Place Time Pace Bib# Name/City Age Division Div. Pl. Sex Sex Pl.
1 3:58:00 7:39.6 43 Leor Pantilat, San Carlos 25 M 1 M 1
2 4:44:43 9:09.8 13 Pierre-Yves Couteau, San Jose 43 M 2 M 2
3 4:58:01 9:35.5 49 Jason Reed, San Bruno 30 M 3 M 3
4 4:58:50 9:37.1 34 Siming Li, San Jose 32 M 4 M 4
5 5:09:26 9:57.6 21 Mark Hartell, Albany 45 M 5 M 5
6 5:27:18 10:32.1 60 Mike Topper, Redwood City 50 M 6 M 6
7 5:39:35 10:55.8 69 Haiming Yu, San Jose 39 M 7 M 7
8 5:49:03 11:14.1 71 Bob Hearn, Menlo Park 43 M 8 M 8
9 5:53:58 11:23.6 76 Dorothy Golubski, Pleasanton 43 F 1 F 1
10 5:54:00 11:23.6 7 Doug Bond, San Francisco 46 M 9 M 9
11 6:09:45 11:54.1 63 Hannes Vogel, Cupertino 56 M 10 M 10
12 6:13:17 12:00.9 29 Takahiro Kakuta, Foster City 37 M 11 M 11
13 6:25:51 12:25.2 36 John McKiernan, Cupertino 51 M 12 M 12
14 6:27:03 12:27.5 77 Penny Beeston, Cupertino 49 F 2 F 2
15 6:30:03 12:33.3 28 Jeff Jones, Sunnyvale 55 M 13 M 13
16 6:30:11 12:33.5 23 Craig Heinselman, Palo Alto 51 M 14 M 14
17 6:39:48 12:52.1 50 Ed Riccio, Union City 54 M 15 M 15
18 6:39:52 12:52.2 45 David Pirogowicz, Santa Clara 57 M 16 M 16
19 6:46:09 13:04.4 16 Jay Elkerton, Gilroy 51 M 17 M 17
20 6:49:25 13:10.7 15 Bill Dodson, Mountain View 74 M 18 M 18
21 6:51:26 13:14.6 74 Monique Barakat, Palo Alto 28 F 3 F 3
22 6:51:59 13:15.6 75 Daniel Boyle, Pleasanton 45 M 19 M 19
23 6:52:03 13:15.8 32 Eric Lacher, Minneapolis 40 M Early Start 1 M 20
24 6:56:47 13:24.9 1 Steve Patt, Cupertino 60 M 20 M 21
25 6:59:27 13:30.0 24 Wally Hesseltine, Lafayette 66 M 21 M 22
26 7:07:37 13:45.8 10 Jason Chan, Campbell 33 M 22 M 23
27 7:10:23 13:51.2 20 Ajay Guleria, San Jose 40 M Early Start 2 M 24
28 7:10:32 13:51.5 38 Christine Miller, Sunnyvale 50 F Early Start 1 F 4
29 7:14:25 13:59.0 58 Jean Suyenaga, San Jose 42 F 4 F 5
30 7:23:51 14:17.2 57 John Stotts, Santa Clara 62 M Early Start 3 M 25
31 7:25:17 14:19.9 35 Don Lundell, Palo Alto 47 M 23 M 26
32 7:25:20 14:20.0 51 Gillian Robinson, Palo Alto 42 F 5 F 6
33 7:32:44 14:34.3 55 Ernesto Matal Sol, San Francisco 50 M 24 M 27
34 7:33:08 14:35.1 73 Leigh Moser, Brentwood 40 F 6 F 7
35 7:33:08 14:35.1 72 Heather Vannes, Modesto 40 F 7 F 8
36 7:38:35 14:45.6 39 Cynthia Moore, Palo Alto 53 F 8 F 9
37 7:39:29 14:47.4 54 Mark Sloan, Redwood City 51 M Early Start 4 M 28
38 7:41:41 14:51.6 66 Chuck Wilson, Palo Alto 60 M Early Start 5 M 29
39 7:45:28 14:58.9 67 David Wright, Livermore 61 M 25 M 30
40 7:48:37 15:05.0 48 Anil Rao, Sunnyvale 34 M 26 M 31
41 7:50:45 15:09.1 26 Keith Hussinger, San Carlos 49 M 27 M 32
42 7:50:45 15:09.1 41 Jun Nishimura, Cupertino 58 M 28 M 33
43 7:51:50 15:11.2 8 Christina Brownson, Cupertino 59 F Early Start 2 F 10
44 7:57:16 15:21.7 64 Sanjay Waghray, San Jose 51 M Early Start 6 M 34
45 8:36:51 16:38.1 27 Roger Jensen, Rancho Cordova 50 M Early Start 7 M 35
46 8:46:00 16:55.8 98 SWEEP: Mylinh Nguyen, Milpitas 51 F 9 F 11
47 8:46:00 16:55.8 99 SWEEP: Chau Pham, Milpitas 56 M 29 M 36
48 8:46:27 16:56.7 46 Kat Powell, San Jose 58 F 10 F 12
49 8:50:37 17:04.7 44 Rajeev Patel, San Jose 49 M Early Start 8 M 37
Place Time Pace Bib# Name/City Age Division Div. Place Sex Sex Place 10.9M 19.3M 24.5M 1 5:07:29 9:53.8 63 Mark Tanaka, Castro Valley 41 M 1 M 1 1:39:04 2:55:25 3:49:36 2 5:44:13 11:04.8 20 Pierre-Yves Couteau, San Jose 42 M 2 M 2 1:48:08 3:10:11 4:23:40 3 5:57:02 11:29.5 7 Bruce La Belle, Davis 53 M 3 M 3 1:47:02 3:22:15 4:44:33 4 6:00:58 11:37.1 53 Tom Riley, Orinda 47 M 4 M 4 2:03:05 3:36:38 4:44:18 5 6:01:04 11:37.3 39 Siming Li, San Jose 31 M 5 M 5 1:46:50 3:14:11 4:37:10 6 6:01:49 11:38.7 44 Lina McCain, Mountain View 42 F 1 F 1 2:02:28 3:36:00 4:44:12 7 6:07:53 11:50.5 62 Joseph Swenson, Livermore 53 M 6 M 6 2:02:24 3:34:09 4:44:24 8 6:30:16 12:33.7 37 David Kamp, Corvallis, OR 60 M 7 M 7 2:10:29 3:48:59 5:02:20 9 6:33:07 12:39.2 66 Hannes Vogel, Cupertino 55 M 8 M 8 1:59:58 3:40:52 5:00:01 10 6:39:34 12:51.6 43 Rob Mann, Prunedale 36 M 9 M 9 2:07:38 3:55:01 5:12:12 11 6:50:09 13:12.1 5 Doug Bond, San Francisco 45 M 10 M 10 2:08:27 3:52:20 5:09:23 12 6:53:54 13:19.3 3 David Dreyfuss, Palo Alto 53 M Early Start 1 M 11 2:14:21 4:01:52 5:19:56 13 6:58:05 13:27.4 56 Ray Sanchez, Sacramento 41 M 11 M 12 2:17:46 4:12:24 5:32:52 14 6:59:30 13:30.1 30 Jeff Jones, Sunnyvale 54 M 12 M 13 2:11:02 4:01:36 5:24:28 15 7:01:05 13:33.2 6 Penny Beeston, Cupertino 48 F 2 F 2 2:10:10 3:54:14 5:19:56 16 7:01:05 13:33.2 60 Charles Stevens, Mountain View 52 M 13 M 14 2:06:36 3:52:04 5:20:05 17 7:09:08 13:48.7 19 Dennis Connor, San Jose 47 M 14 M 15 2:17:38 4:08:11 5:35:52 18 7:10:10 13:50.7 9 Kap'n Kirk Boisseree, Fremont 50 M 15 M 16 2:13:01 4:08:09 5:35:16 19 7:22:08 14:13.9 52 Ed Riccio, Union City 53 M 16 M 17 2:15:11 4:15:10 5:45:49 20 7:23:34 14:16.6 51 David Pirogowicz, Santa Clara 56 M 17 M 18 2:15:15 4:16:16 5:46:00 21 7:29:18 14:27.7 69 David Williams, Herald 54 M 18 M 19 2:15:18 4:05:42 5:31:03 22 7:30:17 14:29.6 29 Craig Heinselman, Palo Alto 50 M 19 M 20 2:18:38 4:24:25 5:51:36 23 7:37:55 14:44.3 31 Tim Hicks, Altaville/Angels Camp 65 M 20 M 21 2:17:49 4:09:26 - 24 7:50:50 15:09.3 24 Matt Covey, Campbell 48 M 21 M 22 2:16:36 4:17:34 5:52:42 25 7:50:50 15:09.3 14 Krista Callinan, Davis 27 F 3 F 3 1:43:27 3:10:02 4:50:43 26 8:04:19 15:35.3 67 Michele Santilhano, Menlo Park 38 F 4 F 4 2:33:11 4:48:44 6:25:10 27 8:06:07 15:38.8 59 Ernesto Matal Sol, Antioch 49 M 22 M 23 2:35:05 4:52:33 6:24:01 28 8:12:57 15:52.0 70 Chuck Wilson, Palo Alto 59 M 23 M 24 2:30:19 4:39:54 