Photos from 2010, courtesy of: Chihping Fu • Yujie Liu • Craig Heinselman
Results for previous years • Pictures from previous years
Two of the beneficiaries of the more than ten thousand dollars that this race has raised for the
environmental advocacy/protection work of the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society over the years.
The Burrowing Owls of Santa Clara County thank you for your contributions.
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Start/Finish |
Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve parking lot on the west side of Skyline Blvd. (Highway 35), 0.9M S/SE of the intersection of Page Mill Rd. and Skyline Blvd. (35), and 5.4M N/NW of the intersection of Rt. 9 and 35. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Driving |
From the north/east, it is probably best to use 92 or 84 to reach 35 (Skyline), and then go south until you pass Page Mill Rd. and then go 0.9M further on the right. From the middle of the Peninsula (e.g., Palo Alto), Page Mill or Moody/Page Mill to Skyline, then left 0.9M. From the south, ascend to 35 on Rt. 9 from Saratoga, and then go north 5.4M to the preserve on your left. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date |
Sunday, August 15, 2010 (2011 date TBD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Start Time |
9:00 a.m. [Sunrise 6:25 am; Sunset 8:01 pm]. Race briefing will start at 8:45 and the race will go off promptly at 9. Please arrive with suitable time to spare. EARLY START: If and only if you are expecting a finish in excess of 7 hours, there is an early start at 8:00 a.m. You will be timed, but you are not eligible for any awards (after all, you're running when it's cooler). We will attempt to have registration available at 7:30; definitely no earlier! There is a 5-minute walk to the start, though, so don't cut it too close. |
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Distance |
50K | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fee |
None, but we WILL ask for a voluntary donation on race day which will be donated to the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, perhaps the premiere defender of wildlife habitat and open space land in the area (bring a check if you are concerned about tax-deductibility; otherwise cash; $25 is suggested, more is even better, but the amount and the donation itself are entirely voluntary). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registration |
REQUIRED so we can know how much food and water to have available and also because there is a limit imposed by our permit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Timing |
Using PocketTimer Pro for iPhone from Stevens Creek Software (naturally) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aid |
At 10.9, 19.3, and 24.9M (two water bottles or equivalent suggested). Full aid is provided, including water, sports drink, Coke, GU, potato chips, boiled potatoes, M&Ms, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Post-Race Food |
Yes, including sub sandwiches and other goodies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Volunteers |
Most welcome and very much needed! (Please use registration form below as well) Information about various volunteer jobs is found here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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T-Shirt |
There is always a special giveaway at this race. The registration form asks for your T-Shirt size "just in case" we decide on a T-shirt, although it hasn't been in quite a few years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route |
A mix of single-track and fireroad, covered woods and open hillsides. Two crossings of Stevens Creek; quite likely in August neither will involve getting wet. Course drains well and only minor mud will be encountered, probably none unless it has rained hard and recently. The basic route proceeds south (southeast) from the start via Stevens Canyon and up the Table Mountain/Charcoal Flat Trail to Saratoga Gap, then back via Long Ridge Open Space Preserve to the start, then north (northwest) along the Bay Area Ridge Trail through Russian Ridge O.S.P. to Rapley Ranch Road and then back. Climbing is approximately 5450' overall (see profile below) but with only one sustained climb (1100' over 3.6M) and virtually all climbs are "runnable" (i.e., only a few short "very steep" sections). At the same time, however, virtually the entire course is rolling; there are no flat sections of any signficant length. A detailed map and description with distances is found here. Watch a movie showing some of the views from the course Some overall views of the course and the elevation profile:
A picture tour of the course can be found here. Maps of all these trails are available online. |
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Course Records |
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Parking |
Plenty available at Start/Finish (free). When you enter the parking lot, turn LEFT and park in the "Equestrian lot" (i.e., do NOT turn right and park in the main lot which is where one usually parks at this preserve). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bathrooms |
At the start there is a bathroom in the main parking lot (the one to the RIGHT when you enter), so when you arrive in the morning, you may want to go there first, then drive back to the other (lower) parking lot. On the course you pass (within 30 yards) that same bathroom just after the 19M aid/finish line at around mile 20; the only other bathroom is in the Skyline Ridge parking lot which you run through at mile 22 and 29. There are also 31 miles of trails. :-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
