08 Dipsea Application

P. O. Box 30,
Mill Valley, CA 94942
www.dipsea.org
Coming Soon
to the trail near you
the 104th Annual
Dipsea Race
June 8, 2014
Apply NOW!
FIRST CLASS
U.S. POSTAGE
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Diana Fitzpatrick 2013 Champion,
photo courtesy Wikipedia
Chris Knorzer
Darryl Beardall
Rachel & Zack,
Dipsea Kidz
Seniors & Juniors 2013 Start
Race Starter Bob Cullinan
Steep Ravine
DIPSEA FOUNDATION DINNER
HALL OF FAME CEREMONY
Friday, June 6, 2014
Mill Valley Outdoor Art Club
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6:00 pm to 7:00 pm - No Host Cocktail Reception
(Cocktail reception open to all)
7:00 pm - Dinner, Program, Auction
(Dinner by reservation only)
An evening of Dipsea Stories, Legend & Lore
Meet some of the Dipsea Hall of Famers
Congratulate the 2014 Scholarship Recipients
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Support the Dipsea Race Foundation at the Auction:
Two entries into the 2014 Dipsea Race,
Plus other exciting items
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Join in the celebration as one of the table sponsors. You will receive
many preferential benefits while making a valuable contribution.
Benefactor: Table of 8 - $1,500 - Individual Ticket $200
Sponsor: Table of 8 - $1,000 - Individual Ticket $150
Friends: Table of 8 - $750
Individual Ticket $50 ($35 teenager)
(The Dipsea Race Foundation is a 501, C-3, non-profit, #680405142, providing financial support for young Dipsea Runners
and Volunteers through its scholarship program, for the maintenance of the Dipsea Trail and the Dipsea Hall of Fame.)
Beverages Courtesy: Highway 12 Winery • Crystal Geyser • CG Roxanne
Dinner includes appetizers
and wine, must prepay
by June 1 2014
Dipsea Dinner reservation
is completely separate from
the Dipsea Race Application
Please make checks payable to:
The Dipsea Race Foundation
Mail to: PO Box 10, Mill Valley, CA 94942
Please enclose the form
Questions email Merv, mervregan@gmail.com
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Name:______________________________________________ Phone: _______________________
Address: __________________________ City ________________ State: _____ ZIP: ____________
Number of teenager tickets @$35 ______________Enclosed $ ______________________________
Number of tickets @ $1,500 ______ $1,000 _______ $750 _______ Enclosed: ________________
Number of tickets @ $200 ______ $150 _______ $50 _______ Enclosed: _______________________
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Here are your opportunities
to enter the 2014 Dipsea Race!
RACE:
The 104th Running of the Dipsea Race will be Sunday, June 8, 2014. Each entrant receives headstart minutes based upon age and
gender. There are two race sections. The Invitational section starts promptly at 8:30 am. The Runner section starts promptly at 8:57
am. The course is from Lytton Square in downtown Mill Valley, California through Muir Woods, around the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais
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 be
mailed pertinent information.
ELIGIBILITY:
To alleviate crowded conditions on the trail we must limit the fields to 1,500 entrants, 700 in the Invitational Section and 800 in the
Runner Section. Unregistered runners will not be permitted to start or finish the race. Athletes under 18 years of age must have a
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.
We recommend first time entrants familiarize themselves with the trail before race day.
HOW ENTRANTS ARE ACCEPTED!
AUTOMATIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR
INVITATIONAL (INV) STATUS
(Approximately 500-600 Places)
THIS IS HOW THE AUCTION WORKS:
A. No separate application is required.
B. We will enter into the auction every runner who submits
a completed application form with an entry fee larger than
the regular entry fee of $75 for adults and $50 for children.
No separate application is required, just send more money!