6:25:16 29 8:16:48 15:59.4 36 Roger Jensen, Rancho Cordova 49 M Early Start 2 M 25 2:33:32 4:51:00 6:32:03 30 8:25:14 16:15.7 25 David Gordon, Sebastopol 62 M 24 M 26 2:33:02 4:47:47 6:26:31 31 8:29:44 16:24.4 68 Scott Whisler, Boulder Creek 47 M 25 M 27 2:23:33 4:41:37 6:31:21 32 8:30:49 16:26.5 58 Mark Sloan, Redwood City 50 M Early Start 3 M 28 2:33:37 3:43:28 5:27:57 33 8:43:48 16:51.6 48 Jim Ottenheimer, Livermore 53 M 26 M 29 2:34:59 4:42:55 6:26:50 34 9:05:48 17:34.1 72 David Wright, Pleasanton 60 M 27 M 30 2:34:11 4:58:07 6:49:52 35 9:26:34 18:14.2 42 Anne Lew, Berkeley 31 F 5 F 5 2:46:10 5:24:27 7:12:57 36 9:27:25 18:15.8 57 Cynthia Moore, Palo Alto 52 F Early Start 1 F 6 2:59:19 5:26:51 7:23:30 26 Ron Gutierrez, San Francisco 41 M 1:47:47 3:18:55 73 Eric Berkenkotter, Livermore 49 M 1:59:13 3:39:47 71 Calvin Wong, Pittsburg 27 M 2:07:40 3:46:22 13 Ron Duncan, Los Gatos 44 M 2:13:06 4:04:10 10 Peggy Alfred, Cupertino 49 F 2:15:09 4:07:21 33 Michael Dhuey, Cupertino 50 M 2:15:05 4:08:30 64 Paul Osepa, Santa Clara 48 M 2:15:02 4:15:32 17 Clement Choy, Alamo 61 M 2:18:09 4:17:17 15 Weisin Chong, Cupertino 39 M 2:14:14 4:18:17 27 Matt Hartley, Albany 39 M 2:18:11 4:24:44 4 Doug Bailey, San Jose 56 M 2:22:07 4:42:05 61 Jean Suyenaga, San Jose 41 F 2:21:21 4:50:04 12 Christina Brownson, Cupertino 58 F 2:54:00 5:23:36 34 Lee Jebian, Mountain View 67 M 3:07:02 6:25:26 35 Wini Jebian, Mountain View 64 F 3:07:02 6:25:26 32 Ralph Hirt, Crescent City 70 M 1:47:32 11 Kenny Bright, Fremont 49 M 1:59:11 2 Adam Blum, Los Gatos 44 M 2:04:30 1 Steve Patt, Cupertino 59 M 2:22:37 21 Meg Deverin, Berkeley 27 F 2:32:26 28 Brian Hawkinson, San Jose 31 M 2:35:13 16 Ajay Guleria, San Jose 39 M 2:36:16 18 Lisa Cogar, Union City 42 F 2:39:26
59 starters, 36 finishers
Volunteers (without whom the race would not be possible): Debi Jamison, Dave Combs, Stan Jensen, Sanjay & Vik Waghray, Mollie Whisler and children, Rajeev Patel, Bob Power, Bob Hirt, Jean Pommier, Christine Miller, Tom Davis, Lisa Cogar, Brian Hawkinson, Penny Beeston and friends (course marking), Buddy Pohl (course marking), Matt Thau and John Behring (course checking)
Timing by Pocket Timer for the Palm, scoring with PocketTimer Pro/Race Base for the iPhone , both from Stevens Creek Software
The Stevens Creek 50K was started as a “birthday run,” celebrating my March 21 birthday. March, however, is rainy season in Northern California, and in three of the first five years we’d had cold, rainy weather which was fine for the runners but not so nice for the volunteers, most notably the head volunteer, my wife Debi Jamison. She’d been agitating for a change of date for several years, but 2006 was the last straw. Torrential rains the night before brought Stevens Creek, which is crossed twice, to record levels, and only some fast talking prevented a ranger from canceling our race. Then one of our runners slipped off a log at the waist high creek crossing and went completely underwater, putting a good scare into himself and the runners who were there to witness it. That did it – in its sixth year of existence, the Stevens Creek 50K would be my “half-birthday” run, held in September. We’d had it with rain.
September, like the five months that precede it, rarely has rain in Northern California. Unfortunately, that means it’s fire season! There hadn’t actually been a fire in the area in many years, but lo and behold, just 9 days before the race, there was a fire in Stevens Canyon. It wasn’t actually on the course, so when I went up for a training/reconnaissance run the weekend before the race I was both surprised and chagrined to find the first 13 miles of the course closed to public access! Did we escape the flood only to leap into the fire?
Fortunately the fire was extinguished, the rangers opened the trails mid-week, and we were ready to go. On race morning, 54 runners lined up on a beautiful Bay Area morning, ready to enjoy 31 of the most scenic miles anywhere. Five of them — Kap'n Kirk Boiseree, Wally Hesseltine, Jim Magill, Dave Wright, and R.D. Steve Patt — were starting (and would eventually finish) their sixth Stevens Creek 50K, but the future winners were more of an unknown quantity. After four years with some really top names winning the race (Lon Freeman, Beverly Anderson-Abbs, Kevin Sawchuk, Zack Grossman, Brian Robinson, Sophia Lewis), this year the men’s race was wide open. For the women, Beth Vitalis, with two second place finishes and a third to her credit, was the clear favorite.
Few would have predicted that the early leader would be a 15-year-old boy, Michael Kanning. Kanning started running ultras at age 14 with the Helen Klein 50 in 2006, and had run eight other ultras prior to Stevens Creek, so he was remarkably experienced, but his early pace proved too ambitious. He built a 4-minute lead into the first aid station at mile 11, but his lead dwindled to just seconds at mile 19. He ran into electrolyte problems after that, but still held on for fourth overall and third male.
The winner was 24 years older than Kanning but with significantly less ultra experience — it was his first! Jun Funaki had turned in a 3:01 at the San Francisco Marathon at the end of July, and although that kind of speed wasn’t enough to challenge Freeman’s course record, he ran steadily, didn’t fade as his run went longer and farther than he ever had before, and was clear of Mike Topper, his nearest male competitor, by 15 minutes at the finish.
