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2017 Race Results:
MTB = Mountain Bike

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:
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:
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:
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
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 ...

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