You are guaranteed qualification in the 2014 Dipsea
Invitational Section if you finished the Dipsea Race in
2013 in the top 450 places starting from the Invitational
Section or the top 750 places starting from the Runner
Section. You will not be subjected to the first-come-first- All auction proceeds above the regular entry fees are donated
served rule. This will give you ample time to receive and to the Dipsea Foundation, a 501, C-3, non-profit, which
uses them for trail maintenance programs, scholarships,
return your application. Your application must be
Dipsea Kidz and other Dipsea Foundation Programs and
received, not post marked, by April 1, 2014.
may be tax deductible subject to the advice of your tax
advisor. NOTE: The amount of the money sent has continRUNNERS FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED
ued to increase steadily since this opportunity was added.
(Approximately 500 Places)
C. These applications will be sorted according to the amount
After the automatically qualified runners are entered into submitted. Entrants with the largest extra fees will be
the 2014 Dipsea Race, places will be assigned on a first- accepted into the Race, without preference for Invitational
come-first-served basis, up to a total of 500 entrants.
Section or Runner Section status. Success in the auction
This system continues as in previous years. We expect
DOES NOT guarantee Invitational status.
that these places will be filled in a few days. Runners not D. Applicants unsuccessful in the Auction will be
qualified for Invitational status or who did not run last
automatically entered in the Dipsea Lottery, see below,
year should enter early! This is still the best way for you
providing one last chance at Race entry.
to gain entry into the race. We fully realize that this rule
favors local runners.
DIPSEA LOTTERY
(300 Places)
DIPSEA AUCTION
The
final
300
places
in
the
2014 Dipsea Race will be filled
(100 Places)
by
lottery.
After
the
three
above
scenarios are completed, all
In order to create an opportunity to run the Dipsea Race,
remaining
applications
received,
not postmarked, by April 1,
and for highly motivated runners who have been frus2014
are
eligible.
No
special
application
is required. The
trated by the postal system or who don’t like the odds of
drawing
will
be
conducted
randomly.
We
cannot predict the
the Dipsea Lottery System, we will auction off 100 places
chances
of
success.
The
odds
will
be
based
upon the total
in the 2014 Dipsea Race.
Continued next column
number of applications received.
SPONSORS
• CRYSTAL GEYSER WATER COMPANY
• THE BUCKEYE ROADHOUSE RESTAURANT - MILL VALLEY
• MARIN AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY - COMMUNICATIONS
• HIGHWAY 12 WINERY - SONOMA
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• CG ROXANE ALPINE WATER
• ACQUA HOTEL - MILL VALLEY
• INNOVATIVE MARKETING
2014 DIPSEA RACE INFORMATION
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!
Acceptance notifications will be mailed on April
17, 2014. Acceptance notifications will contain pickup
times and locations for chest numbers and timing chips
as well as other pertinent race information.
Applicants who were not successful in entering
the 2014 race will be mailed a refund check less a $10.00
processing fee on April 15, 2014. The fee is intended to
cover some of the costs of paperwork, handling of application and postage and does not subsidize the race. We
impose the fee by cashing your entry check and returning
the refunds by separate check with your notice.
REMEMBER: Cancellation of your check
DOES NOT mean you have been accepted in the Race.
PACERS:
Pacers are absolutely forbidden in the Invitational
Section. Pacers will be allowed in the Runner’s Section,
if: (1) the pacer is officially registered in the race, and
(2) the pacer does not start before his or her assigned
starting group.The pacer and runner
must leave the starting line in Mill Valley in the later of
the two assigned starting groups. Pacers should only be
used to avoid a first-time child runner from getting lost
or a sight-impaired runner.
NOTICE: 2014 RACE
This year we are making an exciting move towards
updating our application process. This year invitational
runners will be able to complete their applications online.
This will make it more convenient, accurate, and eliminate
redundant data entry each year. Applicants will simply
RACE FORMAT:
login, confirm their application, print, and mail it in along
The Dipsea Race is unique in that it is a handicapped
race. Head start minutes are given to runners based upon with their entry fee. Applicants will be able to update their
age and gender. The Dipsea Race is run in two sections, contact information online at any time, and next year it will
each with the same headstart groups. Section assignments be even simpler to complete the process.