Funaki’s nearest competitor wasn’t Topper, though, but Beth Vitalis. Actually a few seconds ahead of Funaki at 11 miles after the major climb out of Stevens Canyon, she stayed within sight of the leader for almost the whole race, until finally finishing two minutes back for a well-deserved win. Fourth time’s a charm! Lina McCain, who had beat Vitalis for second place back in 2003 after Beth took a wrong turn, this time followed across the finish line for second place woman, with Marissa Walker taking third.
44 runners finished the race, having enjoyed spectacular weather all day. As always, the no-fee but “all-frills” race was fully-funded by sponsor Stevens Creek Software, with swag provided by Zombie Runner. In lieu of an entry fee, $1200 in voluntary contributions were collected to benefit the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society.
More than a dozen people helped with this year’s race, among them aid station captains Debi Jamison and Tom Kaisersatt, and photographer Jim Melton. Dave Combs, Chris Miller, Charles Stevens, Mary Melton, and Jun and Naomi Nishimura all put in long hours as well. It goes without saying the race couldn’t be held without them. Other volunteers included Penny Beeston and friends and Buddy Pohl who helped marked the course, Karen Wells, Rick Schaefer, Tom Davis, Lem Oandasan, and Charles Stevens. Major thanks to all.
Some quick pix (LOTS more to come):
5-time finishers Steve Patt, Dave Wright, Kap'n Kirk Boiseree, Wally Hesseltine, and Jim Magill prepare to start on their sixth attempt at the Stevens Creek 50K |
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Winner Jun Funaki with head volunteer Debi Jamison and his winner's plaque (showing the Stevens Creek watershed as viewed from mile 1.5 of the course) |
Women's winner Beth Vitalis |
Dave Wright becomes the fifth 6-time finisher |
The always smiling Padma Subbaraya, making the most of a beautiful day |
Stevens Creek 50K
Sat. Sept 8, 2007
PLACE TIME NAME, CITY DIVISION DivPL AGE PACE 10.9M 19.3M 24.5M
1 5:13:22 Jun Funaki, Sunnyvale M 1 39 10:05.2 1:47:50 3:03:59 4:04:42
2 5:15:22 Beth Vitalis, Livermore F 1 42 10:09.0 1:47:43 3:04:49 4:05:31
3 5:28:34 Mike Topper, Redwood City M 2 48 10:34.5 1:52:16 3:14:20 4:17:03
4 5:36:37 Michael Kanning, Los Altos M 3 15 10:50.1 1:44:04 3:03:53 4:20:38
5 5:40:01 Alan Geraldi, San Francisco M 4 43 10:56.6 1:52:32 3:14:36 4:18:26
6 5:43:33 Michael Nicolls, Menlo Park M 5 26 11:03.5 1:57:00 3:20:42 4:25:03
7 5:55:44 Jim Normile, Los Altos M 6 50 11:27.0 1:52:29 3:23:47 4:36:36
8 5:56:30 Lina McCain, Mountain View F 2 41 11:28.5 2:02:55 3:31:42 4:37:12
9 5:58:32 Brian Wyatt, Berkeley M 7 37 11:32.4 1:49:06 3:12:56 4:16:49
10 6:01:08 Ian Hersey, Menlo Park M 8 45 11:37.4 1:57:35 3:18:00 4:30:36
11 6:02:04 Jim Schollard, Sausalito M 9 40 11:39.2 2:04:23 3:31:08 4:40:20
12 6:08:06 Craig Heinselman, Palo Alto M 10 49 11:50.9 2:06:35 3:38:43 4:48:37
13 6:13:50 Tadashi Ogitsu, Livermore M 11 42 12:02.0 1:57:53 3:31:15 4:46:13
14 6:15:13 Ernesto Matal Sol, Antioch M 12 48 12:04.6 2:02:53 3:43:08 4:53:57
15 6:23:45 Ed Riccio, Union City M 13 52 12:21.1 2:12:56 3:48:46 5:00:47
16 6:24:17 David Pirogowicz, Santa Clara M 14 55 12:22.1 2:12:35 3:48:00 5:00:50
17 6:26:08 Marissa Walker, Berkeley F 3 39 12:25.7 2:16:57 3:58:02 5:06:14
18 6:27:15 Adam Blum, Los Gatos* M 15 43 12:27.9 1:46:57 3:14:12 4:28:26
19 6:35:15 Jim Magill, Saratoga M 16 60 12:43.3 2:11:35 3:46:56 5:04:57
20 6:35:36 Luis Velasquez, Foster City M 17 37 12:44.0 2:07:10 3:48:31 5:05:12
21 6:36:17 Jerry Roninger, Fremont M 18 61 12:45.3 2:06:26 3:40:33 5:00:57
22 6:36:38 Pavan Ramarapu, Saratoga M 19 33 12:46.0 2:24:21 4:02:02 5:17:26
23 6:39:13 Brian Harvey, Hollister M 20 31 12:51.0 2:05:25 3:45:31 5:06:52
24 6:41:14 Wally Hesseltine, Lafayette M 21 64 12:54.9 2:13:02 3:56:11 5:13:13
25 6:42:41 Patrick Sexton, Santa Clara M 22 32 12:57.7 2:02:21 3:31:20 4:58:21
26 6:43:04 Rob Mann, Prunedale M 23 35 12:58.4 2:23:35 3:54:35 5:06:48
27 6:54:17 Todd Hayes, San Jose M 24 57 13:20.1 2:05:29 3:47:06 5:13:58
28 6:59:30 Kap'n Kirk Boisseree, Fremont M 25 49 13:30.1 2:13:08 3:58:00 5:24:58
29 7:01:56 Anil Rao, Sunnyvale M 26 32 13:34.8 2:26:31 4:05:11 5:25:02
30 7:08:32 Steve Patt, Cupertino M 27 58 13:47.6 2:21:30 4:08:17 5:32:11
31 7:09:52 Joe Mitchell, Los Altos M 28 46 13:50.2 2:15:13 4:00:10 5:27:25
32 7:11:12 John Stotts, Santa Clara M 29 60 13:52.7 2:30:10 4:12:00 5:34:30
33 7:15:03 Terry Ridgway, San Jose M 30 41 14:00.2 2:30:19 4:19:00 5:41:24
34 7:28:58 Lisa Cogar, Union City F 4 41 14:27.1 2:23:00 4:13:19 5:36:43
35 7:40:12 Mylinh Nguyen, Milpitas F 5 49 14:48.7 2:27:32 4:32:08 6:01:24
36 8:00:53 Eric Robinson, Richmond M 31 39 15:28.7 2:46:06 4:51:06 6:16:07
37 8:01:30 David Wright, Fremont M 32 59 15:29.9 2:24:42 4:26:48 6:08:01
38 8:08:18 Mark Yamamoto, Cupertino M 33 48 15:43.0 2:33:15 4:30:34 6:08:28
39 8:15:47 Brian Hawkinson, San Jose* M 34 30 15:57.5 2:15:19 4:08:44 5:38:49
40 8:25:36 Chau Pham, Milpitas M 35 54 16:16.4 2:28:31 4:37:14 6:27:39
41 8:28:44 Isidalia DiSalvi, Fremont F 6 39 16:22.5 2:27:08 5:13:21 6:36:38
42 8:35:22 Matt Hartley, Albany* M 36 38 16:35.3 2:48:31 4:43:46 6:47:49
43 8:35:22 Anne Lew, Berkeley* F 7 30 16:35.3 2:48:36 4:45:25 6:48:18
44 9:02:47 Padma Subbaraya, Milpitas F 8 32 17:28.2 2:59:26 5:17:04 7:01:32
Haiming Yu, San Jose M 38 1:53:55 3:29:01
Vladimir Gusiatnikov, San Francisc M 34 1:57:37 3:32:57
Zachi Baharav, Palo Alto M 42 2:23:43 4:01:52
Shige Takeda, Burlingame M 37 2:09:54 4:02:50
Jochen Horn, San Francisco M 40 2:04:29 4:23:52
Kay Kitajama, Sunnyvale F 29 2:09:49 4:28:06
Ginny LaForme, Richmond F 57 2:45:55 4:51:02
Andria Hom, San Francisco F 36 3:27:06 5:13:23
Cary Stiebel M 2:47:00 5:18:10
Steve Yasui, Mountain View M 40 -- 6:00:37
* Bonus Miles
54 starters, 44 finishers
Volunteers (without whom the race would not be possible): Debi Jamison, Jim Melton (photographer), Dave Combs, Tom Kaisersatt, Charles Stevens, Karen Wells, Rick Schaefer, Christine Miller, Tom Davis, Mary Melton, Jun Nishimura, Naomi Nishimura, Lem Oandasan, Ginny LaForme, Penny Beeston and friends (course marking), Buddy Pohl (course marking)
Timing by Pocket Timer, scoring with Race Base, both from Stevens Creek Software
Attrition was the name of the game at this year’s Stevens Creek 50K. The race filled quickly to its permit limit of 70 runners, along with a waiting list of 15 more, but in the weeks preceding the race an unprecedented rash of injuries, business trips, and even family deaths took their toll. By the day before the race, we were down to 62 entrants.
