tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10543181564927683412024-03-12T18:09:59.169-05:00Saved By The BikeCan a bike save the world?Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-18442779288799734982013-08-29T10:17:00.001-05:002013-08-29T10:26:05.231-05:00Colesburg 40 2013 (20th Annual!!!!)So this is the 20th Annual Colesburg 40 (will be Traci and my last year being race director, new director will be TBD).
Please go here for all the updated information: https://www.facebook.com/events/193147594196420/
VERY IMPORTANT: we are experimenting with a new race start location this year, so for everyone who has showed up for the last 20 some years we have a new start/finish location. It Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-51599787332581596492012-11-22T08:41:00.000-06:002012-11-22T08:42:12.576-06:00Offical Colesburg 40 / 24, 2012 Results2013 Race will be on Monday September 2nd (Labor Day Monday).
Official Results from 2012 Colesburg Gravel Race
Facts from 2012 Race
1. Longest Race Ever (45.something miles)
2. Longest Stone Saddle Time (due to #1, #5 and loose gravel conditions)
3. First Finish by a Road Bike
4. Most Level B Roads
5. Most Broken Hips
1st Over All: Matius Perret Mtn Male Long 2:351st Cross: Jeff Barnes Cross Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-79507076056803577142012-01-15T00:34:00.002-06:002012-01-15T00:35:30.042-06:002012 Bike MapsLance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-91954377307070340032011-10-06T10:49:00.000-05:002011-10-06T10:49:24.404-05:00Triple D 2012 Race Date Announced (Jan 15th, 2012)See the official Triple D BlogSpot for more information and Updates.
Note: this year we've added a Half Marathon Distance for the runners and skiers.Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-44959898566191506852011-08-24T13:38:00.004-05:002011-08-24T16:12:35.661-05:00Colesburg 40 2011 - Labor Day Monday (19th annual)
All the same details as the prior years!
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Alright, if I can come up from Florida to put on this little gravel race, the least some of you locals can do is show up! So, here are the details on the race that no one wants to talk about (do to repressed memories of pain and suffering)…
When: September 5th 2011 (Labor Day Monday), Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-37071781523974658772011-06-08T22:34:00.002-05:002011-06-08T22:45:09.219-05:00Dirty Kanza 200 (DK200) - 200 Mile Gravel Race in Kansas350 Racers, 200 miles of gravel and dirt (mud if it rains) roads, 99 Degrees, zero humidity, 30 mph winds, hail, lightning, unrelenting sun, rocks the size of a small childs head, open range cattle with fresh piles of natural fertilizer, self navigation, stream crossings, unsupported, and the occasional combine to play chicken with… yup its Dirty Kanza 200 time!
http://www.dirtykanza200.com/
Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-24816159319229932692011-06-08T22:30:00.002-05:002011-06-08T22:30:08.516-05:00TransIowa 2011 - Well at least it's not me...soon... but not all that exciting (100 miles out of 350).Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-50862045810347275372011-03-15T09:41:00.000-05:002011-03-15T09:41:25.906-05:00ITI 2011 Race Report(s)Comming soon...Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-88612510083644166262010-12-15T14:26:00.000-06:002010-12-15T14:26:21.627-06:00This years single goal...Reminder to visit TripleDRace for information on the upcoming Triple D Winter Race (Bike or Ski or Run).
This years training schedule is based around just one race, while i'll be racing all the lower 48 snow races as before (see below), there will be no tapper for them, they will be "Training/Testing" events for me. The single goal for the 2010/2011 winter season is the Iditarod Trail Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-31454563852956757732010-11-13T22:31:00.004-06:002010-11-13T22:34:40.825-06:00New Triple D Race Site... link and Follow!To help simplify coordination of the Triple D Winter Race (bike or ski or run), i've setup a blog site just for this race...Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-53271415151658922542010-09-11T17:30:00.007-05:002010-09-12T18:18:29.742-05:00Colesburg 40 ResultsThanks again to all the volunteers who help make this race run as smooth as it does. Big thanks to Karl and Traci who spent 6 hours marking the course the day before. Our Sag drivers Karl and Keith, race photographers PaulE and Cassandra (photos to be posted in a day or two). Jody & David for timings. Our grill masters, all those who brought beer and food.New this year was the addition of a Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-54043916297820733142010-08-22T21:23:00.011-05:002010-08-22T23:46:58.243-05:00Gravel Worlds 2010 - Long Race ReportI tried to keep it short... First I’ll thank Corey "Cornbread" Godfrey for conducting a flawlessly executed event and all his sponsors who helped make it FREE! The Pirate Cycling League, Jay Thomas and the Trek Stores of Omaha, Kansas City, & St. Louis, Cycle Works, Moose's Tooth, Screen Ink, Icon Graphics, Scott Showen and TMCO, Chad Hawthorne and Budweiser/Monster, Oso Burrito, Yia Yia's, The Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-25082069489495809632010-08-08T20:45:00.004-05:002010-08-08T20:48:51.200-05:00Colesburg 40 FlyerSave great race, same great extended weekend... same suffering... but 2 miles easy pavement replaced with 3 miles of gravel+level b! Yes, you heard it here first, the Colesburg 40 JUST GOT BETTER! Because of this were doubling the course record payout (now $100) and preams $40... See you there, Lance A.Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-33164225400918511962010-06-06T16:25:00.008-05:002010-06-06T17:17:11.057-05:00Dirty Kanza 200 - Post RaceThis will just be the ride stats, I'll follow up in a day or two with my ride recap (this race had everything!).Place: 2nd overall (on 2.1" mountain bike tires)Total Distance 201.77 milesAverage speed (on the bike): 17.3 mphAverage speed including CP, & Bonk stop: 13.8 mphTotal Time: 14 Hours, 36 Min, 27 SecondsTotal Climbing: 12,013 feet (holly shi# KANSAS sure isn't flat) – that’s correct 12 Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-53287674376112355372010-05-28T14:28:00.003-05:002010-05-28T14:34:16.317-05:00Triple D 2011 - Jan 16 (Sunday This Year)This will be a three day weekend for some of you. More information will follow in comming months.Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-53294174566505546302010-04-22T05:55:00.004-05:002010-04-22T06:03:41.491-05:00TransIowa here we come, like it or not...I know the route that Guitar Ted has selected will test the riders this year not to make it a challenge to win the race but to simply make the cutoff times to finish the race. The conditions wont be as bad as TI2 but it will be close. Here’s a video from my first attempt at this race:(I'm wearing the yellow raincoat and riding the same bike as i will this year. Was 35 d with 30 mph headwinds)You Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-72137780801900462292010-03-09T20:37:00.003-06:002010-03-09T20:44:04.588-06:00favorite readingKilling some time tonight, I was reading other racers blogs on ITI and Sue100... a quote from my blog would go something like this "great scenery" or “incredible views from the course”, “good race”, etc... Guess I should have paid more attention in writing class... Here's a quote from Juneau Jill:"The middle of the night is one of my favorite times to be riding during an endurance event. Before aLance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-82788450460191364192010-03-09T19:58:00.000-06:002010-03-09T19:59:24.897-06:00...I dreamed of a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old oneLance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-40406331946598000242010-02-22T20:27:00.002-06:002010-02-22T20:29:01.588-06:00Pictures from Susitna 100
Sorry there aren't more but I didn't take my Camera along... won't make that mistake in Alaska again!Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-75745874291831897392010-02-16T02:48:00.002-06:002010-02-16T03:01:41.030-06:00Susitna 100 – Ultramarathon in the Alaskan Wilderness – 3rd Overall, 2nd BikeBack in Florida now and the temps are about the same (WTF). I usually talk about the race, how things worked themselves out, what went wrong, etc… so here goes, Got a good start took the lead about a mile into the race and with a hot pace to thin things out a bit. Pete, Joe, Erik and I were all that were left and were the lead group at about 10 miles in. From there Peter and I would trade spots Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-71538428196457844032010-02-03T10:06:00.009-06:002010-02-03T15:41:21.958-06:00Arrowhead 135 Race ReportAn incredible thanks to Pierre and Cheryl Oster who have grown the Arrowhead Ultra event to over a 100 racers in icebox of the US, and mostly of all organized it so well, they had volunteers helping volunteers. Joel Austin came along with me to take photos this year (Joel Finished 12th last year on a 26 inch “skinny bike” and will return next year on either a 29er skinny or a pugs). More photos Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-19584095952437260002010-01-25T19:00:00.006-06:002010-01-25T20:53:29.884-06:00ThanksHuge thanks to those who helped at the Triple D race this year...Traci Andre - Race Day Coordinator/PhotographerBill Stoffel Jr. - Category AwardsDuff Stewart - RegistrationAnnie Potter - Run/Ski FinishPatsi Green - Run/Ski FinishAlaine Jamison - Bike FinishDena Donatsch LMT – Post Race MassagesKarl Steichen - Photographer / Sag DriverFrank Flack - Course Safety / Sag DriverGary Bramel - Course Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-87163827908338042822010-01-10T15:23:00.026-06:002011-01-05T15:26:39.985-06:002010 Triple D Race Results
If you have any of the following please forward them to me:
1. Bike mileage and time
2. Blog write up link
3. Photos (race photos by Traci and a couple others)
Below are the unoffical results, i say that only because of the sagged bikers (please review results, if they are not correct please let me know and i'll verify the corrections and get them updated).
We had 9 bikers, 4 skiers and 8 Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-35767285477291068242010-01-10T15:20:00.005-06:002010-01-10T15:23:38.753-06:00Triple D 2010 - Lance's Race LogIt’s amazing things always conspire to make Triple D so difficult, in 2008 we had -25df wind-chill, in 2009 we had 9” of fresh powder over a inch of ice the night before the race, and this year we had 6-8” of fresh snow two days before and -20 wind-chill at the start, but the day would peak at 12 dF and drop back to -25 dF wind-chill by the time the Frozen Satel checked in. Optimistically the Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054318156492768341.post-34096309351323673512010-01-08T19:14:00.002-06:002010-01-08T19:19:27.564-06:00Last minute Triple D items1. There will be an area set aside for a "Swap" Put a post it on the item you want to sell with your asking price. If the item is free, just state free to good home on the tag.2. Trails are looking good... there's been a lot of snow machine traffic on them last night and today, so the race for the bikers will be doable.3. 26.2 mile and 50 sections are marked. Trails look good for the runners and Lance H Andrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541955323156650328noreply@blogger.com4