Future plans include allowing all entrants to use the
are made after we receive all race application forms. The
2014 Handicap tables and start times will be posted
online system, automated updates on racing events via email,
March 15 on the Dipsea Race website, www.dipsea.org viewing runners' stats year over year, and more.
THERE WILL BE NO RACE DAY ENTRIES
CHEST NUMBERS:
Chest numbers will not be mailed to entrants!
Entrants will be notified in writing of their acceptance
in the Race. The label will indicate your section status,
INVITATIONAL (INV) or RUNNER (DR), handicap
letter, name and address. Numbers may be picked up
by entrants Friday evening, June 6 at the Dipsea Cocktail
Reception, Mill Valley Outdoor Art Center, Saturday
June 7, at the Acqua Hotel, Mill Valley or Sunday, June
8, race morning. Entrants are required to bring the official notification with Race Label and photo ID to pick
up chest numbers and timing chips.
NO REFUNDS.
Chest numbers are not transferable! Violators may
be banned from participation in future Dipsea Races.
2014 SURVIVORS T-SHIRTS!
Survivors t-shirts are made of technical material.They
come in both men’s and women’s styles. The shirts run true to
size. Follow laundry instructions, when washed in hot water
and dried in a hot drier, there may be some shrinkage.
FEES
Due to increasing permit, transportation, equipment
and general race operations costs, the Dipsea Race entry
is $75 for adults and $50 for children 16 & under.
In addition, due to rising bank fees and postal rates,
the race processing fee for runners who apply, but whose
entries are not accepted, is $10.
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DIPSEA RACE SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES
• Annual Race Awards and Trophies
• Runner’s timing services
• Buses - transport from Stinson Beach to Mill Valley
• Portable Sanitation Facilities in Mill Valley
• Annual Dipsea Truck rental
• Annual Hall of Fame Dinner & Awards
• Dipsea Kidz Program
• Dipsea Endowment Fund
Visit our website: www.dipsea.org
or Call Merv Regan: 415-990-1630
DOUBLE DIPSEA
The
Double
Dipsea
is sponsored by the DSE Runners,
RACE INFORMATION:
For the most current race information, telephone 415- not by the Dipsea Race Committee, Inc. The Double
331-3550, or email us at info@dipsea.org
Dipsea date to be determined. For information or an
Further questions or concerns may be directed in writing entry form contact the Double Dipsea Race,
to: The Dipsea Race, PO Box 30, Mill Valley, CA 94942
www.doubledipsea.com
NOTE: The Annual Dipsea Race is a USATF sanctioned event.
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DIANA READY TO DEFEND TITLE!
DIPSEA RACE FOUNDATION
Diana Fitzpatrick is ready to defend her Dipsea title
in the 104th Annual Dipsea Race on Sunday, June 8, but
with a minute removed from her head start in the time-handicap event as reigning champion, she is realistic about her
chances.
“The moon and stars aligned
for me last year and having
won the race takes some
pressure off that I’m sure I
would have otherwise felt
this year, particularly with
getting another minute,”
says Fitzpatrick, who won
her first Dipsea last June at the age of 55. “Now I feel like I
can go into it and totally enjoy race day and the training leading up to it and just see how things go. I think it’s nice to
have different people win the race so I’d like to be competitive
and make it exciting, but I don’t feel a lot of pressure to win.”
Since entering her first Dipsea in 2000, Fitzpatrick has
lowered her actual race time from Mill Valley to Stinson
Beach pretty much every year she has competed. In 2007,
her Dipsea race time was 1:08.59 when she placed 48th over
all at the age of 49. Last year, even though she was six years
older, she reduced her time by more than six minutes to
1:02.41 and she needed every second as she edged out 42year-old runner-up Chris Lundy of Sausalito by four seconds
and beat 56-year-old third-place finisher Brian Pilcher by
nine seconds – the closest Dipsea finish in 25 years.
