My P.R.’s (Personal Records)

Myself & the Cervelo

My best effort at the following activities:

Road Cycling

  • Fastest 20-mile time trial, solo: 54:20 (22.2 MPH) on 17 Aug 2015 (age 61). Strava link.
  • Fastest 100km (~ 63 miles) solo time trial (RUSA Permanent Populaire): 3:25 or 18.5 MPH during 2015, age 61. Strava link.
  • Fastest 50-mile road bike with a group: ~ 2:29 in 2015.
  • 50-mile road bike, solo: 2:41, ~ 19.5 MPH on 7 Nov 2015 (age 61). Strava link.
  • Fastest 100-mile road bike with a group: 5:12 total time in 2014 (age 60) El Tour de Tucson. 109 miles with approx. 3,000 feet of climbing. That was 532 place out of approx. 3,200 for that distance.
  • Fastest 600km (~ 375 miles) brevet group effort: 25:46 in Arizona, 2010. Tombstone, Casa Grande Start.
  • R70 Honor Recipient on the Cyclos Montagnards site. This is for finishing a full brevet series (200km, 300km, 400km & 600km) in 70% of maximum allotted time frame (2010).
  • My toughest 600km or most climbing in two days (32,000’+ of climbing): 45:36 hours. Utah’s Super Randonneur 600 “Permanent” on 11-12 Sep 2015 (age 61). Strava link.
  • Fastest 1200km (~ 750 mile) brevet with a group (sleep on all three nights): 79:01 starting on 24 June 2013 (age 59) Gold Rush Randonnée. Strava link.
  • Maximum mileage for 24-hours, solo, no drafting: 384 miles at 2015 World Time -trial Championships in Borrego Springs Calif. (age 61). Blog link. First place in my age group for a small field of only four.
  • Oldest in the Texas Time Trials 24-hour solo no drafting race. Despite being the oldest person to participate. I placed 5th place out of 18 men (conventional or upright division), which was one slot off the podium (darn). I pedaled 344 miles at 2015 Texas Time Trials (age 61). Blog link.
  • Longest ride w/o sleeping: 517 miles on 31 July 2015 (age 61)…37:52 moving time. Saint to Sinners relay race (solo). Strava link. 2nd place solo finish…five solo riders started, but only two finished. As of 2015, I was the oldest person to ever finish this event; only three riders had completed this event solo.

Ski Mountaineering (skimo or randonnée skiing)

Maximum vertical elevation gain in one day: 10,150 feet. In-bounds at Brighton Ski Resort, 19 Feb 2015, (age 60). Strava link.

Most grueling multi-day backcountry ski trip (self supported): Sierra Haute Route in the spring of 2024. Four nights & approx. 54 miles. Strava link.

SUP

Fastest 30-minute time trial paddle (out and back): 5.0 MPH, Sept or Oct 2013 on Electric Lake, Utah.

First documented solo crossing of the Great Salt Lake on a stand-up paddle board: Total time of 7:41 hours & 28 miles on 9 October 2012. Blog report.

Trail Running

I have finished two 50-mile ultras (Moab to Slickrock & Squaw Peak 50) and one 100-miler (Leadville Trail 100 in 2007) before my “infamous” left ankle imploded, forcing me to switch from running to cycling.