Team 5:48:52 | 17th | 1st/41 Male 40-49 8:35 (10:45) | 2nd/15 | 1st Male 40-49 ✝ 4:28:56 | 52nd/358 | 13th/65 Male 40-49 ✝ 4:39:13 | 26th/549 | 8th/174 Male 40-49 ✝ 4:23:09 | 2nd/68 | 1st/20 Male 40-49 7:58:59 | 68th/1800 | 18th/523 Male 40-49 |
✝ The 2016 Austin Rattler was a sold-out event and the largest to date to be held at Rocky Hill Ranch (see starting line photo here), 770 solo riders registered plus another 80 team participants. The numbers of competitors provided above, overall and age class, include only finishers. The Salida Big Friggin' Loop (SBFL), part of the Colorado Endurance Series, offered two time deductions in 2016. The first, 30 minutes off for collecting a Futurity Chip; the second, a 100 minute deduction for dropping Cottonwood Trail (most of the way) into Salida. I completed both which gave me an adjusted total time on the course of 8 hrs 35 minutes. However, my actual (unadjusted) time on the course was 10 hrs 45 minutes. Also note, my distance, 116 miles, in the SBFL includes a roughly 23 minute off-course blunder on the Colorado Trail near Cottonwood Creek. Actual course mileage was closer to 110 miles. Overall 15 competitors finished the SBFL long loop, see website for more details. Firecracker 50 results include only finishers, DNFs are not provided by Mavsports (event organizer). Overall results for the Firecracker include only solo participants. At the Silver Rush 50, very dry / dusty conditions on the course made for loose / dangerous descending. Consequently, I had to touch my brakes far too much to keep from finishing in the trees, or worse into a pack of riders coming up the same jeep trail. It was also a hot day from the gun, and an altered course (added single track at the end) from what I've raced in previous years. All these thoughts led me to conclude that I likely gave my best performance to date at the SR50 in 2016 despite an only marginally improved time compared to previous years (see below).
2015 Race Results:
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Date:
May 9 May 24 May 31 June 2 June 27 July 4 July 11 Aug 1 Aug 15 |
Sport, Event:
MTB 12 Hrs Mesa Verde MTB Full Growler MTB Gowdy Grinder MTB NB Short Track MTB 40 in the Fort MTB Firecracker 50 MTB Silver Rush 50 MTB Laramie Enduro MTB Leadville 100 |
City:
Fort Collins, Colorado Gunnison, Colorado Cheyenne Wyoming Fort Collins, Colorado Fort Collins, Colorado Breckenridge, Colorado Leadville, Colorado Laramie, Wyoming Leadville, Colorado |
Distance:
16.5 miles 64 miles 20 miles 10 miles 40 miles 52 miles 50 miles 70 miles 104 miles |
Time (h:m:s) | Overall | Class
DNS | ... | ... | 4th 3-4 Group Male 5:41::15 | 14/162 | 1st/38 | M 40-49 1:57:26 | 18/64 | 3rd/18 | M 40-49 51:32 | 7th/11 | not available | Open 4:42:24 | 3/44 | 2nd/22 M 40-49 4:28:18 | 60th/377 | 14th/67 | M 40-49 4:41:43 | 50/563 | 7th/187 | M 40-49 5:40:50 | 15/421 | 7th/30 M 40-49 8:19:29 | 118/1649 | 39th/571 | M 40-49 |
Numbers may be finishers, DNFs are often not reported by vendors. For more details click on the results to move to the vendor results webpage. 12 Hrs Mesa Verde was cancelled after two laps due to wet conditions, I was scheduled to take the 3rd, 6th, and 9th laps within my 3-person all male team so never started! Yet, my two NCGR teammates (Brent Beck, RJ Morris) finished strong leaving us in a respectable 4th place after two very difficult laps through mud, rain, snow and cold. Maverick Sports (Firecracker 50) does not report DNFs, results include only finishers. For the third year in a row, I punctured in the Silver Rush 50, this time on a climb that presented no concern for flats, no luck.