The nine-second difference between the top three finishers was the tightest Dipsea race since 1988 when Kay
Willoughly, Peggy Smyth and Patricia English placed 1-2-3
within 10 seconds. Fitzpatrick, a three-time Olympic
Marathon Trials qualifier from Larkspur, utilized a 16-minute
head start. The Dipsea awards head starts based on age and
gender. In 2012, Hans Schmid of Greenbrae became the oldest winner in Dipsea history at the age of 72. He finished
fourth last year and, in fact, the first nine finishers in the race
started in different age groups, a testament to the head start
handicapping system.
“Winning the Dipsea really was an amazing experience. I continue to be surprised by the recognition I get from
so many people; a testament to the Dipsea and how many
people -- both runners and non-runners -- know and love the
event,” Fitzpatrick says. “It makes me feel very lucky that it’s
been such a big part of my life and my family’s annual tradition. I’m looking forward to the training and race day more
than ever before.”
SCHOLARSHIPS:
In 2014, the Dipsea Race Foundation is proud to
announce it will be awarding four Scholarships to high
school seniors who have either been a Dipsea Runner or
Volunteer.
The recipients will each receive a $5,000
scholarship if attending an accredited four year school,
or a $2,500 if attending an accredited two year school.
To obtain a copy of the 2014 Scholarship
Application, please visit the Dipsea Foundation website
and download a copy: www.dipseafoundation.org
2013 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Congratulations to the four students who received
scholarships from the Dipsea Race Foundation last year
at the annual Dipsea Hall of Fame dinner.
John Lawson
Summer Lawson
Jax Reiff
Liam Vlaming
Drake High School, Kentfield
Drake High School, Kentfield
Sonoma Academy, Santa Rosa
Justin-Siena High School, Napa
Thanks to friends and family, we now have a
perpetual scholarship fund in honor of Bill Patterson.
William J. Patterson was a prominent San Francisco investor and philanthropist who led the effort to
revitalize the California Academy of Sciences. He was a
great lover of the Dipsea.
LODGING:
The Acqua Hotel - Mill Valley has set aside a block of
rooms at special rates, mention the Dipsea when making
reservations. Call as soon as you receive your acceptance:
415-380-0500 555 Redwood Hwy, just off Hwy 101
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Champions, Mary Etta & Mike Boitano
2013 Hall of Fame Inductees
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Fitzpatrick, a NYU School Law graduate who
works with Nolo Press, a self-help publisher in Berkeley,
plans to compete in the 118th Boston Marathon prior to
the 104th Dipsea. She then intends to race at Western
States and at the Trans-Rockies run in August with her
daughter and Tamalpa Runners Club members.
The starting field last year consisted of 1,500
runners ranging in ages from seven (Isabella Hughes and
Brendan King of Mill Valley) to 87 (Roy Harvey of Medford, Ore.) and 83 (Lyle Langlois of Phoenix, Ariz) plus
79-year-old Barbara Robben of Berkeley, the oldest
female. Runners representing 28 states from Maine
to Hawaii plus the District of Columbia and four
foreign countries competed.
SAM’S FOUNTAIN of YOUTH!
The so-called “Sam’s Fountain of Youth” on Cardiac Hill
was a refreshing addition for the 103rd Dipsea Race.
Erected in honor of the late Sam Hirabayashi, the Norman Bright award-winning eight-time Dipsea age group
record holder who last competed in 2010 at 83 years old,
the water fountain was dedicated in time to benefit runners in last year’s Dipsea. Its impact, however, is far reaching for all people who navigate the Dipsea Trail.
