A fun race that includes the Alien Run Trails outside of Aztec, NM. There is a 13 mile, 30 mile and 60 mile race. This year because of snow and bad weather the races were 13 miles, 26.5 miles and 38 miles. Ries and I did the 26.5 mile race and Kim did the 13 mile race.
A fast fun 13 mile course with about 1000 feet of elevation gain. This year the weather was cold with intermittent snow throughout the day. The first and last laps were COLD.
I teamed up with D. Million from Las Cruces for this race. We were the oldest male duo team by far and held our own finishing 4th out of 23 teams. I did 5 laps and D. Million did 4 for our total of 9.
Kim teamed up with E. Linde for this race, it was supposed to be a women's team but some of the members were injured so it ended up a women's duo, "Burque Brujas". Kim did 4 laps, including the first and last.
The race consisted of about 190km of total distance and 15500 feet of climbing on 87% single tract trails specifically made for mountain biking. The rest was on forest logging roads and was used primarily for passing and climbing. It was a great 5 days of mountain biking in a new environment. The organization was great and the week went off without a hitch. I would highly recommend this event.
Kim had a great race, finishing each day with a smile.
Ries and I were fortunate to take the overall win from the 60+ team that won the category in 2024 by about 20 minutes.
Today was a 39km course with 3000 feet of climbing. There were a couple of road climbs but the rest of the day was single tract.
A stressful day for Kim as her front tire went flat at the starting line so she had to air up hope the Stan’s worked!
A fun 39km course with 2500 feet of climbing entirely on mountain bike trails.
A 32km stage with 3000 feet of climbing.
This was the queen stage, a 54km day with about 5000 feet of climbing.
Today was a fast 21km route but there was some real climbing right out of the gate. The total elevation gain was 2000 feet.
The overall is based on the combined total for all three days of racing.
The enduro sections were the same as last year. Lots of fast fun. Overall there was 17 miles of riding during the enduro including the 3 enduro segments that were totaled about 4 miles.
This years XC race used the same course as last year. The course felt very heavy as compared to previous years due to the rain. The sandy sections felt like velcro and it was all about power, even on the long downhill sections.
This years time trial was cut short due to rain and only a few categories were allowed to race to prevent trail damage. The course was shortened to 3 miles and only about 30 racers completed the course before ongoing rain stopped the race. The time trial for all the other race categories that were not allowed to race Friday afternoon due to the rain was the last 6 miles of the 40 mile cross country race.
This 24 hour mountain bike race is on a fast 16 mile course with lots of twisting turns and jumping cactus! This was the 25h annual race. I was on the 5 person co-ed team with the sum of the racers age greater than 250. There were 22 teams in our category, we finished 1st.
My lap times were 1:10:40, 1:15:51, 1:16:46 and 1:11:10. The team consisted of T. Risner, D. Jordan, D. Million, R. Flores and myself.
Kim did 4 laps to start the race finishing at 7pm. Then she got some sleep and went out again at about 7am for three more laps. A solid 102 miles!!
Jan did the 75 mile race and Kim the 23 mile race. The 75 mile race had 6K feet of climbing and a 1 mile plus hike a bike in the snow. As the race progressed the wind and wind gusts got worse and worse. The 75 mile race started a 9am and the 23 mile race at 12:30pm so Kim and Kari started at noon to try to avoid some of the worsing wind conditions. The weather service described 75 mile an hour winds.
In looking at the results I was the oldest finisher and 5th of 7 60+ men.
Kim and Kari started early and would have finished in 36th and 37th place respectively but since they started early they did not get an official finish time.
A new Zia Rides event based in Old Tucson, AZ. A fun mix of trails with fast sandy sections, big gravel not much climbing on a 13 mile course.
A favorite cyclocross venue, lots of grass, tight twisty turns through the apple orchard and fast ditch bank dirt sections. It's a bumpy course!