2014 Race Results:
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Date:
Jan 25 Mar 15 May 6 May 10 May 20 May 25 June 1 June 3 June 28 July 4 July 12 July 26 Aug 9 Aug 26 |
Sport, Event:
RUN Sweaty Sweater 5k RUN St. Paddy's Day 5k MTB New Belgium ST MTB 12 hrs Mesa Verde MTB New Belgium ST MTB Full Growler MTB Gowdy Grinder MTB New Belgium ST MTB 40 in the Fort MTB Firecracker 50 MTB Silver Rush 50 MTB Laramie Enduro MTB Leadville Trail 100 MTB Lory MP Challenge |
City:
Fort Collins, Colorado Fort Collins, Colorado Fort Collins, Colorado Cortez, Colorado Fort Collins, Colorado Gunnison, Colorado Cheyenne, Wyoming Fort Collins, Colorado Fort Collins, Colorado Breckenridge, Colorado Leadville, Colorado Laramie, Wyoming Leadville, Colorado Fort Collins, Colorado |
Distance:
3.1 miles 3.1 7.3 12 hrs 8.7 64 19.5 10.5 40 50 50 68 103 12 |
Time (h:m:s) | Overall | Class
0:20:51 | 16/254 | 2nd/18 M 40-49 0:21:14 | 80/2071 | 10th/144 M 40-49 34:36 (5 laps) | Open 12:19:12 | 13/377 | 6th/37 3-4 Male 40:10 (6 laps) | 12/124 | 12th/17 | Open 6:12:10 | 40/187 | 6th/102 M 40-49 2:01:07 | 27/66 | 4th/13 M 40-49 47:30 (7 laps) | 16/133 | 15th/19 M 40-9 4:32:07 | 6/28 | 1st/7 M 40-49 4:17:43 | 47/404 | 9th/67 M 40-49 4:40:17 | 39/631 | 12th/242 M 40-49 5:27:22 | 14/513 | 6th/36 M 40-49 8:01:54 | 75/1288 | 22nd/495 M 40-49 1:03:29 | 4/23 | 4th/11 M 40-49 |
Maverick Sports (Firecracker 50) does not report DNFs, results include only finishers.
2013 Race Results:
Andre's rookie race season
Andre's rookie race season
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Date:
Mar 13 April 13 May 7 May 11 May 14 May 21 June 1 July 4 July 13 Aug 8 Aug 20 Aug 27 |
Sport, Event:
RUN St. Paddy's Day 5k MTB Austin Rattler MTB New Belgium Short Track MTB Firebird 40 MTB New Belgium Short Track MTB New Belgium Short Track MTB Landis Cyclery Barn Burner MTB Firecracker 50 MTB Silver Rush 50 MTB Leadville Trail 100 MTB Lory Park Challenge MTB Lory Park Challenge |
City:
Fort Collins, Colorado Rocky Hill Ranch, Texas Fort Collins, Colorado Eagle, Colorado Fort Collins, Colorado Fort Collins, Colorado Flagstaff, Arizona Breckenridge, Colorado Leadville, Colorado Leadville, Colorado Fort Collins, Colorado Fort Collins, Colorado |
Distance:
3.1 miles 62 miles 5 miles 42 miles 5 miles 6 miles 104 miles 50 miles 50 miles 100 miles 14 miles 14 miles |
Time, Overall, Class/Age:
0:20:35, 55/2342, 11/141 4:26:24, 60/344, 25/135 0:27:15, 6/55 intermediate 2:46:34, 52/83 open 0:21:22, 2/42 intermediate 0:31:02, 3/35 expert 7:50:02, 25/185, 7/42 4:48:49, 26/54 expert 40s 4:54:39, 78/658, 26/198 8:28:29, 198/1549, 64/554 1:08:41, 12/13 open 1:12:38, 14/16 open |
In 2013, fixing a flat tire led to delays in the Firecracker 50, Leadville 100 and the second Lory Park Mountain Challenge. But thanks to these experiences, I'm getting better at fixing flats in a hurry! Nonetheless, these fixes cost me some time. For example, my moving time (off my Garmin Forerunner 305) was 8 hrs 19 minutes in the Leadville 100, the flat cost me about 9 minutes and during this time I was passed by about 50 riders! I also had mechanical issues (four stops) during the Firebird 40 in 2013, probably my worst performance to date. I experienced far fewer problems in 2014. In part, fewer problems were the result of a tire change. Since about June 2014 I've settled on Specialized Fast Trak Control tires front (2.2) and rear (2.0) for all of my racing and training. I'm grateful to the owner of Peloton Cycles, Robin Torres, for suggesting that I try-out the Fast Traks ...