But there was more to come. The night before the race, three inches of rain fell in the Santa Cruz Mountains, causing mudslides which closed one of the major roads to the race venue. With all emergency services in the area dealing with slides and fallen trees throughout the mountains, the park ranger issued stern warnings about the potential danger of running the race, and strongly advised us to cancel it. Fortunately, he was aware that he was dealing with a group of experienced, self-sufficient ultrarunners, and also fortunately, he didn’t have the power to yank our permit. 30 minutes after the scheduled start, just 48 intrepid runners set off under hopefully clearing skies.
The first crossing of Stevens Creek occurs at mile 1 of the course and is just a few tenths of a mile from the headwaters of the creek. When that crossing, which is rarely higher than the top of one’s shoes, was at mid-calf level, it was apparent that we were in for a treat at mile 5, where the route crosses back over the creek three miles downstream. Sure enough, the sight of the raging creek brought front-runner Lon Freeman to a halt. A minute or so later, Beverly Anderson-Abbs arrived, and the two of them decided to ignore the race director’s stern warning and walk across a large, but very slick, fallen tree which spans the creek just upstream of the trail. They made it, but not too long after that, Charles Stevens didn’t, and found himself completely submerged and more than a bit scared after falling in. Next time he’ll listen to the race director! Fortunately he emerged, none the worse for wear.
The other runners divided into two groups – those who walked across the mid-thigh high creek, taking very small steps to avoid being swept off our feet, and those who crossed on the log but using the safer “butt-scoot” method. Runners watched out for each other, with particular credit going to Chuck Wilson, who remained at the creek right up to the arrival of the sweeps, making sure everyone got across safely.
The day’s major excitement over, it was time for racing. Up front, despite the delay at the creek, Freeman was tracking Kevin Sawchuk’s 2004 course record splits within a minute at the 11, 19, and 25-mile aid stations, but he really poured it on over the last six miles and finished almost eight minutes faster than the previous record. His new record earned a lovely bottle of Santa Cruz mountain wine, along with the first place awards – a Stevens Creek picture plaque and the picture mug.
Anderson-Abbs wasn’t as lucky. Seven minutes ahead of Sophia Lewis’ 2003 course record at mile 19, some hesitation about the course markings and stiff headwinds which brought her to a complete stop as she crossed Russian Ridge left her less than a minute ahead of record pace at mile 25. That probably wouldn’t have stopped her from breaking the record, but ribbon vandals did. Just past mile 27 is one of the trickiest turns on the course, and a vandal had not just removed the ribbons, but actually moved them to indicate the wrong direction. Freeman, who was totally unfamiliar with the course, had somehow recognized the problem with the aid of the map, and went the right way; Anderson-Abbs, along with Adam Ray and Alan Abbs who were hot on her heels, did not. Unfortunately, that meant 2.6 miles of extra running, not to mention 400 extra feet of ascent, and an end to any course record aspirations. While no doubt frustrated by the vandalism, the three demonstrated the spirit of ultrarunning generosity by taking time to remark the course, ensuring that no additional runners would go off course.
Despite the extra mileage, Anderson-Abbs managed to hold on to finish second, edging out Beth Vitalis and becoming the first repeat winner in the five-year history of the race. Adam Ray also managed to overcome the extra mileage to finish as second man, with Joe Swenson hot on his heels. Georgia Gibbon rounded out the top three in the women’s field.
For the rest of the field, things were less eventful. The weather, which had been fairly calm for the first few hours, turned worse later in the day, with some rain and strong, cold wind on Russian Ridge. It had actually been much worse in two of the previous four years, but it was still enough to discourage 14 runners from leaving the 19-mile aid station, which is also the finish line. Only 34 runners continued on to the finish, the lowest total in three years. Five of them became 5-time finishers: Andy Black, Jim Magill, Wally Hesseltine, Dave Wright, and R.D. Steve Patt. Kirk Boisseree, who was a victim of a mismarked calendar, was given special dispensation by the R.D. and ran the race the next day, without support, just so he could be added to that list.
The race was again fully-funded by sponsor Stevens Creek Software. This year’s reverse birthday gift to runners and volunteers was a set of five note cards, featuring photos of Stevens Creek and other scenes of the course. For the third straight year, although race entry was free, runners were asked for a voluntary contribution to the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society. Despite the lower turnout this year, we still managed to raise just over a thousand dollars.
More than a dozen people helped with this year’s race, among them aid station captains Debi Jamison and Christina Brownson, and photographer Jim Melton. Jennifer Ray, Tom O'Connell, Bill Cotton, and Lina McCain all put in long hours as well. It is with them, as much as with the runners, in mind, that the race director has decided to abandon the idea of a “birthday run” – three years of bad weather out of five, added to the near cancellation of this year’s race and a potential drowning, suggests that it’s time to experience Stevens Creek at a different time of year! The next Stevens Creek 50K is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 8, 2007.
