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Brian Pilcher - 2009, 2015 & 2016 Champion photo courtesy Pam Wendell

Photo courtesy Tina Humphrey leave a lasting legacy in the Dipsea? Reserve a step on the famed Dipsea Stairs Entering the 2017 Dipsea Race for yourself, a family member or a friend! Last Here are your opportunities ! chance for at least 50 years! With the successful comple- The 107th Running of the Dipsea Race will be Sunday, June 11, 2017. Each entrant receives headstart minutes based upon age and tion of the first and third flights of gender. There are two race sections. The Invitational section starts promptly at 8:30 am. The Runner section starts promptly at 8:57 Dipsea Stairs, the Dipsea Race RACE: am. The course is from Lytton Square in downtown Mill Valley, California through Muir Woods, around the slopes of Mt. Tamal- Foundation has launched the final pais and down to the finish line at Stinson Beach. The course will be marked, but potential race leaders should familiarize themselves with the route. The distance is approximately 7.5 miles. The course is open except at certain noted locations. Accepted runners will phase of the restoration and re- be mailed pertinent information. placement project. e second Toalleviate crowded conditions on the trail we must limit the fields to 1,500 entrants, 700 in the Invitational Section and 800 in the flight of steps of the beautiful and Runner Section. Unregistered runners will not be permitted to start or finish the race. Athletes under 18 years of age must have a challenging ascent will be stabilized ElIgIBIlITy: parent’s or guardian’s signature on their entry form and must have a parent or guardian at the race. Because the course is narrow and rugged, responsibility for children lies with the parents or guardians. and standardized for both safety We recommend first time entrants familiarize themselves with the trail before race day. and aesthetics. hOw EnTRAnTs ARE ACCEPTED! As with the 3rd and 1st flight projects, AuTOMATIC quAlIFICATIOns FOR ThIs Is hOw ThE AuCTIOn wORKs: your tax deductible donation will ‘buy’ a step, InVITATIOnAl (InV) sTATus A. No separate application is required. and include a commemorative plaque. (Approximately 500-600 Places) B. We will enter into the auction every runner who submits If you have any questions, please contact You are guaranteed qualification in the 2017 a completed application form with an entry fee larger than Foundation board member, Eric Ellisen, who Dipsea Invitational Section if you finished the Dipsea the regular entry fee of $90 for adults and $60 for children. can be reached at [email protected]. Race in 2016 in the top 450 places starting from the Invi- No separate application is required, just send more money! tational Section or the top 750 places starting from the All auction proceeds above the regular entry fees are To purchase your step, go to, www. Runner Section. You will not be subjected to the first- donated to the Dipsea Foundation, a 501, C-3, non-profit, dipseafoundation.org or you can send your de- which uses them for trail maintenance programs, scholar- come-first-served rule. This will give you ample time to ships, Dipsea kidz and other Dipsea Foundation Programs Once again, honorific plaques posit — along with your name, address, phone receive and return your application. Your application must and may be tax deductible subject to the advice of your tax will be available through individual number and email address — to be received, not post marked, by April 1, 2017. advisor. NOTE: The amount of the money sent has contin- step sponsorship. To reserve a step Dipsea Race Foundation ued to increase steadily since this opportunity was added. PO Box 10 RunnERs FIRsT-COME-FIRsT-sERVED and secure a personalized plaque for C. These applications will be sorted according to the amount Mill Valley, CA 94942 (Approximately 500 Places) your step, please be sure to make at After the automatically qualified runners are en- submitted. Entrants with the largest extra fees will be least a $500 deposit, total due by with your help, we will go tered into the 2017 Dipsea Race, places will be assigned accepted into the Race, without preference for Invitational on a first-come-first-served basis, up to a total of 500 en- Section or Runner Section status. Success in the auction construction is $1,700. over the top! trants. This system continues as in previous years. We ex- DOES NOT guarantee Invitational status. pect that these places will be filled in a few days. Runners e Dipsea Race Foundation and Abby Weiss- not qualified for Invitational status or who did not run D. Applicants unsuccessful in the Auction will be man, NorCal Marketing Manager at the Clif Bar Com- last year should enter early! This is still the best way for automatically entered in the Dipsea Lottery, see below, pany, have agreed to continue their partnership to pro- you to gain entry into the race. We fully realize that this providing one last chance at Race entry. vide energy bars for the Dipsea kidz program. rule favors local runners. Clif Bar is a family and employee-owned com- DIPsEA lOTTERy pany that produces organic foods and drinks. Its culture, DIPsEA AuCTIOn (300 Places) (100 Places) The final 300 places in the 2017 Dipsea Race will be pay, benefits, holistic wellness programs, and dedication In order to create an opportunity to run the filled by lottery. After the three above scenarios are com- to employees’ career growth, create a unique and mean- Dipsea Race, and for highly motivated runners who have pleted, all remaining applications received, not postmarked, ingful workplace. been frustrated by the postal system or who don’t like the by April 1, 2017 are eligible. No special application is re- Clif Bar has provided healthy snacks for young- odds of the Dipsea Lottery System, we will auction off quired. The drawing will be conducted randomly. We can- sters at Willow Creek Academy and Venetia Valley Ele- 100 places in the 2017 Dipsea Race. not predict the chances of success. The odds will be based upon the total number of applications received. mentary School who participate in the Dipsea kidz Continued next column program, as well as volunteers and participants in the • ACquA hOTEl • ClIFBAR Sausalito Jingle Bells Run. • CRysTAl gEysER AlPInE sPRIng wATER • hIghwAy 12 wInERy - sOnOMA sPOnsORs • InnOVATIVE MARKETIng • MARIn AMATEuR RADIO sOCIETy - COMMunICATIOns • ThE BuCKEyE ROADhOusE REsTAuRAnT - MIll VAllEy For more information, visit http://www.clifbar.com/. Page 3 Page 6 2017 DIPsEA RACE InFORMATIOn DIPsEA sChOlARshIP COMMITTEE “In MEMORIAM” whAT yOu nEED TO KnOw! PACERs: e Dipsea Foundation Board has created a schol- Carl Jensen, the 1966 winner of the Acceptance notifications will be mailed on April Pacers are absolutely forbidden in the Invitational arship committee to review the applications and report Dipsea and the last runner to win the trail race 21, 2017. Acceptance notifications will contain pickup Section. Pacers will be allowed in the Runner’s Section, back to the Board. from