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Dick Collins Firetrails
Castro Valley, CA
Saturday, Oct 13, 2012 See the 2013 event
50 Miles

Ascent 7,800 ft
Descent 7,800 ft
High Point 1,850 ft
Time Limit 13 hrs
Dick Collins Firetrails - October 13, 2012

  • Dick Collins Firetrails
  • Dick Collins Firetrails
  • Dick Collins Firetrails
  • Dick Collins Firetrails
  • Dick Collins Firetrails
  • Dick Collins Firetrails

Description

Out-and-back course; mostly along the legendary East Bay Skyline National Trail; fireroads and single track with gorgeous views of San Francisco and Mt. Diablo. Three miles of pavement. Be prepared for any condition. Can be hot, perfect, or cold and raining. In previous years race week has included the following: fire, earthquake, flood, and stock market crash.

Golden Hills Trail Marathon

The Golden Hills Trail Marathon is held in conjunction with the Dick Collins Firetrails 50. The point-to-point marathon starts at 9 am the Lone Oak picnic area in Berkeley’s Tilden Park (turn around for fifty mile run) and finishes 26.2 miles to the south at the Cove Picnic area at Lake Chabot.



 
Julie Fingar
Race Director

Top Performances
'10 Dave Mackey (40) 6:19:39
'10 Chikara Omine (28) 6:23:05
'94 Carl Andersen (34) 6:26:42
'09 Dave Mackey (39) 6:30:34
'11 Dave Mackey (41) 6:34:26
'89 Dave Scott (31) 6:39:46
'07 Victor Ballesteros (37) 6:41:18
'07 Jeremy Redding (35) 6:42:09
'08 Hal Koerner (32) 6:43:42
'10 Gary Gellin (42) 6:43:49

Top Performances
'87 Ann Trason (26) 7:31:24
'12 Jenny Capel (39) 7:37:08
'04 Diana Fitzpatrick (46) 7:45:55
'02 Jenny Capel (29) 7:48:06
'02 Sophia Lewis (39) 7:51:24
'07 Caren Spore (39) 7:53:36
'07 Diana Fitzpatrick (49) 7:53:46
'09 Rory Bosio (25) 7:54:33
'06 Caren Spore (38) 7:55:24
'98 Suzie Lister (33) 7:56:57
Local time: 4:43 PM