Stevens Creek 50K
Sat. Mar 25, 2006
PLACE TIME NAME, CITY DIVISION DivPL AGE PACE 10.9M 19.3M 24.5M
1 4:27:25! Lon Freeman, Kensington M 1 31 8:36.4 1:34:35 2:43:25 3:33:13
2 5:18:52* Bev Anderson-Abbs, Red Bluff F 1 41 10:15.8 1:38:04 2:53:21 3:46:57
3 5:19:46 Beth Vitalis, Livermore F 2 41 10:17.5 1:52:37 3:17:06 4:15:49
4 5:21:27* Adam Ray, Oakland M 2 39 10:20.8 1:42:04 2:54:34 3:49:05
5 5:22:40 Joseph Swenson, Livermore M 3 50 10:23.1 1:55:28 3:19:34 4:17:52
6 5:25:19 Keith Blom, San Jose M 4 49 10:28.3 1:50:15 3:15:51 4:18:41
7 5:27:18* Alan Abbs, Red Bluff M 5 36 10:32.1 1:42:49 3:00:03 3:58:38
8 5:38:58 Michael Duncan, San Mateo M 6 56 10:54.6 1:51:13 3:17:31 4:21:25
9 5:39:48 Steve Bradley, Fremont M 7 43 10:56.2 1:53:07 3:21:19 4:27:37
10 5:42:12 Charles Stevens, Mountain View M 8 49 11:00.9 1:59:34 3:25:45 4:29:28
11 5:46:04 Roger Dellor, Los Altos M 9 63 11:08.3 1:58:50 3:26:24 4:30:51
12 5:50:05* Terry Lee, Palo Alto M 10 36 11:16.1 1:49:48 3:21:13 4:28:41
13 5:58:28 Georgia Gibbon, Berkeley F 3 37 11:32.3 2:11:43 3:46:07 4:49:30
14 5:58:30 Andy Black, Oakland M 11 47 11:32.3 2:02:56 3:42:04 4:49:51
15 6:16:40 Wally Hesseltine, Lafayette M 12 62 12:07.4 2:15:31 3:54:49 5:03:32
16 6:17:29 David Kamp, Corvallis, OR M 13 58 12:09.0 3:49:13 5:01:21
17 6:18:29 Chihping Fu, Fremont M 14 39 12:10.9 2:05:21 3:37:56 4:56:23
18 6:22:30 David Pirogowicz, Santa Clara M 15 54 12:18.7 2:14:14 3:55:53 5:05:33
19 6:24:03 George Cammarota, San Jose M 16 54 12:21.7 2:02:19 3:48:12 5:03:16
20 6:24:15 Ed Riccio, Union City M 17 51 12:22.1 2:14:11 3:55:47 5:05:35
21 6:28:34 Gary Dudney, Salinas M 18 53 12:30.4 2:17:18 3:55:09 5:04:57
22 6:33:22 Hannes Vogel, Cupertino M 19 52 12:39.7 2:07:43 3:50:42 5:05:11
23 6:35:05 Robert Mann, Prunedale M 20 34 12:43.0 2:17:11 3:54:38 5:05:01
24 6:36:50 Yuki Negoro, Foster City M 21 45 12:46.4 2:17:30 4:00:00 5:10:08
25 6:39:58 Mark Keeler, Fremont M 22 44 12:52.4 2:11:02 3:54:57 5:09:34
26 6:40:04 Lynn Schankliess, Oakland F 4 39 12:52.6 2:11:49 3:55:02 5:09:44
27 6:42:29 Steve Patt, Cupertino M 23 57 12:57.3 2:16:58 4:03:26 5:19:19
28 6:46:00 Kap'n Kirk Boisseree, Fremont** M 24 48 13:04.1 2:21:00 4:00:00 5:21:00
29 6:47:19 Jim Magill, Saratoga M 25 59 13:06.6 2:14:08 3:59:30 5:19:09
30 6:53:44 Tim Hicks, Angels Camp M 26 62 13:19.0 2:17:01 4:04:21 5:24:21
31 7:04:49 Jerry Roninger, Fremont M 27 60 13:40.4 2:23:01 4:30:22 5:39:16
32 7:47:39 David Wright, Fremont M 28 58 15:03.1 2:25:53 4:30:22 6:04:27
33 7:53:02 Tom Kaisersatt, San Jose M 29 66 15:13.5 2:40:59 4:43:18 6:14:05
34 7:56:02 Shannon Gleeson, Hayward F 5 25 15:19.3 2:39:36 4:48:58 6:17:50
35 7:56:02 Chuck Wilson, Palo Alto M 30 57 15:19.3 2:42:42 4:49:13 6:18:36
- Steven Rooks, Menlo Park M 62 2:40:51 4:59:20 6:37:39
- Vladimar Gusiatnikov, San Francisc M 32 1:48:32 3:15:03
- Dan Williams, Lafayette M 57 1:54:52 3:25:08
- Ian Hersey, Menlo Park M 43 1:53:50 3:29:19
- Todd Hayes, San Jose M 55 1:58:09 3:41:58
- Jim Ottenheimer, Livermore M 50 3:53:06
- Richard Beerman, Cupertino M 32 2:14:45 4:09:00
- Chris Batteate, Stockton M 53 2:20:46 4:16:08
- Jim Winne, Walnut Creek M 58 2:29:27 4:22:16
- Jennie Bettles, Oakland F 42 2:31:17 4:27:19
- Doug Bailey, San Jose M 53 2:29:41 4:28:09
- Jim Bahls, Pleasanton M 52 2:25:58 4:31:02
- Terry Ridgway, San Jose M 39 4:54:02
- Michael Schiff, Menlo Park M 41 2:40:27 5:06:14
! Course Record
* Bonus Miles
** (Very) late start, self-timed
49 starters, 35 finishers, 14 DNFs
Timing by Pocket Timer, scoring with Race Base, both from Stevens Creek Software
Into each ultrarunner’s life some rain must fall, and there was some of that, not to mention hail, gale force winds, and some sunshine too, but none of that kept a record number of runners from finishing the fourth annual Stevens Creek 50K, which traverses four different open space preserves in the Santa Cruz Mountains high above Silicon Valley.
Late entrant Zack Grossman didn’t run away with it, but built his lead methodically during the course of the race, to finish nine minutes clear in 4:51. The Stevens Creek 50K is a challenging course, and even though the course was shortened this year by a quarter mile to move the finish line to a more convenient location, breaking five hours on the now 31.3-mile course is no easy feat (it’s only been done by three other people in the race’s four-year history). Keeping Grossman honest were previous winner Brian Robinson, Sarah Slaymaker (in her first 50K), and Keith Blom, who all finished close behind. Rounding out the women’s top three were Beth Vitalis and Julia Blanton. All in all a record 56 runners managed to complete the run, among them ultra-legend Gordy Ainsleigh.
The weather was…interesting. Although we started out dry, by the time the middle of the pack hit the ocean-facing slopes of Long Ridge at mile 13, the rain had started to fall. A lot of this course is on tree-covered singletrack, and it didn’t seem so bad, but by the time I reached the 19-mile aid station, I was literally soaked to the skin, having elected to forego a rain jacket. My running shorts were, for all intents and purposes, a bathing suit. But later in the day the rain stopped, and as we ran across Russian Ridge accompanied by 40 mph winds, the effect was reversed, and by the time I finished the race, I was dry as a bone!
As is often the case, even when huddled under an EZ-Up, the volunteers get the worst of bad weather, and deserve a huge measure of thanks from the race director and runners, since the race wouldn’t be possible without them. More than a dozen people helped with this year’s race, but I have to single out “super-volunteers” Debi Jamison, Robert Josephs, and Stan Jensen.
The race is fully-funded by sponsor Stevens Creek Software. This year’s reverse birthday gift to runners and volunteers was again a reusable cloth grocery bag made from recycled soda bottles, featuring a photo from last year’s race (which can be seen on the race website) of Gillian Robinson crossing Stevens Creek. Ironically, both Robinson and photographer extraordinaire D.C. Lundell were no-shows, having endured even worse weather the day before at the Rucky Chucky Roundabout (not that that stopped a number of others from pulling off the double).
As was the case last year, although race entry was free, runners were asked for a voluntary contribution to the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society to help further the group’s work in protecting the natural environment of the area. More than $1100 was raised toward that goal.
Stevens Creek 50K
Sun. Mar 20, 2005
PLACE TIME NAME, CITY DIVISION DivPL AGE PACE 10.9M 19.3M 24.5M
1 4:51:54 Zack Grossman, Albany M 1 M27 9:23.7 1:44:09 2:57:00 3:49:42
2 5:00:45 Brian Robinson, Mountain View M 2 M43 9:40.8 1:46:06 3:00:34 3:55:54
3 5:03:38 Sarah Slaymaker, San Francisco F 1 F34 9:46.4 1:44:54 3:00:27 3:57:30
4 5:05:43 Keith Blom, San Jose M 3 M48 9:50.4 1:44:43 2:59:49 3:57:30
5 5:16:25 Eric Klein, Mountain View M 4 M50 10:11.1 1:52:01 3:12:55 ?