scratch without a head start, died on Janu- if: (1) the pacer is officially registered in the race, and Chuck Miller has undergraduate and law degrees times and locations for chest numbers and timing chips ary 17 from a lung infection. as well as other pertinent race information. (2) the pacer does not start before his or her assigned from U.C. Berkeley. He has been in private practice as a starting group.The pacer and runner must leave the starting According to Dipsea Race historian Barry Applicants who were not successful in entering litigation attorney in San Francisco for over 40 years. He line in Mill Valley in the later of the two assigned starting has run the Dipsea and Double Dipsea races. Chuck has Spitz, Jensen, running for College of Marin, was the 2017 race will be mailed a refund check less a $10.00 groups. Pacers should only be used to avoid a first-time been on the Dipsea Foundation Board as its legal advisor processing fee on April 17, 2017. The fee is intended to child runner from getting lost or a sight-impaired runners. in peak form in 1966 and used his intimate for many years and has enjoyed his role as a Board mem cover some of the costs of paperwork, handling of appli- NOTICE: 2017 RACE course knowledge and fearless downhill running cation and postage and does not subsidize the race. We ber in awarding scholarships and meeting the recipients at ability to prevail with a winning time of 48:57. We have refined the entry process, notification is March the annual Dipsea dinner. impose the fee by cashing your entry check and return- 5. Runners for whom we have emails will be notified by e following December, Jensen was Jason Cheng is strategy director at kaiser Perma- ing the refunds by separate check with your notice. email and those runners who we do not will be notified nente. Prior to joining, Jason was Vice President at Quo- drafted by the U.S. Army. A week before the REMEMBER: Cancellation of your check by post card. They will be instructed to download the rum Consulting, a boutique health care consultancy in 1967 Dipsea Race, Jensen stepped on a land DOES NOT mean you have been accepted in the Race. application this year when the application is released on the web. Those who have given us their email will San Francisco. Jason has also served on the Board of Di- mine while leading his platoon in Vietnam. He RACE FORMAT: have on-line capability on March 15 to download their rectors of e Imagine Bus Project, a Bay Area non-profit suffered more than 100 fragment wounds, re- The Dipsea Race is unique in that it is a handicapped application), those who did not will need to wait until that provides visual arts curriculum to under served quiring nearly 10 pints of blood transfusions race. Head start minutes are given to runners based upon youth. Jason received an MBA from e Wharton School age and gender. The Dipsea Race is run in two sections, we release it to the public on March 16. Simply login, and some 1,000 stitches. He spent 17 months in confirm your application for accuracy, make changes, if at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor’s degree each with the same headstart groups. Section assignments from the University of California at Berkeley.. the hospital. are made after we receive all race application forms. The needed, print, and mail it in along with your entry fee. Tim Fitzpatrick spent 27 years in investment bank In 1981, 2017 Handicap tables and start times will be posted Acceptance in the race is dependent on receipt of March 15 on the Dipsea Race website, www.dipsea.org check and printed application and criteria set forth ing. He received a BA degree in 1983 from Hobart Col- Jensen made a ThERE wIll BE nO RACE DAy EnTRIEs in, “How Entrants are accepted” as detailed on page 3 of lege. He is a 15 time Dipsea participant. Tim is married courageous return this application. to two time Dipsea Champion, Diana Fitzpatrick. He is to the Dipsea. In BIB nuMBERs: head Cross Country Coach at Marin Catholic High FEEs 2007, he was sel- Bib numbers will not be mailed to entrants! School and assistant Track Coach at Marin Catholic (mid- Entrants will be notified in writing of their acceptance The Dipsea Race entry is $90 for adults and $60 for children 16 & under. dle distance). Tim is Co Race Director(with Diana) of ected into the in the Race. The label will indicate your section status, In addition, due to rising bank fees and postal rates, Dipsea Race INVITATIONAL (INV) or RUNNER (DR), handicap Tamalpa Headlands 50k (USATF National Champi- the race processing fee for runners who apply, but onship). He is a former Board Member/Treasurer of Mark Hall of Fame. letter, name and address. numbers may be picked up whose entries are not accepted, is $10. by entrants Friday evening, june 9 at the Dipsea Day School-San Rafael, Ca. He is a four Time Western Cocktail Reception, Mill Valley Outdoor Art Center, warning unregistered Runners States 100 silver buckle winner, 2011 50-59 Age group saturday june 10, at the Mill Valley Community & unruly Behavior winner. Center, Mill Valley or sunday, june 11, race morning. Following an increasing number of complaints, the Dipsea Elizabeth (Liebe) Patterson is president of the the Entrants are required to bring the official notification Race Committee is considering new rule changes and penal- Elizabeth R. and William J. Patterson Foundation. Liebe’s with Race Label and photo ID to pick up bib numbers ties to curtail a growing number of unregistered runners and family has a long history with the Dipsea race and the with attached timing tag. unsportsmanlike-like behavior by runners and spectators trails on Mt. Tamalpais. Liebe’s late husband, Bill Patter- NO REFUNDS. with video and camera equipment who are interfering with son, ran the Dipsea Race 14 times and also ran the double Chest numbers are not transferable! Violators may the race’s participants. be banned from participation in future Dipsea Races. Dipsea. Bill’s final Dipsea Race was the 100th Running of Rule changes and penalties would not only impact the Dipsea in 2010. He was the 99th runner to cross the 2017 suRVIVORs T-shIRTs! the violator but any family or friends participating in the finish line, just two months before a brain tumor took his survivors t-shirts are made of technical material. race. Runners and spectators are strongly encouraged to re- life. To honor their husband and father, Liebe and her They come in both men’sand women’sstyles. The shirts run true port race bib numbers of any runners & the course location three children, Will, Ellie and Graham have all run the Special to the IJ / Douglas Zimmerman) to size. Follow laundry instructions, when washed in hot water of any unregistered runners or spectators who interfere with and dried in a hot dryer, there may be some shrinkage. Dipsea race and have named their dog Dipsea. Friends of Dipsea Photos & Videos Courtesy of: the race or threaten the spirit and integrity of competition. Bill established a Dipsea scholarship in his honor to recog- Dave Albee Tim Amyx RACE InFORMATIOn: Runners or spectators