Morning on the Stevens Creek Nature Trail, mile 1.5, Stevens Creek 50K (photo by Craig Heinselman) |
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Proud winners Mark Tanaka and Lina McCain (photos by Steve Patt) |
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Pierre-Yves Couteau (photo by Craig Heinselman) |
Bruce La Belle (photo by Bob Power) |
Leaving the Stevens Creek crossing and starting the long climb up to Saratoga Gap (photo by Craig Heinselman) |
Penny Beeston and Charles Stevens put the new trail map bandanas to use warding off the sun (photo by Jean Pommier) |
More photos by Craig Heinselman here and by Jean Pommier here
Race writeup by Jean Pommier here and Mark Tanaka here
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Lon Freeman on his way to a new course record: 4:27:25 | Race Director Steve Patt finishes...much later |
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Sweep Tom Davis and runner Chuck Wilson |
Tom Davis shows the dry way to cross; most runners just waded across at mid-thigh (or so) level, about 10 yards to the right in the picture at left |
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2005 Winner Zack Grossman |
Brian Robinson (2nd) and Sarah Slaymaker (1st woman, 3rd overall) approach the 19M aid station, wet but in good spirits |
Andy Black shows the form that earns him the nickname "Fast Andy" |
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Led by Amrita Zerbe and Clem Choy, runners face the first crossing of Stevens Creek |
Wally Hesseltine shows what it looks like when you're having fun, elements be damned |
Birthday Boy Steve Patt toughs it out to the finish |
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Beth Vitalis (L) and Julia Blanton (R), 2nd and 3rd women |
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Kevin Sawchuk, seconds away from setting a new course record
at the 2004 Stevens Creek 50K - 4:35:13
Gillian Robinson crossing Stevens Creek
(photo courtesy D.C. Lundell)
The 2003 race starts on a beautiful Bay Area day.
It's all downhill from here...not!
