Coyote Ridge, Marin Headlands, Distance ~5.0 miles
September 10th, 2006
68 finishers - 16 women, 52 men
A bank of fog, resting on a ridgetop late on a warm afternoon, can be
a thing of beauty. To be in the thick of it, so to speak, alters one's perspective
somewhat. Such that one may have difficulty determining where the race actually
starts. Coyote Ridge on a clear morning presents vistas that are spectacular,
and we were not afforded those on this particular TCRS morning. The plus,
though, was that the fog was so thick that we were protected from the visual
reality of how steep the looming climbs ahead were. And the cooling effects
were close to perfect for running conditions. Roy Kissin and Brad O'Brien
staged a stirring duel, shoulder to shoulder for much of the race, before
The Champ began polishing his nickname to pull away over the final mile.
Karen Steele seemed quite pleased to return to the winner's circle after
a month's respite. Kari and Bill Bushnell, and Leslie McMullin (!!), stood
lonely outposts as valuable course monitors on this very gray September
morning. Jen, Jay, Ana, Jody, Christine and Mark once again performed finish-line
logistics ever so smoothly. Be forewarned: This year's Sam Taylor event
on October 22 will begin at Platform Bridge Road, down the road apiece from
the usual State Park entrance. It also won't be as pancake flat as usual.
Look for details in The Gazette and the Website.
- Jim Myers
Female Place | Name | AG | Time | TCRS Points |
1 | Karen Steele | 40 | 46:24 | 150 |
2 | Shari Tracy | 40 | 47:36 | 149 |
3 | Ellen Besobrasov | 40 | 48:11 | 148 |
4 | Florencia Gascon | 40 | 48:42 | 147 |
5 | Diane Prater | 40 | 49:22 | 146 |
6 | Tricia Wallace | 40 | 52:19 | 145 |
7 | Hazel Wood | 50 | 57:05 | 144 |
8 | Janet Bowman | 50 | 58:49 | 143 |
9 | Ann Charlton | 40 | 60:12 | 142 |
10 | Marcia Leone | 40 | 60:14 | 141 |
11 | Ann Hardham | 60 | 68:11 | 140 |
12 | Anita Andre | 20 | 68:30 | 139 |
13 | Susan Garnett | 60 | 73:58 | 138 |
14 | JoAnne Kambur | 70 | 75:51 | 137 |
15 | Elizabeth Tighe | 60 | 82:01 | 136 |
16 | Pam DeWeerd | 60 | 83:00 | 135 |
Male Place | Name | AG | Time | TCRS Points |
1 | Roy Kissin | 40 | 39:42 | 150 |
2 | Brad O'Brien | 40 | 40:14 | 149 |
3 | Dennis Charlton | 50 | 40:44 | 148 |
4 | Brad Bryon | 40 | 41:04 | 147 |
5 | Erik Mathon | 30 | 41:24 | 146 |
6 | Mike Lopez | 40 | 42:04 | 145 |
7 | Malcolm Fearon | 40 | 42:14 | 144 |
8 | Tim Fitzpatrick | 40 | 42:23 | 143 |
9 | Mike Lotter | 50 | 42:55 | 142 |
10 | Christian Oakes | 40 | 43:00 | 141 |
11 | Tim Fewell | 20 | 44:00 | 140 |
12 | Steve Shapiro | 40 | 44:10 | 139 |
13 | Stephen Tracy | 40 | 44:51 | 138 |
14 | Kurt Ryan | 40 | 45:01 | 137 |
15 | Steve Stephens | 60 | 45:06 | 136 |
16 | Nick Wilton | 40 | 45:36 | 135 |
17 | Kent Carlomagno | 40 | 45:42 | 134 |
18 | Bud Parer | 40 | 45:48 | 133 |
19 | Joe Stranzl | 40 | 45:54 | 132 |
20 | Don Ritchie | 50 | 46:15 | 131 |
21 | Vincent Giacomini | 40 | 46:18 | 130 |
22 | Frank Ruona | 60 | 46:33 | 129 |
23 | Jim Myers | 50 | 46:57 | 128 |
24 | Brian McCurdy | 40 | 47:25 | 127 |
25 | Bill Neer | 40 | 47:27 | 126 |
26 | Hans Schmid | 60 | 47:32 | 125 |
27 | Phil Ramsey | 40 | 47:51 | 124 |
28 | Preston Sitterly | 50 | 48:00 | 123 |
29 | Jim Bystrek | 50 | 48:15 | 122 |
30 | Tomas Pastalka | 50 | 48:20 | 121 |
31 | Bob Akers | 50 | 48:30 | 120 |
32 | Kevin O'Donnell | 40 | 50:11 | 119 |
33 | Earl Downing | 50 | 50:20 | 118 |
34 | Thomas Stephens | 50 | 50:54 | 117 |
35 | Jack Burns | 60 | 51:55 | 116 |
36 | Harut Pirinjian | 50 | 52:43 | 115 |
37 | Todd Ritola | 30 | 52:57 | 114 |
38 | Mike Holland | 50 | 53:30 | 113 |
39 | Barry Spitz | 50 | 53:41 | 112 |
40 | Tim Amyx | 40 | 53:59 | 111 |
41 | Joaquin Fritz | 50 | 55:51 | 110 |
42 | Walt Underhill | 50 | 56:11 | 109 |
43 | Dave Pinto | 50 | 56:16 | 108 |
44 | Craig Stern | 50 | 59:49 | 107 |
45 | Merv Giacomini | 70 | 61:33 | 106 |
46 | Jeff Houston | 40 | 68:06 | 105 |
47 | Julius Schillinger | 50 | 71:09 | 104 |
48 | Joseph Ryan | Y | 71:35 | 103 |
49 | Erland Jensen | 60 | 73:25 | 102 |
50 | Dick Couvillion | 70 | 73:56 | 101 |
51 | Leon Sivertson | 70 | 76:01 | 100 |
52 | Bob Towler | 60 | 82:39 | 99 |
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