who are involved in or witness nize young people who have shown grit and determination Steve Disenhof Gary Ferber For the most current race information, telephone any unsportsmanlike behavior are encouraged to record the 415-331-3550, or email us at [email protected] in the running of the Dipsea Race. e Patterson family Tina Humphrey Ana Levaggi Further questions or concerns may be directed in writing race bib number of the perpetrator and report it to the have all actively run, hiked and biked the trails on Mt. Lillie O’Reilly Anthony Scopazzi to: The Dipsea Race, PO Box 30, Mill Valley, CA 94942 Dipsea Race Committee. Tamalpais and are committed to the preservation of this Elmo Shropshire Pam Wendell 415-990-1630 [email protected] very special and sacred mountain. nOTE: The Annual Dipsea Race is a USATF sanctioned event. Page 5 Page 4 2017 DIPsEA RACE InFORMATIOn DIPsEA sChOlARshIP COMMITTEE “In MEMORIAM” whAT yOu nEED TO KnOw! PACERs: e Dipsea Foundation Board has created a schol- Carl Jensen, the 1966 winner of the Acceptance notifications will be mailed on April Pacers are absolutely forbidden in the Invitational arship committee to review the applications and report Dipsea and the last runner to win the trail race 21, 2017. Acceptance notifications will contain pickup Section. Pacers will be allowed in the Runner’s Section, back to the Board. from scratch without a head start, died on Janu- if: (1) the pacer is officially registered in the race, and Chuck Miller has undergraduate and law degrees times and locations for chest numbers and timing chips ary 17 from a lung infection. as well as other pertinent race information. (2) the pacer does not start before his or her assigned from U.C. Berkeley. He has been in private practice as a starting group.The pacer and runner must leave the starting According to Dipsea Race historian Barry Applicants who were not successful in entering litigation attorney in San Francisco for over 40 years. He line in Mill Valley in the later of the two assigned starting has run the Dipsea and Double Dipsea races. Chuck has Spitz, Jensen, running for College of Marin, was the 2017 race will be mailed a refund check less a $10.00 groups. Pacers should only be used to avoid a first-time been on the Dipsea Foundation Board as its legal advisor processing fee on April 17, 2017. The fee is intended to child runner from getting lost or a sight-impaired runners. in peak form in 1966 and used his intimate for many years and has enjoyed his role as a Board mem cover some of the costs of paperwork, handling of appli- NOTICE: 2017 RACE course knowledge and fearless downhill running cation and postage and does not subsidize the race. We ber in awarding scholarships and meeting the recipients at ability to prevail with a winning time of 48:57. We have refined the entry process, notification is March the annual Dipsea dinner. impose the fee by cashing your entry check and return- 5. Runners for whom we have emails will be notified by e following December, Jensen was Jason Cheng is strategy director at kaiser Perma- ing the refunds by separate check with your notice. email and those runners who we do not will be notified nente. Prior to joining, Jason was Vice President at Quo- drafted by the U.S. Army. A week before the REMEMBER: Cancellation of your check by post card. They will be instructed to download the rum Consulting, a boutique health care consultancy in 1967 Dipsea Race, Jensen stepped on a land DOES NOT mean you have been accepted in the Race. application this year when the application is released on the web. Those who have given us their email will San Francisco. Jason has also served on the Board of Di- mine while leading his platoon in Vietnam. He RACE FORMAT: have on-line capability on March 15 to download their rectors of e Imagine Bus Project, a Bay Area non-profit suffered more than 100 fragment wounds, re- The Dipsea Race is unique in that it is a handicapped application), those who did not will need to wait until that provides visual arts curriculum to under served quiring nearly 10 pints of blood transfusions race. Head start minutes are given to runners based upon youth. Jason received an MBA from e Wharton School age and gender. The Dipsea Race is run in two sections, we release it to the public on March 16. Simply login, and some 1,000 stitches. He spent 17 months in confirm your application for accuracy, make changes, if at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor’s degree each with the same headstart groups. Section assignments from the University of California at Berkeley.. the hospital. are made after we receive all race application forms. The needed, print, and mail it in along with your entry fee. Tim Fitzpatrick spent 27 years in investment bank In 1981, 2017 Handicap tables and start times will be posted Acceptance in the race is dependent on receipt of March 15 on the Dipsea Race website, www.dipsea.org check and printed application and criteria set forth ing. He received a BA degree in 1983 from Hobart Col- Jensen made a ThERE wIll BE nO RACE DAy EnTRIEs in, “How Entrants are accepted” as detailed on page 3 of lege. He is a 15 time Dipsea participant. Tim is married courageous return this application. to two time Dipsea Champion, Diana Fitzpatrick. He is to the Dipsea. In BIB nuMBERs: head Cross Country Coach at Marin Catholic High FEEs 2007, he was sel- Bib numbers will not be mailed to entrants! School and assistant Track Coach at Marin Catholic (mid- Entrants will be notified in writing of their acceptance The Dipsea Race entry is $90 for adults and $60 for children 16 & under. dle distance). Tim is Co Race Director(with Diana) of ected into the in the Race. The label will indicate your section status, In addition, due to rising bank fees and postal rates, Dipsea Race INVITATIONAL (INV) or RUNNER (DR), handicap Tamalpa Headlands 50k (USATF National Champi- the race processing fee for runners who apply, but onship). He is a former Board Member/Treasurer of Mark Hall of Fame. letter, name and address. numbers may be picked up whose entries are not accepted, is $10. by entrants Friday evening, june 9 at the Dipsea Day School-San Rafael, Ca. He is a four Time Western Cocktail Reception, Mill Valley Outdoor Art Center, warning unregistered Runners States 100 silver buckle winner, 2011 50-59 Age group saturday june 10, at the Mill Valley Community & unruly Behavior winner. Center, Mill Valley or sunday, june 11, race morning. Following an increasing number of complaints, the Dipsea Elizabeth (Liebe) Patterson is president of the the Entrants are required to bring the official notification Race Committee is considering new rule changes and penal- Elizabeth R. and William J. Patterson Foundation. Liebe’s with Race Label and photo ID to pick up bib numbers ties to curtail a growing number of unregistered runners and family has a long history with the Dipsea race and the with attached timing tag. unsportsmanlike-like behavior by runners and spectators trails on Mt. Tamalpais. Liebe’s late husband, Bill Patter- NO REFUNDS. with video