6 5:18:55 Mike Topper, Redwood City M 5 M45 10:15.9 1:51:43 3:13:23 ?
7 5:21:53 Andy Black, Oakland M 6 M46 10:21.6 1:51:38 3:16:24 4:15:14
8 5:22:34 Terry Lee, Palo Alto M 7 M35 10:22.9 1:45:13 3:06:10 4:08:37
9 5:23:39 Joe Swenson, Livermore M 8 M49 10:25.0 1:53:11 3:16:42 4:14:49
10 5:26:52 Wendell Doman, Walnut Creek M 9 M45 10:31.2 1:51:48 3:12:49 4:15:45
11 5:33:54 Beth Vitalis, Livermore F 2 F40 10:44.8 1:55:01 3:16:21 4:19:55
12 5:36:39 Roger Dellor, Los Altos M 10 M62 10:50.1 1:57:34 3:18:24 4:21:42
13 5:37:57 Charles Stevens, Mountain View M 11 M48 10:52.7 1:55:10 3:17:33 4:21:07
14 5:38:55 Ryan Stever, Oakland M 12 M27 10:54.5 1:58:18 3:23:49 4:38:24
15 5:43:46 Jim Magill, Saratoga M 13 M58 11:03.9 2:02:44 3:26:14 4:27:19
16 5:43:51 Randy Koch, Sunol M 14 M47 11:04.0 1:56:15 3:19:02 4:23:03
17 5:44:14 Doug Bailey, San Jose M 15 M52 11:04.8 1:58:54 3:26:20 4:27:46
18 5:52:20 Wally Hesseltine, Lafayette M 16 M61 11:20.4 2:04:52 3:31:36 4:34:08
19 6:01:52 Tim Quinn, Turlock M 17 M58 11:38.8 2:00:57 3:30:59 4:45:04
20 6:06:12 Julia Blanton, Redwood City F 3 F27 11:47.2 2:04:32 3:33:36 4:41:00
21 6:14:57 Jennifer Ray, Oakland F 4 F36 12:04.1 2:09:55 3:43:26 4:55:04
22 6:16:44 Scott Carr, Palo Alto M 18 M46 12:07.6 2:05:14 3:41:46 4:50:11
23 6:18:54 Terri Sanford, Sunol F 5 F43 12:11.7 2:07:07 3:42:37 4:51:33
24 6:19:29 David Kamp, Corvallis, OR M 19 M57 12:12.9 2:10:53 3:49:51 4:59:47
25 6:20:27 Amrita Zerbe, Woodside F 6 F40 12:14.7 2:11:57 3:47:48 4:57:33
26 6:20:47 Kap' N Kirk Boisseree, Fremont M 20 M47 12:15.4 2:08:20 3:46:59 4:56:10
27 6:21:10 Ed Riccio, Union City M 21 M50 12:16.1 2:04:57 3:41:51 4:51:12
28 6:24:46 Matthew Hartley, Berkeley M 22 M35 12:23.1 1:50:15 3:12:35 4:19:50
29 6:31:05 Jeff Heischman, Livermore M 23 M56 12:35.3 2:10:37 3:50:36 5:04:25
30 6:31:07 Mark Seaman, San Jose M 24 M45 12:35.3 2:14:07 3:51:26 5:07:16
31 6:34:24 Gary Dudney, Salinas M 25 M52 12:41.7 2:22:06 4:02:22 5:11:53
32 6:41:16 Nicole Duke, Aptos F 7 F29 12:54.9 2:15:08 4:01:45 5:12:27
33 6:44:50 Penny Beeston, Cupertino F 8 F44 13:01.8 2:23:02 4:05:32 5:19:19
34 6:45:05 Kristina Irvin, Boulder Creek F 9 F47 13:02.3 2:24:00 4:03:00 5:18:00
35 6:46:20 Steven Patt, Cupertino M 26 M56 13:04.7 2:10:49 4:00:43 5:18:13
36 6:46:26 *Bill Cotton, Salinas M 27 M42 13:04.9 2:04:38 3:33:34 4:35:50
37 6:47:22 Larry Visak, Concord M 28 M49 13:06.7 2:14:03 3:58:06 5:12:32
38 6:51:38 Joe Mitchell, Los Altos M 29 M44 13:15.0 2:14:59 4:07:09 5:23:50
39 6:54:40 John Stotts, Santa Clara M 30 M58 13:20.8 2:19:22 4:06:25 5:25:40
40 7:03:04 Clement Choy, Alamo M 31 M57 13:37.0 2:20:02 4:10:30 5:32:31
41 7:11:08 Sherpa Dan Anderson, San Jose M 32 M41 13:52.6 2:17:34 4:08:21 5:26:57
42 7:15:14 Roger Royse, Menlo Park M 33 M45 14:00.5 2:30:25 4:25:07 5:39:57
43 7:18:10 Michelle Peot, Oakland F 10 F34 14:06.2 2:27:15 4:19:38 5:41:18
44 7:18:10 David Wright, Fremont M 34 M57 14:06.2 2:22:14 4:15:51 5:38:42
45 7:18:30 Chuck Wilson, Palo Alto M 35 M56 14:06.8 2:21:06 4:16:08 5:43:01
46 7:19:18 Alex Sox-Harris, Palo Alto M 36 M41 14:08.4 2:22:56 4:21:37 5:41:38
47 7:23:41 Jon Easterbrook, Los Altos M 37 M52 14:16.8 2:21:50 4:26:53 5:47:32
48 7:49:37 *Gordy Ainsleigh, Meadow Vista M 38 M57 15:06.9 2:35:09 4:21:40 6:23:26
49 7:50:03 Jim Winne, Walnut Creek M 39 M57 15:07.8 2:37:18 4:47:19 6:11:58
50 7:50:03 Catra Corbett, Fremont F 11 F40 15:07.8 2:37:53 4:47:22 6:11:18
51 7:55:51 Tom Kaisersatt, San Jose M 40 M65 15:19.0 2:25:18 4:20:30 5:44:02
52 7:55:51 Christina Brownson, Cupertino F 12 F54 15:19.0 2:31:12 4:33:27 6:04:41
53 8:09:21 Mylinh Nguyen, Milpitas F 13 F46 15:45.0 2:51:39 5:01:18 6:29:13
54 8:10:46 Leroy Kessler, Turlock M 41 M65 15:47.8 2:40:23 4:57:41 6:25:43
55 8:14:20 Karen Guenther, Sebastopol F 14 F45 15:54.7 2:53:14 4:58:56 6:25:35
56 8:14:20 Chau Pham, Milpitas M 42 M51 15:54.7 2:53:10 5:01:52 6:31:25
- Ana-Sophia Tong, San Francisco F F28 2:31:47 4:33:36 6:16:20
- Eric Stewart, Oakland M M36 1:58:31 3:23:52
- Gayla Johnson, Sunnyvale F F41 2:00:41 3:31:50
- Alan Abbs, Red Bluff M M35 1:58:10 3:36:41
- John Burton, Palo Alto M M31 2:10:17 3:46:05
- Amy Moran, San Jose F F31 2:10:22 3:46:09
- Ellen Holbrook, Berkeley F F47 2:37:23 4:58:24
- Joe McDonald, Livermore M M51 1:55:14
*Bonus miles
Stevens Creek 50K
Sun. Mar 21, 2004
PLACE TIME NAME, CITY DIVISION DivPL AGE PACE 10.9M 19.3M 24.5M
1 4:35:13 Kevin SLJ Sawchuk, Alamo M 1 M38 8:51.5 1:32:29 2:42:48 3:33:25
2 5:01:32 Terry Lee, Palo Alto M 2 M34 9:42.3 1:40:12 2:55:13 3:47:02
2 5:01:32 Joseph McDonald, Livermore M 3 M50 9:42.3 1:41:24 2:57:02 3:48:36
