2004 SMSC Tour de Flatirons Race #3: Third Flatiron
There’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Dave Mackey. Dave Mackey is an all-around adventure superstar. There is nothing he can’t do. From onsighting 5.12 to national champion 50-mile runner to adventure racing victories, he does it all. At least he does now. His entry in the scrambling races was a long awaited and highly anticipated event, similar to his debut at the 100-mile running distance. At the Western States 100, the most competitive 100-mile race in the world, Dave finished 2nd in his debut at the distance. In Dave’s first time in the 5-year-old Third Flatiron Race, he not only took top honors, but also shattered the record set last year by Buzz Burrell. Dave ran a jaw-dropping 33:17 for the 3-mile, 1600 vertical foot, 8-pitch 5.2 course.
If Dave is the sheriff, then Galen Burrell is the deputy, for he also broke the previous record, finishing in 43:02. Galen’s dad, Buzz, followed a minute back with an excellent time. Jon Sargent was a further 12 seconds back, but with a huge PR and he continues to close the gap on Buzz. In all, seven racers were under 39 minutes! Nine were under 41 minutes! Joseffa Mier finished with a new female course record of 1:01:44.
More details to follow.
Lots of photos of the start/finish are here and photos from the face by Mark Bockmann are here.
Table 1: Full results for 2004 SMSC Third Flatiron Race (! – denotes PR)
|
Place |
Scrambler |
Time |
|
1 |
Dave Mackey (! – course record) |
33:17 |
|
2 |
Galen Burrell ! |
34:02 |
|
3 |
Buzz Burrell |
35:02 |
|
4 |
Jon Sargent ! |
35:17 |
|
5 |
Stefan Griebel ! |
37:20 |
|
6 |
Christian Griffith ! |
37:24 |
|
7 |
David Stewart ! |
38:58 |
|
8 |
Ben Mottinger |
40:15 |
|
9 |
Chad Greedy ! |
40:47 |
|
10 |
Josh Thompson ! |
44:18 |
|
11 |
Tony Bubb ! |
45:27 |
|
12 |
Martin LeRoux ! |
46:10 |
|
13 |
Joseffa Mier ! |
1:01:44 |