and camera equipment who are interfering with son, ran the Dipsea Race 14 times and also ran the double Chest numbers are not transferable! Violators may the race’s participants. be banned from participation in future Dipsea Races. Dipsea. Bill’s final Dipsea Race was the 100th Running of Rule changes and penalties would not only impact the Dipsea in 2010. He was the 99th runner to cross the 2017 suRVIVORs T-shIRTs! the violator but any family or friends participating in the finish line, just two months before a brain tumor took his survivors t-shirts are made of technical material. race. Runners and spectators are strongly encouraged to re- life. To honor their husband and father, Liebe and her They come in both men’sand women’sstyles. The shirts run true port race bib numbers of any runners & the course location three children, Will, Ellie and Graham have all run the Special to the IJ / Douglas Zimmerman) to size. Follow laundry instructions, when washed in hot water of any unregistered runners or spectators who interfere with and dried in a hot dryer, there may be some shrinkage. Dipsea race and have named their dog Dipsea. Friends of Dipsea Photos & Videos Courtesy of: the race or threaten the spirit and integrity of competition. Bill established a Dipsea scholarship in his honor to recog- Dave Albee Tim Amyx RACE InFORMATIOn: Runners or spectators who are involved in or witness nize young people who have shown grit and determination Steve Disenhof Gary Ferber For the most current race information, telephone any unsportsmanlike behavior are encouraged to record the 415-331-3550, or email us at [email protected] in the running of the Dipsea Race. e Patterson family Tina Humphrey Ana Levaggi Further questions or concerns may be directed in writing race bib number of the perpetrator and report it to the have all actively run, hiked and biked the trails on Mt. Lillie O’Reilly Anthony Scopazzi to: The Dipsea Race, PO Box 30, Mill Valley, CA 94942 Dipsea Race Committee. Tamalpais and are committed to the preservation of this Elmo Shropshire Pam Wendell 415-990-1630 [email protected] very special and sacred mountain. nOTE: The Annual Dipsea Race is a USATF sanctioned event. Page 5 Page 4 leave a lasting legacy in the Dipsea? Reserve a step on the famed Dipsea Stairs Entering the 2017 Dipsea Race for yourself, a family member or a friend! Last Here are your opportunities ! chance for at least 50 years! With the successful comple- The 107th Running of the Dipsea Race will be Sunday, June 11, 2017. Each entrant receives headstart minutes based upon age and tion of the first and third flights of gender. There are two race sections. The Invitational section starts promptly at 8:30 am. The Runner section starts promptly at 8:57 Dipsea Stairs, the Dipsea Race RACE: am. The course is from Lytton Square in downtown Mill Valley, California through Muir Woods, around the slopes of Mt. Tamal- Foundation has launched the final pais and down to the finish line at Stinson Beach. The course will be marked, but potential race leaders should familiarize themselves with the route. The distance is approximately 7.5 miles. The course is open except at certain noted locations. Accepted runners will phase of the restoration and re- be mailed pertinent information. placement project. e second Toalleviate crowded conditions on the trail we must limit the fields to 1,500 entrants, 700 in the Invitational Section and 800 in the flight of steps of the beautiful and Runner Section. Unregistered runners will not be permitted to start or finish the race. Athletes under 18 years of age must have a challenging ascent will be stabilized ElIgIBIlITy: parent’s or guardian’s signature on their entry form and must have a parent or guardian at the race. Because the course is narrow and rugged, responsibility for children lies with the parents or guardians. and standardized for both safety We recommend first time entrants familiarize themselves with the trail before race day. and aesthetics. hOw EnTRAnTs ARE ACCEPTED! As with the 3rd and 1st flight projects, AuTOMATIC quAlIFICATIOns FOR ThIs Is hOw ThE AuCTIOn wORKs: your tax deductible donation will ‘buy’ a step, InVITATIOnAl (InV) sTATus A. No separate application is required. and include a commemorative plaque. (Approximately 500-600 Places) B. We will enter into the auction every runner who submits If you have any questions, please contact You are guaranteed qualification in the 2017 a completed application form with an entry fee larger than Foundation board member, Eric Ellisen, who Dipsea Invitational Section if you finished the Dipsea the regular entry fee of $90 for adults and $60 for children. can be reached at [email protected]. Race in 2016 in the top 450 places starting from the Invi- No separate application is required, just send more money! tational Section or the top 750 places starting from the All auction proceeds above the regular entry fees are To purchase your step, go to, www. Runner Section. You will not be subjected to the first- donated to the Dipsea Foundation, a 501, C-3, non-profit, dipseafoundation.org or you can send your de- which uses them for trail maintenance programs, scholar- come-first-served rule. This will give you ample time to ships, Dipsea kidz and other Dipsea Foundation Programs Once again, honorific plaques posit — along with your name, address, phone receive and return your application. Your application must and may be tax deductible subject to the advice of your tax will be available through individual number and email address — to be received, not post marked, by April 1, 2017. advisor. NOTE: The amount of the money sent has contin- step sponsorship. To reserve a step Dipsea Race Foundation ued to increase steadily since this opportunity was added. PO Box 10 RunnERs FIRsT-COME-FIRsT-sERVED and secure a personalized plaque for C. These applications will be sorted according to the amount Mill Valley, CA 94942 (Approximately 500 Places) your step, please be sure to make at After the automatically qualified runners are en- submitted. Entrants with the largest extra fees will be least a $500 deposit, total due by with your help, we will go tered into the 2017 Dipsea Race, places will be assigned accepted into the Race, without preference for Invitational on a first-come-first-served basis, up to a total of 500 en- Section or Runner Section status. Success in the auction construction is $1,700. over the top! trants. This system continues as in previous years. We ex- DOES NOT guarantee Invitational status. pect that these places will be filled in a few days. Runners e Dipsea Race Foundation and Abby Weiss- not qualified for Invitational status or who did not run D. Applicants unsuccessful in the Auction will be man, NorCal Marketing Manager at the Clif Bar Com- last year should enter early! This is still the best way for automatically entered in the Dipsea Lottery, see below, pany, have agreed to continue their partnership to pro- you to gain entry into the race. We fully realize that this providing one last chance at Race entry. vide energy