4 5:06:20 Brian Robinson, Mountain View M 4 M42 9:51.6 1:44:17 3:06:15 4:03:12
5 5:17:48 Beverley Anderson-Abbs, Red Bluff F 1 F39 10:13.7 1:49:30 3:14:30 4:12:17
6 5:22:11 Charles Stevens, Mountain View M 5 M47 10:22.2 1:53:43 3:18:29 4:12:37
7 5:24:24 Roger Dellor, Los Altos M 6 M61 10:26.5 1:53:52 3:15:26 4:10:20
8 5:27:54 Eric Klein, Mountain View M 7 M49 10:33.2 1:48:52 3:14:00 4:09:04
9 5:28:18 Andy Black, Oakland M 8 M45 10:34.0 1:49:29 3:16:38 4:13:31
10 5:29:53 Brooke M. Stasiak, Los Altos F 2 F41 10:37.1 1:55:10 3:18:52 4:12:50
11 5:35:04 Alan Abbs, Red Bluff M 9 M34 10:47.1 1:49:32 3:14:32 4:12:15
12 5:36:30 Dennis Hoagland, Walnut Creek M 10 M49 10:49.9 1:50:51 3:16:23 4:18:36
13 5:37:08 Dan Williams, Lafayette M 11 M55 10:51.1 1:52:42 3:17:38 4:17:28
14 5:39:27 Jonathan Engelstad, San Jose M 12 M31 10:55.6 1:57:36 3:27:50 4:24:10
15 5:43:22 Larry Visak, Concord M 13 M48 11:03.1 1:52:40 3:18:49 4:20:20
16 5:45:19 Scott Carr, Palo Alto M 14 M45 11:06.9 1:55:17 3:21:23 4:23:13
17 5:50:07 Joseph Swenson, Livermore M 15 M48 11:16.1 1:59:29 3:25:03 4:22:11
18 5:58:35 Wally Hesseltine, Lafayette M 16 M60 11:32.5 1:57:27 3:27:42 4:33:08
19 5:59:27 Craig Harding, Woodside M 17 M46 11:34.2 1:53:46 3:23:45 4:29:54
20 6:06:24 Doug Bailey, San Jose M 18 M51 11:47.6 1:59:31 3:34:59 4:39:43
21 6:06:49 Jim Magill, Saratoga M 19 M57 11:48.4 2:02:34 3:42:25 4:45:56
22 6:07:30 Lars Saetran, Palo Alto M 20 M51 11:49.7 1:57:34 3:32:33 4:40:17
23 6:09:41 Kap'n Kirk Boisseree, Fremont M 21 M46 11:53.9 2:07:04 3:44:57 4:47:58
24 6:09:59 Lynn Schankliess, Oakland F 3 F37 11:54.5 2:07:07 3:43:38 4:48:01
25 6:14:29 Mark Seaman, San Jose M 22 M44 12:03.2 2:10:06 3:43:40 4:49:26
26 6:27:54 Suzanne Kwong, San Jose F 4 F41 12:29.1 2:10:12 3:46:32 4:56:50
27 6:29:00 Kristina Irvin, Saratoga F 5 F46 12:31.2 2:18:00 3:59:00 5:06:00
28 6:46:56 John Stotts, Santa Clara M 23 M57 13:05.9 2:11:32 3:55:22 5:09:48
29 6:47:01 Clement Choy, Alamo M 24 M56 13:06.0 2:11:26 4:15:08 5:22:12
30 6:52:24 Will Uher, San Leandro M 25 M58 13:16.4 2:16:36 4:15:11 5:22:25
31 6:52:36 Jeff Heischman, Livermore M 26 M55 13:16.8 2:11:23 4:06:31 5:19:23
32 6:54:11 Steve Patt, Cupertino M 27 M55 13:19.9 2:10:32 4:05:21 5:21:45
33 6:56:19 David Wright, Fremont M 28 M56 13:24.0 2:18:34 4:08:41 5:19:11
34 7:04:49 Gregory Ayres, Los Altos M 29 M48 13:40.4 2:15:21 4:14:41 5:23:56
35 7:07:33 Jerry Roninger, Fremont M 30 M58 13:45.7 - 4:09:33 5:25:03
36 7:10:09 Mylinh Nguyen, Milpitas F 6 F45 13:50.7 2:24:20 4:21:52 5:35:49
37 7:11:33 Michael Schiff, Menlo Park M 31 M39 13:53.4 2:27:29 4:29:31 5:43:15
38 7:13:56 Catra Corbett-McNeely, Fremont F 7 F39 13:58.0 2:20:55 4:22:10 5:39:37
38 7:13:56 Jim Winne, Walnut Creek M 32 M56 13:58.0 2:20:49 4:21:56 5:39:43
40 7:43:13 Jon Easterbrook, Los Altos M 33 M51 14:54.6 2:16:38 4:16:27 5:40:49
41 7:50:58 Chau N. Pham, Milpitas M 34 M50 15:09.5 2:31:54 - -
42 7:59:50 Joe Florio, Newark M 35 M44 15:26.7 2:18:22 4:19:53 5:47:42
43 8:06:30 Gillian Robinson, Palo Alto F 8 F37 15:39.5 2:46:12 5:08:30 6:30:04
43 8:06:30 Don Lundell, Palo Alto M 36 M42 15:39.5 2:46:08 5:08:20 6:29:56
45 8:11:34 Mark Jackson, San Jose M 37 M38 15:49.3 2:41:26 4:57:31 6:22:54
46 8:18:16 Robert Josephs, Seaside M 38 M49 16:02.3 2:51:32 5:06:16 6:30:07
47 9:08:00 Chris Batteate, Stockton M 40 M51 17:38.3 2:10:07 - -
- 9:08:00 Lorraine Sorensen, Capitola (Sweep) F - F54 17:38.3
- 9:08:00 Bill Davis, San Francisco (Sweep) M - M52 17:38.3
- 9:08:00 Nicole Duke, Santa Cruz (Sweep) F - F28 17:38.3
*Course record
55 starters (including sweeps), 50 official finishers, 1 unofficial (short-course) finisher, 4 DNF
Timing by Pocket Timer, scoring with Race Base, both from Stevens Creek Software
Stevens Creek 50K
Sat Mar 22, 2003
PLACE TIME NAME, CITY DIVISION DivPL AGE PACE 10.9M 19.3M 24.5M
1 4:45:27***Brian Robinson, Mountain Vi M50K 1 M41 9:11.3 1:44:26 3:00:00 3:47:25
1 4:45:27***Sophia Lewis, Cupertino F50K 1 F40 9:11.3 1:44:30 3:00:45 3:47:36
3 5:14:57 Whit Rambach, Los Gatos M50K 2 M36 10:08.2 1:45:56 3:10:00 4:06:31
4 5:39:55 Lina McCain, Palo Alto F50K 2 F36 10:56.5 1:53:35 3:23:00 4:22:55
5 5:42:30* Joseph McDonald, Livermore M50K 3 M49 11:01.4 1:46:16 3:08:00 4:02:41
6 5:42:33* Beth Vitalis, Livermore F50K 3 F38 11:01.5 1:46:21 3:08:00 4:02:48
7 5:43:03 Charles Stevens, Mountain V M50K 4 M46 11:02.5 1:55:25 3:24:00 4:22:47
8 5:44:19 Jim Magill, Saratoga M50K 5 M56 11:04.9 2:00:52 3:30:00 4:29:51
9 5:45:38* Dan Williams, Lafayette M50K 6 M54 11:07.5 1:45:16 3:05:40 3:59:24
10 5:46:31* Andy Black, Oakland M50K 7 M44 11:09.2 1:53:02 3:22:00 4:19:02
11 5:46:37 Joseph Swenson, Livermore M50K 8 M47 11:09.4 1:55:54 3:23:00 4:19:12
