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.
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!!
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.
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.
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.
In looking at the results I was the oldest finisher and 5th of 7 60+ men.
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!