bars for the Dipsea kidz program. rule favors local runners. Clif Bar is a family and employee-owned com- DIPsEA lOTTERy pany that produces organic foods and drinks. Its culture, DIPsEA AuCTIOn (300 Places) (100 Places) The final 300 places in the 2017 Dipsea Race will be pay, benefits, holistic wellness programs, and dedication In order to create an opportunity to run the filled by lottery. After the three above scenarios are com- to employees’ career growth, create a unique and mean- Dipsea Race, and for highly motivated runners who have pleted, all remaining applications received, not postmarked, ingful workplace. been frustrated by the postal system or who don’t like the by April 1, 2017 are eligible. No special application is re- Clif Bar has provided healthy snacks for young- odds of the Dipsea Lottery System, we will auction off quired. The drawing will be conducted randomly. We can- sters at Willow Creek Academy and Venetia Valley Ele- 100 places in the 2017 Dipsea Race. not predict the chances of success. The odds will be based upon the total number of applications received. mentary School who participate in the Dipsea kidz Continued next column program, as well as volunteers and participants in the • ACquA hOTEl • ClIFBAR Sausalito Jingle Bells Run. • CRysTAl gEysER AlPInE sPRIng wATER • hIghwAy 12 wInERy - sOnOMA sPOnsORs • InnOVATIVE MARKETIng • MARIn AMATEuR RADIO sOCIETy - COMMunICATIOns • ThE BuCKEyE ROADhOusE REsTAuRAnT - MIll VAllEy For more information, visit http://www.clifbar.com/. Page 3 Page 6 DIPsEA RACE FOunDATIOn wIll BRIAn gO FOR ThREE-PEAT? sChOlARshIPs: Only one runner in the 112-year history of the Dipsea, Pilcher will be pushed to win three Dipseas in a row if Sal Vasquez, has won the race three consecutive years. Alaskan Matias Saari returns for the 107th Dipsea. e In 2017, the Dipsea Race Foundation was proud to Brian Pilcher will have his chance to match that three- 45-year-old Saari placed second behind Pilcher the past announce it awarded five Scholarships to high school seniors peat feat on June 11 when the 107th Annual Dipsea is con- two years. who have either been a Dipsea Runner or Volunteer. tested on the 7.4 mile course from downtown Mill Valley to After finishing 1:58 behind Pilcher in 2015, The recipients each received a $5,000 Stinson Beach, the oldest trail race in America and the coun- Saari was 58 seconds off Pilcher’s winning pace last year. scholarship if attending an accredited four year school, Matias, bidding to become the first non-California resi- dent to win the Dipsea since Coloradoan Gail LaDage or a $2,500 if attending an accredited two year school. Scott in 1986 and first male non-California resident to To obtain a copy of the 2017 Scholarship win the race since Australian Joe Patterson in 1975, Application, please visit the Dipsea Foundation website clocked an actual time of 51:26. at was 33 seconds and download a copy: www.dipseafoundation.org slower than his Dipsea debut in 2015. e third-place finisher behind Pilcher and Saari 2016 sChOlARshIP RECIPIEnTs last year was 63-year-old Health Hibbard of Montrose, Congratulations to the five students who received CO. Darrin Banks, 50, of Berkeley and 35-year-old 2016 HALL of FAME Rickey Gates, now living in Madison, WI, were fourth scholarships from the Dipsea Race Foundation last year and fifth, respectively. Edda Stickle is one of the most organized and at the annual Dipsea Hall of Fame dinner. Last year’s Dipsea had runners from 32 states problems solving people I have ever known. from New Hampshire to Alaska plus the District of Co- She is compassionate and caring, especially to all Brock Albee Petaluma High School, Petaluma lumbia and entrants from all the world, including two those Invitational Section runners serving up excuses Rachel Bordes Redwood High School, Larkspur competitors from Singapore. and pleading to maintain their Invitational status. Gabriel Carmel Tamalpais High School Mill Valley Aidan Linscott Branson School, Ross Edda knows and respects all sides of the Dipsea. Juan Martinez Armijo High School, Fairfield She has competed in this great race for 30 years as an elite runner in her age group and served as a Dipsea vol- Thanks to friends and family, we now have a perpetual scholarship fund in honor of Bill Patterson. unteer for almost as long. She has been on the board of William J. Patterson was a prominent San Fran- directors for both the Dipsea Race Foundation and cisco investor and philanthropist who led the effort to Dipsea Race Committee. revitalize the California Academy of Sciences. He was a Edda is as unique as they come. She is a race di- great lover of the Dipsea. try’s second oldest footrace behind the Boston Marathon. rector who runs in the race. She is a team leader AND Vasquez, a Dipsea Hall of Famer who won the race a record a team player. She is a partner in marriage and in run- seven-times, finished first in three straight Dipseas, the ning with Bernie. last at the age of 44 in 1984. Vasquez won a fourth Dipsea in DIPsEA RACE FOunDATIOn nEws a row in 1985 and claimed his seventh Dipsea championship Look at the Dipsea now and when she started. .” in 1997, the last time he competed in the event. Probably her greatest impact is how organized the race “I know and I am friends with Sal. I know his history, and its teams have become. Her legacy will be how the we are on the move, join one of our committees. both with the Dipsea and in Masters road running in general,” Dipsea, under her care and guidance, has evolved into Partial list of Committees: Pilcher says. “He was a great runner and he is a great person.” a model and standard for all other races to emulate and • Auction • Dinner Pilcher, who last year won this third Dipsea title overall and became the first male runner in 20 years to repeat as reach in the running community. • Dipsea kidz • Finance By Dave Albee • Fundraising • Marketing/Branding Dipsea race champion, will be 60 years old when he steps to the starting line this year. He and Vasquez, along with Dipsea • Membership • Projects Hall of Famers Shirley Matson, Russ kiernan and Melody- • Social Media • Website Anne Schultz, are the only other runners to win more than two Dipseas. email: [email protected] e bad news is Pilcher will incur a one-minute “cham- or write: Dipsea Foundation pion’s minute” deduction from his 10-minute head start in PO Box 10, Mill Valley, CA 94942 2016. e good news, however, is the retired real estate finan- cier will gain an extra one minute head start by turning 60, if age and gender handicap times remain the same. Either way, Pilcher’s name has become as synonymous with Dipsea success as Vasquez and Boitano. Michael Boitano won back-to-back Dipsea races at the ages of 9 and 10 in 1971 and 1972, respectively, yet his younger sister, Mary Etta, de- nied him on a three-peat by winning the Dipsea in 1973 when like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter Edda Stickle 2016 Hall of Fame Inductee & Family she was 10. The load-in, load-out crew! DIPsEA RACE FOunDATIOn wIll BRIAn gO FOR ThREE-PEAT?