12 5:46:40* Don James, Oakland M50K 9 M54 11:09.5 1:53:10 3:22:10 4:19:07
13 5:49:50 David Kamp, Sunnyvale/Corva M50K 10 M55 11:15.6 1:55:17 3:27:00 4:29:54
14 5:58:38 Tim Hicks, Altaville (Angel M50K 11 M59 11:32.6 1:55:57 3:23:00 4:30:05
15 5:59:32* Wally Hesseltine, Lafayette M50K 12 M59 11:34.3 1:56:15 3:22:00 4:18:58
16 6:07:05 Kap'n Kirk Boisseree, Fremo M50K 13 M45 11:48.9 2:00:55 3:39:00 4:45:59
17 6:08:21 Doug Bailey, San Jose M50K 14 M50 11:51.4 2:02:54 3:50:00 4:55:20
18 6:11:23 Gary Dudney, Salinas M50K 15 M50 11:57.2 2:01:22 3:36:00 4:38:23
19 6:22:07 Jeff Collins, Vallejo M50K 16 M49 12:17.9 2:14:09 3:56:25 5:01:25
20 6:22:26 Catra Corbett-McNeely, Frem F50K 4 F38 12:18.6 2:14:32 3:56:21 5:02:03
21 6:23:55 John Stotts, Santa Clara M50K 17 M56 12:21.4 2:08:21 3:47:00 4:52:54
22 6:24:19 Robert Josephs, Seaside M50K 18 M48 12:22.2 2:03:37 3:55:03 5:02:39
23 6:24:35 Steve Patt, Cupertino M50K 19 M54 12:22.7 2:06:09 3:50:16 4:58:23
24 6:41:29 Craig Harding M50K 20 M45 12:55.3 2:07:46 3:54:00 5:02:21
25 6:45:57 Clement Choy, Alamo M50K 21 M55 13:04.0 2:10:25 4:06:40 5:14:02
26 6:46:03 Nicole Duke, Santa Cruz F50K 5 F26 13:04.2 2:11:15 4:00:35 5:14:13
27 6:54:38 Jim Winne, Walnut Creek M50K 22 M55 13:20.7 2:14:07 4:03:21 5:16:47
28 6:59:23 Peter Baum, Cupertino M50K 23 M45 13:29.9 2:04:41 3:59:00 5:30:32
29 7:06:02 Kristina Irvin, Saratoga F50K 6 F45 13:42.8 2:23:12 4:17:48 5:31:35
30 7:06:42 David Wright, Fremont M50K 24 M55 13:44.0 2:20:50 4:11:27 5:27:43
31 7:14:47* Lorraine Sorensen, Capitola F50K 7 F52 13:59.7 2:10:37 3:59:59 5:11:34
32 7:34:53 Sally Smith, Pacific Grove F50K 8 F52 14:38.5 2:32:07 4:39:51 5:55:16
Ian Hersey, Menlo Park 1:43:08 3:04:24
Fred Brooks, Sacramento 1:51:02 3:20:00 **
Suzie Lister, San Ramon 1:56:10 3:24:00
Steve Loitz, Seattle, WA 2:20:54 4:12:53
Jon Easterbrook, Los Altos 2:10:20 4:02:34
Mark Metcalfe, El Cerrito 2:17:13 4:22:36
Eddie O'Rourke, San Franci 2:17:04 4:22:42
Tim Quinn, Turlock 1:55:50 3:22:00 **
Lynn Schankliess, Oakland 2:24:14 4:19:03
Eric Stewart, Berkeley 2:24:11 4:19:01
Julia Bramer, Danville 2:38:15 4:41:30 **
Scott Rafferty, Mountain V 2:11:25
Chris Batteate, Stockton 2:10:39 4:19:52
* "Long course" :-(
** Finished, but "short course" ;-)
***Course record
45 starters, 32 official finishers, 3 unofficial finishers, 10 DNF
Timing by Pocket Timer, scoring with Race Base, both from Stevens Creek Software
Stevens Creek 50K
Sat Mar 23, 2002
50K RESULTS
PLACE TIME NAME, CITY DIVISION DivPL AGE PACE
1 6:03:04 Fred Brooks, Sacramento M50K 1 M49 11:41.2
2 6:09:23 Andy Black, Oakland M50K 2 M43 11:53.4
3 6:29:58 Kap'n Kirk Boisseree, Fremo M50K 3 M44 12:33.1
4 6:30:51 Jim Magill, Saratoga M50K 4 M55 12:34.8
5 6:32:22 Wally Hesseltine, Lafayette M50K 5 M58 12:37.7
6 6:38:14 Tim Hicks, Angels Camp M50K 6 M58 12:49.1
7 6:45:03 Steve Patt, Cupertino M50K 7 M53 13:02.2
8 6:55:38 El Cuervo Loco, San Jose M50K 8 M49 13:22.7
9 7:01:23 Jon Easterbrook, Los Altos M50K 9 M49 13:33.8
10 7:05:25 Mike Palmer, Berkeley M50K 10 M48 13:41.6
11 7:05:36 Buddy Pohl, Morgan Hill M50K 11 M31 13:41.9
12 7:09:58 Jeff Heischman, Livermore M50K 12 M53 13:50.4
13 7:10:06 Dan Anderson, San Jose M50K 13 M38 13:50.6
14 7:11:26 Clement Choy, Alamo M50K 14 M54 13:53.2
15 7:41:21 David Wright, Fremont M50K 15 M54 14:51.0
16 7:41:27 Robert Josephs, Seaside M50K 16 M47 14:51.2
17 7:44:31 Kristina Irvin, Saratoga F50K 1 F44 14:57.1
Stevens Creek 20M
Sat Mar 23, 2002
OVERALL RESULTS
PLACE TIME NAME, CITY DIVISION DivPL AGE PACE
1 2:57:52 Ian Hersey, Menlo Park M20M 1 M39 9:01.7
2 3:53:58 Beverley Anderson- Abbs, Re F20M 1 F37 11:52.6
3 3:54:18 Lina McCain, Palo Alto F20M 2 F35 11:53.6
4 3:58:53 Alan Abbs, Red Bluff M20M 2 M32 12:07.6
5 4:16:43 Lisa Henson, Oakland F20M 3 F40 13:01.9
6 5:46:31 Mary Florio, Newark F20M 4 F37 17:35.4
Stevens Creek 50K/20M
Sat Mar 23, 2002
DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR CATEGORY (ENTERED 50K, DROPPED AT 20M)
PLACE TIME NAME, CITY DIVISION DivPL AGE PACE
1 3:38:17 Mike Lavelle, Capitola M50K 1 M46 11:04.8
2 3:38:30 Bill Davis M50K 2 M50 11:05.5
3 3:38:38 Chris Batteate, Stockton M50K 3 M49 11:05.9
4 3:49:27 Mark Overhoff, Danville M50K 4 M41 11:38.8
5 3:55:18 Doug Bailey, San Jose M50K 5 M49 11:56.6
6 3:55:59 Andy Hergert, Seaside M50K 6 M48 11:58.7
7 4:02:36 Jim Winne, Walnut Creek M50K 7 M54 12:18.9
8 5:06:09 Chuck Baughman, Mountain Vi M50K 8 M48 15:32.4
9 5:26:09 Scott Vreeland, Livermore M50K 9 M42 16:33.4
10 5:26:13 Bev Vreeland, Livermore F50K 1 F45 16:33.6
11 5:43:35 Joe Florio, Newark M50K 10 M42 17:26.4