Western States Endurance Run
(My 1st 100 mile finish)
Squaw Valley, CA
6/26/2004

"The Run is conducted along the Western States Trail starting at Squaw Valley, California, and ending in Auburn, California, a total of 100 miles. The trail ascends from the Squaw Valley floor (elevation 6,200 feet) to Emigrant Pass (elevation 8,750 feet), a climb of 2,550 vertical feet in the first 4½ miles. From the pass, following the original trails used by the gold and silver miners of the 1850’s, runners travel west, climbing another 15,540 feet and descending 22,970 feet before reaching Auburn."

Here are my race stats:

Time Status Checkpoint Mileage minutes/mile 100.2 mile pace
6/26/04 5:00:00 Departed Squaw Valley Start 0.00    
6/26/04 8:49:00 Arrived Red Star Ridge 17.00 13:28 22:29:45
6/26/04 10:19:01 Arrived Robinson Flat 24.60 12:58 21:39:25
6/26/04 11:13:06 Arrived Little Bald Mountain 28.60 13:03 21:47:09
6/26/04 12:09:18 Arrived Deep Canyon 33.70 12:44 21:16:26
6/26/04 14:00:12 Arrived Last Chance 43.30 12:29 20:50:04
6/26/04 15:24:10 Arrived Devil's Thumb 47.80 13:03 21:48:24
6/26/04 16:51:01 Arrived El Dorado Creek 52.90 13:26 22:26:46
6/26/04 17:56:00 Arrived Michigan Bluff 55.70 13:56 23:15:58
6/26/04 19:43:00 Arrived Foresthill School 62.00 14:15 23:47:03
6/26/04 19:49:00 Departed Foresthill School 62.00 14:20 23:56:44
6/26/04 22:14:05 Arrived Peachstone (Cal-2) 70.70 14:38 24:25:34
6/27/04 0:51:00 Arrived Rucky Chucky (near) 78.00 15:16 25:29;59
6/27/04 5:30:06 Arrived Brown's Bar 89.90 16:21 27:18:32
6/27/04 6:55:00 Arrived Hwy 49 Crossing 93.50 16:38 27:46:26
6/27/04 9:11:27 Finished Placer High (finish) 100.20 16:53 28:11:27

 

Here are some photos


 


Entering the Little Bald Mountain Aid Station (28.6 miles)
 


 
 
the river crossing (78 miles)
 

At the finish in Auburn!
 

Houston runners/training partners with our buckles!
(German Collazos-27:07:12, Mariela Botella-27:01:37 and Larry Teeter-28:11:27)

 

Thanks!!!
 to Al (my partner and crew). He made dinner for several Houston runners and their pacers the night before the race and he was there for me at the start, the crew points and the finish.

 


Al at Yosemite National Park a couple days before WS100