sChOlARshIPs: Only one runner in the 112-year history of the Dipsea, Pilcher will be pushed to win three Dipseas in a row if Sal Vasquez, has won the race three consecutive years. Alaskan Matias Saari returns for the 107th Dipsea. e In 2017, the Dipsea Race Foundation was proud to Brian Pilcher will have his chance to match that three- 45-year-old Saari placed second behind Pilcher the past announce it awarded five Scholarships to high school seniors peat feat on June 11 when the 107th Annual Dipsea is con- two years. who have either been a Dipsea Runner or Volunteer. tested on the 7.4 mile course from downtown Mill Valley to After finishing 1:58 behind Pilcher in 2015, The recipients each received a $5,000 Stinson Beach, the oldest trail race in America and the coun- Saari was 58 seconds off Pilcher’s winning pace last year. scholarship if attending an accredited four year school, Matias, bidding to become the first non-California resi- dent to win the Dipsea since Coloradoan Gail LaDage or a $2,500 if attending an accredited two year school. Scott in 1986 and first male non-California resident to To obtain a copy of the 2017 Scholarship win the race since Australian Joe Patterson in 1975, Application, please visit the Dipsea Foundation website clocked an actual time of 51:26. at was 33 seconds and download a copy: www.dipseafoundation.org slower than his Dipsea debut in 2015. e third-place finisher behind Pilcher and Saari 2016 sChOlARshIP RECIPIEnTs last year was 63-year-old Health Hibbard of Montrose, Congratulations to the five students who received CO. Darrin Banks, 50, of Berkeley and 35-year-old 2016 HALL of FAME Rickey Gates, now living in Madison, WI, were fourth scholarships from the Dipsea Race Foundation last year and fifth, respectively. Edda Stickle is one of the most organized and at the annual Dipsea Hall of Fame dinner. Last year’s Dipsea had runners from 32 states problems solving people I have ever known. from New Hampshire to Alaska plus the District of Co- She is compassionate and caring, especially to all Brock Albee Petaluma High School, Petaluma lumbia and entrants from all the world, including two those Invitational Section runners serving up excuses Rachel Bordes Redwood High School, Larkspur competitors from Singapore. and pleading to maintain their Invitational status. Gabriel Carmel Tamalpais High School Mill Valley Aidan Linscott Branson School, Ross Edda knows and respects all sides of the Dipsea. Juan Martinez Armijo High School, Fairfield She has competed in this great race for 30 years as an elite runner in her age group and served as a Dipsea vol- Thanks to friends and family, we now have a perpetual scholarship fund in honor of Bill Patterson. unteer for almost as long. She has been on the board of William J. Patterson was a prominent San Fran- directors for both the Dipsea Race Foundation and cisco investor and philanthropist who led the effort to Dipsea Race Committee. revitalize the California Academy of Sciences. He was a Edda is as unique as they come. She is a race di- great lover of the Dipsea. try’s second oldest footrace behind the Boston Marathon. rector who runs in the race. She is a team leader AND Vasquez, a Dipsea Hall of Famer who won the race a record a team player. She is a partner in marriage and in run- seven-times, finished first in three straight Dipseas, the ning with Bernie. last at the age of 44 in 1984. Vasquez won a fourth Dipsea in DIPsEA RACE FOunDATIOn nEws a row in 1985 and claimed his seventh Dipsea championship Look at the Dipsea now and when she started. .” in 1997, the last time he competed in the event. Probably her greatest impact is how organized the race “I know and I am friends with Sal. I know his history, and its teams have become. Her legacy will be how the we are on the move, join one of our committees. both with the Dipsea and in Masters road running in general,” Dipsea, under her care and guidance, has evolved into Partial list of Committees: Pilcher says. “He was a great runner and he is a great person.” a model and standard for all other races to emulate and • Auction • Dinner Pilcher, who last year won this third Dipsea title overall and became the first male runner in 20 years to repeat as reach in the running community. • Dipsea kidz • Finance By Dave Albee • Fundraising • Marketing/Branding Dipsea race champion, will be 60 years old when he steps to the starting line this year. He and Vasquez, along with Dipsea • Membership • Projects Hall of Famers Shirley Matson, Russ kiernan and Melody- • Social Media • Website Anne Schultz, are the only other runners to win more than two Dipseas. email: [email protected] e bad news is Pilcher will incur a one-minute “cham- or write: Dipsea Foundation pion’s minute” deduction from his 10-minute head start in PO Box 10, Mill Valley, CA 94942 2016. e good news, however, is the retired real estate finan- cier will gain an extra one minute head start by turning 60, if age and gender handicap times remain the same. Either way, Pilcher’s name has become as synonymous with Dipsea success as Vasquez and Boitano. Michael Boitano won back-to-back Dipsea races at the ages of 9 and 10 in 1971 and 1972, respectively, yet his younger sister, Mary Etta, de- nied him on a three-peat by winning the Dipsea in 1973 when like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter Edda Stickle 2016 Hall of Fame Inductee & Family she was 10. The load-in, load-out crew! 107th Dipsea Race - Official Entry Form Did You run the Dipsea in 2016? (Circle one) Y N Email Address: ______Race: Sunday, June 11, 2017. Starting at 8:30 AM, under the clock, downtown Mill Valley THIS IS A LEGAL DOCUMENT WITH IMPORTANT CONSEQUENCES - READ IT CAREFULLY Only one entrant per application photocopies are okay, except for qualified Invitational applicants who must use their original application form. Please Print Clearly, Illegible Applications May Affect your Entry! First Name Initial Last Name Address City State ZIP Telephone (Day) ( ) Evening) ( ) Fax ( ) Email Required*

Age on race day Birthdate Gender: M F Tech T-Shirt Men: S M L XL Tech T-Shirt Women: S M L XL Current High School, if applicable: Club: if applicable Family Trophy Applicant: List name(s) Previous Winner Yes/No/Year: Number of Races Completed: Consecutive: Most recent Dipsea Race: required for Invitational: Year Place: Actual Time: Preferred Section: (circle one) Invitational Section Runner Section Explanations, sad stories, pleas & bribes: Attach or write on back! Emergency Contact - Name: Phone: InTEREsTED In BEIng InVOlVED wITh FuTuRE PROjECTs? IF sO, sKIlls______:______EnTRIEs MusT BE RECEIVED By APRIl 1, 2017. - MAKE ChECKs PAyABlE TO: DIPsEA RACE In case of cancellation there is no alternative race date and there will be no refunds. Entry Fees: Mail Only Entry Fee & Application to: Adults: $90.00, Children, 16 & under $60.00 Dipsea Race, P.O. Box 30, Mill Valley, CA 94942 Includes pin & short-sleeve tech t-shirt to all finishers. NOTICE: One check (US Banks Only) per application! AssuMPTIOn OF RIsK AnD lIABIlITy I realize and acknowledge that this event is a foot race over rugged, narrow, unpaved, mountainous, rocky, steep and twisting course which is not designed for crowds. I realize that 1,500 entrants are expected and that poison oak and hot weather make the course extremely hazardous. I AM FULLY AWARE THAT RUNNING AND WALkING THIS COURSE IS DANGEROUS TO LIFE AND LIMB EVEN UNDER THE BEST OF WEATHER AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. I am aware that crowds of runners, adverse physical conditions and possible adverse weather conditions will result in a hazardous and dangerous condition on the day of the race. I REALIZE AND UNDERSTAND THAT MANY ENTRANTS ARE LIkELY TO BE INJURED, THAT SOME OF THESE INJURIES ARE CERTAIN TO OCCUR AND THAT I