“People were astoundingly generous in their contributions so the money came in quickly,” said 1989 Dipsea
champion Eve Pell, Sam’s widow who spearheaded the
$70,000 fund-raising campaign. “The fountain has been
useful since then for several other races with aid stations
at Cardiac. People no longer have to cart water from Pan
Toll. Runners, hikers and bikers have been surprised to
find the fountain there. They have said how glad they
were to find a water source just where they needed it.”
With the help of the Dipsea Race Committee and its
race director Edda Stickle, Dipsea Race Foundation member Eric Ellisen and Victor Bjelejac, maintenance chief for
California State Parks/Marin Sector, the water fountain
(Cont. top of page)
project moved forward and fast.
Cardiac Aid Station with water from Sam’s Fountain
Led by Bruce Linscott
of Linscott Engineering,
workers dug a quarter-mile
trench through bedrock
from Pan Toll Ranger
Station to the fountain’s
location. Ed Westbrook of
Quarryhouse provided the fountain’s design, constructed of stones quarried from the mountain.
Eve Pell, the Dipsea Race Foundation and the Dipsea
Race Committee are grateful to all who contributed
money and their time to build a fountain that commemorates the spirit of Sam, a source of inspiration,
with a source of water to aid all who run or walk on
the Dipsea Trail.
Thank you!
Get Involved with the Dipsea Kidz
The Dipsea Race Foundation is seeking
volunteers to assist with its Dipsea Kidz afterschool
program at Willow Creek Academy in Sausalito. The
youngsters meet twice a week after school for 90 minutes of discussion exercise and running. Dipsea Kidz
is a unique development program to
help middle-school
kids in Marin improve their overall
health through a
structured afterschool physical fitness training,
mentoring, nutritional and educational program
founded by the Dipsea Race Foundation.
To volunteer or for more information, contact
Michael Creedman at (415) 643-1942 or email
michaelcreedman@sbcglobal.net or write:
Dipsea Foundation, PO Box 10, Mill Valley CA 94942
Get Involved with the Dipsea Foundation
Discover how you can be more involved than
just the annual run. The Foundation is seeking volunteers in the following areas:
• Administration/Bookkeeping
• Auction
• Dinner Committee
• Graphic Design/Production
• Scholarship Committee
email: dipseafoundation@gmail.com
or write: Dipsea Foundation
PO Box 10, Mill Valley, CA 94942
104th Dipsea Race - Official Entry Form
Did You run the Dipsea in 2013?(Circle one) Y N
Email Address: _________________________
Race: Sunday, June 8, 2014. 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, Ineligible Applications May Affect your Entry!
Initial
Last Name
First Name
Address
City
State
Telephone (Day) (
Fax (
)
Evening) (
)
Email Required*
)
Age on race day
ZIP
Birthdate
Gender: M
Current High School, if applicable:
F Tech T-Shirt Men:
S M L XL
Tech T-Shirt Women: S M L XL
Club: if applicable
Family Trophy Applicant: List name(s)
Previous Winner Yes/No/Year:
Number of Races Completed:
Most recent Dipsea Race: required for Invitational: Year
Place:
one)
Invitational Section
Runner Section
Preferred Section: (circle
Explanations, sad stories, pleas & bribes: Attach or write on back!
Emergency Contact - Name:
Phone:
Consecutive:
Actual Time:
INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED WITH FUTURE PROJECTS? IF SO, SKILLS______:_______________________
ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 1, 2014. - 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: $75.00, Children, 16 & under $50.00
Includes pin & short-sleeve tech t-shirt to all finishers.
Dipsea Race, P.O. Box 30, Mill Valley, CA 94942
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/children, ward or wards to participate in the 2014 Dipsea Race and that I assume all risks in or related to said participation in the 2014 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 2014 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 8, 2014.
SIGNATURE:
THIS IS A LEGAL DOCUMENT, SIGN AND RETURN WITH YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO: DIPSEA RACE
RN:____________
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Q F A L B
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DATE:_________
©Dipsea Race Committee, Inc.2014