MAY SUFFER DEHYDRATION. The costs of any medical/rescue services will be my responsibility. With full knowledge of all the above facts and warnings, I intend to participate in and/or allow my child/chil- dren, ward or wards to participate in the 2017 Dipsea Race and that I assume all risks in or related to said participation in the 2017 Dipsea race, including full responsibility for myself, my child/children, ward or wards and all of my and/or their acts or omissions. In consideration of acceptance of my entry and granting of permission to run in the race, I do hereby for myself,, my heirs, assigns, executors and administrators release and forever discharge the Dipsea Race, The Dipsea Race Committee, Inc., or any of its respective directors, officers, members, representatives, volunteers, employees, successors and assigns and all other persons and associations from any and all claims and causes of actions by reason of any injury or injuries, whatever nature, which have or has been sustained or which may be sustained or which has or have been accrued or which may accrue to me or my chid/children, ward or wards as a result of or in conjunction with the 2017 Dipsea Race, or my travelling to or from the 2014 Dipsea Race or my entry, participation or related travel to any of my children or wards. By acceptance in the Race, I agree the abide by all the rules and decisions of the Dipsea Race Committee. I grant the release and full use of my name(s) and/or images and those of my children, ward or wards by the Dipsea Race. APPlICAnTs 18 yEARs AnD OlDER: I have read the above release. I understand that this is a legal document and that my signature confirms my full acceptance with the intent to be bound by its terms sIgnATuRE:

PAREnT OR guARDIAn OF APPlICAnT unDER 18 yEARs OF AgE: I have read the above release. I understand that this is a legal document and that my signature confirms my full acceptance with the intent to be bound by its terms and both personally and in relation to my child/children, ward or wards, named who has/have my permission to travel to and from to enter and run the Dipsea Race, Sunday, June 11, 2017. sIgnATuRE: ThIs Is A lEgAl DOCuMEnT, sIgn AnD RETuRn wITh yOuR ChECK PAyABlE TO: DIPsEA RACE FOR OFFICIAl usE Only Rn:______DATE:______q F A l B

©Dipsea Race Committee, Inc.20174 DIPsEA RACE sPOnsOR OPPORTunITIEs Dipsea Kidz (Partial List) Ana Levaggi, head coach of the Dipsea kidz pro- • Annual Race Awards and Trophies gram, has announced that membership chair Michelle • Runner’s timing services Wilcox and the Woodland Sponsors in kent Woodlands • Buses - transport from Stinson Beach to Mill Valley has offered its support of the program with a generous do- • Portable Sanitation Facilities in Mill Valley • Annual Dipsea Truck rental nation. • Annual Hall of Fame Dinner & Awards Woodland Sponsors, a social and philanthropic or- • Dipsea kidz Program ganization, exists to support Marin-based charities which • Dipsea Endowment Fund serve Marin County children and to provide kent Wood- Visit our website: www.dipsea.org land members a sense of community through its educa- or Call Merv Regan: 415-990-1630 tional meetings and programs. e Dipsea Dog has passed. Annual sausalito jingle Bells 5K Run Dipsea kidz is a youth development program serv- After anksgiving last year, Craig Sultan, his wife lODgIng: ing at-risk kids in fourth grade through middle school in Former Redwood High School standout Jake Schmitt and daughter of Mill Valley invited a group of close friends The Acqua Hotel - Mill Valley has set aside a block of Marin County through a structured, twice-weekly after won the third Winterfest Jingles Bell 5k Run in Sausalito on to meet with them at the bottom of the second flight of the rooms at special rates, mention the Dipsea when making school physical fitness, mentoring, nutritional and educa- December 11, topping a field of 72 competitors featuring famed Dipsea Stairs for a special ceremony for his dog, reservations. Call as soon as you receive your acceptance: tional programs at Willow Creek Academy in Sausalito U.S. Olympian Alysia Montaño. Riley. Riley, who died in January, was a lab/pointer mix that 415-380-0400 555 Redwood Hwy, just off Hwy 101 and Venetia Valley School in San Rafael. Using the chal- Schmitt, 29, of kentfield posted a winning time of was saved from Second Chance Rescue as a puppy. lenge of training for and completing cross-country runs 14:56, beating runner-up Nicholas Wong, 16, by more than He will be forever known as e Dipsea Dog. of increasing distance, our middle school participants two minutes. Zevan Solomon, a 17-year-old Tam High senior Riley celebrated his 14th birthday last October and learn confidence, discipline, goal setting, and resiliency, who won the first Jingle Bells 5k in 2014, finished fourth Craig, a veteran Dipsea race runner and fixture on the all while making friends, improving their health, and overall in a time of 17:30. Dipsea Trail, wanted to thank his dog, in fact memorialize gaining an appreciation of our community’s special Dipsea Race veteran Clara Peterson, a two-time All- him, by purchasing a Dipsea step for Riley. e Dipsea beauty. American at Duke University living in Corte Madera, was Race Foundation is in the process of renovating the second e Dipsea Race Foundation is a charitable non- third overall and the first female finisher. She placed ahead of flight of the Dipsea Stairs as the final phase of a steps pro- profit (501(c) 3) corporation whose mission is “To inspire her friend, Montaño, a six-time national champion in the 800 ject that has successfully repaired and refurbished the first our community and beyond to support the tradition of meters who competed in the Olympics in 2012. Summer and third flights. the Dipsea Race, the stewardship of the Dipsea Trail, and Solomon was third among female runners. Craig has received a personalized bronzed plaque the legacy of the Dipsea for current and future genera- e event was co-sponsored by the Dipsea Race Foun- from the Dipsea Race Foundation that will be mounted on tions.” It was established in 1997 to protect and promote dation and the Sausalito On e Waterfront Foundation to Riley’s step. the race and the values it represents. After a century of ex- benefit the Dipsea kidz program. Eve Pell, the 1989 winner Consider this one small step for man’s best friend. istence, the race has become an essential part of the com- of the Dipsea Race and a member of the Dipsea Hall of One large step for mankind. munity and cross-country running; the Foundation was Fame, was the official race starter for Jingle Bells Run III. “e Dipsea is an iconic race unique to Mill Valley created to preserve the race for future generations. e Dipsea kidz is a youth development program serving and our life here,” Craig explains. “is is a special place we Dipsea Race Foundation has three main goals: to preserve at-risk kids in Marin County through a structured, twice- shared with Riley. He got us into good shape as he loved to the race and the trail for current and future generations, weekly afterschool physical fitness, mentoring, nutritional and take on these steps and trail. Riley was a motivator for us to to support the entities and organizations that control the educational program. get out and exercise.” property over which the trail winds, and to encourage e post-anksgiving ceremony on November 26 4th Annual sausalito jingle Bells 5K Race boys and girls from all backgrounds to appreciate and was a retirement party for Riley. Craig estimated that Riley Mark your calendars and save the date! protect the Dipsea and other trails on Mt. Tam. in his lifetime completed 27 runs up the over 670 dipsea e Dipsea Race Foundation is once again part- To make a donation to the Dipsea kidz program steps, single track trails and mountain along the Dipsea nering with the Sausalito Waterfront Foundation to or for more information about the Dipsea Race Founda- Trail from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach. Craig figured that sponsor the fourth Sausalito Winterfest Run, a family- tion, visit http://www.dipseafoundation.org/. Riley covered over 200 miles and 18,000 steps. Riley earned friendly celebration featuring a 5k race and a kidz Fun his specially designed homemade “Dipsea Survival T-Shirt” DOuBlE DIPsEA Run on a panoramic course for a primo cause on Sunday upon completing his last run. The Double Dipsea is sponsored by the DSE Runners, morning, December 10, 2017. As someone once said, “Dogs are not our whole life, not by the Dipsea Race Committee, Inc. The Double but they make our lives whole.” Dipsea date to be determined. For information or an Proceeds from the event will benefit at-risk youth entry form contact the Double Dipsea Race, through the Dipsea kidz program. www.doubledipsea.com For more information, visit www.dipseakidz.com. DIPsEA RACE sPOnsOR OPPORTunITIEs Dipsea Kidz (Partial List) Ana Levaggi, head coach of the Dipsea kidz pro- • Annual Race Awards and Trophies gram, has announced that membership chair Michelle • Runner’s timing services Wilcox and the Woodland Sponsors in kent Woodlands • Buses - transport from Stinson Beach to Mill Valley has offered its support of the program with a generous do- • Portable Sanitation Facilities in Mill Valley • Annual Dipsea Truck rental nation. • Annual Hall of Fame Dinner & Awards Woodland Sponsors, a social and philanthropic or- • Dipsea kidz Program ganization, exists to support Marin-based charities which • Dipsea Endowment Fund serve Marin County children and to provide kent Wood- Visit our website: www.dipsea.org land members a sense of community through its educa- or Call Merv Regan: 415-990-1630 tional meetings and programs. e Dipsea Dog has passed. Annual sausalito jingle Bells 5K Run Dipsea kidz is a youth development program serv- After anksgiving last year, Craig Sultan, his wife lODgIng: ing at-risk kids in fourth grade through middle school in Former Redwood High School standout Jake Schmitt and daughter of Mill Valley invited a group of close friends The Acqua Hotel - Mill Valley has set aside a block of Marin County through a structured, twice-weekly after won the third Winterfest Jingles Bell 5k Run in Sausalito on to meet with them at the bottom of the second flight of the rooms at special rates, mention the Dipsea when making school physical fitness, mentoring, nutritional and educa- December 11, topping a field of 72 competitors featuring famed Dipsea Stairs for a special ceremony for his dog, reservations. Call as soon as you receive your acceptance: tional programs at Willow Creek Academy in Sausalito U.S. Olympian Alysia Montaño. Riley. Riley, who died in January, was a lab/pointer mix that 415-380-0400 555 Redwood Hwy, just off Hwy 101 and Venetia Valley School in San Rafael. Using the chal- Schmitt, 29, of kentfield posted a winning time of was saved from Second Chance Rescue as a puppy. lenge of training for and completing cross-country runs 14:56, beating runner-up Nicholas Wong, 16, by more than He will be forever known as e Dipsea Dog. of increasing distance, our middle school participants two minutes. Zevan Solomon, a 17-year-old Tam High senior Riley celebrated his 14th birthday last October and learn confidence, discipline, goal setting, and resiliency, who won the first Jingle Bells 5k in 2014, finished fourth Craig, a veteran Dipsea race runner and fixture on the all while making friends, improving their health, and overall in a time of 17:30. Dipsea Trail, wanted to thank his dog, in fact memorialize gaining an appreciation of our community’s special Dipsea Race veteran Clara Peterson, a two-time All- him, by purchasing a Dipsea step for Riley. e Dipsea beauty. American at Duke University living in Corte Madera, was Race Foundation is in the process of renovating the second e Dipsea Race Foundation is a charitable non- third overall and the first female finisher. She placed ahead of flight of the Dipsea Stairs as the final phase of a steps pro- profit (501(c) 3) corporation whose mission is “To inspire her friend, Montaño, a six-time national champion in the 800 ject that has successfully repaired and refurbished the first our community and beyond to support the tradition of meters who competed in the Olympics in 2012. Summer and third flights. the Dipsea Race, the stewardship of the Dipsea Trail, and Solomon was third among female runners. Craig has received a personalized bronzed plaque the legacy of the Dipsea for current and future genera- e event was co-sponsored by the Dipsea Race Foun- from the Dipsea Race Foundation that will be mounted on tions.” It was established in 1997 to protect and promote dation and the Sausalito On e Waterfront Foundation to Riley’s step. the race and the values it represents. After a century of ex- benefit the Dipsea kidz program. Eve Pell, the 1989 winner Consider this one small step for man’s best friend. istence, the race has become an essential part of the com- of the Dipsea Race and a member of the Dipsea Hall of One large step for mankind. munity and cross-country running; the Foundation was Fame, was the official race starter for Jingle Bells Run III. “e Dipsea is an iconic race unique to Mill Valley created to preserve the race for future generations. e Dipsea kidz is a youth development program serving and our life here,” Craig explains. “is is a special place we Dipsea Race Foundation has three main goals: to preserve at-risk kids in Marin County through a structured, twice- shared with Riley. He got us into good shape as he loved to the race and the trail for current and future generations, weekly afterschool physical fitness, mentoring, nutritional and take on these steps and trail. Riley was a motivator for us to to support the entities and organizations that control the educational program. get out and exercise.” property over which the trail winds, and to encourage e post-anksgiving ceremony on November 26 4th Annual sausalito jingle Bells 5K Race boys and girls from all backgrounds to appreciate and was a retirement party for Riley. Craig estimated that Riley Mark your calendars and save the date! protect the Dipsea and other trails on Mt. Tam. in his lifetime completed 27 runs up the over 670 dipsea e Dipsea Race Foundation is once again part- To make a donation to the Dipsea kidz program steps, single track trails and mountain along the Dipsea nering with the Sausalito Waterfront Foundation to or for more information about the Dipsea Race Founda- Trail from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach. Craig figured that sponsor the fourth Sausalito Winterfest Run, a family- tion, visit http://www.dipseafoundation.org/. Riley covered over 200 miles and 18,000 steps. Riley earned friendly celebration featuring a 5k race and a kidz Fun his specially designed homemade “Dipsea Survival T-Shirt” DOuBlE DIPsEA Run on a panoramic course for a primo cause on Sunday upon completing his last run. The Double Dipsea is sponsored by the DSE Runners, morning, December 10, 2017. As someone once said, “Dogs are not our whole life, not by the Dipsea Race Committee, Inc. The Double but they make our lives whole.” Dipsea date to be determined. For information or an Proceeds from the event will benefit at-risk youth entry form contact the Double Dipsea Race, through the Dipsea kidz program. www.doubledipsea.com For more information, visit www.dipseakidz.com. 107th Annual Dipsea Race Like us on June 11, 2017 P. O. Box 30, Mill Valley, CA 94942 Facebook, APPLY NOW! www.dipsea.org Follow us on Twitter

Brian Pilcher - 2009, 2015 & 2016 Champion photo courtesy Pam Wendell

Photo courtesy Tina Humphrey