From owner-ius-l@AMERICAN.EDU  Sat Nov 30 16:38:49 1996
From: EdgcombJ@aol.com
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 18:37:56 -0500
To: ius-l@AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Quad Dipsea

John Medinger put on another great Quad Dipsea event today with the help of
many of his friends and some great weather and scenery.  This race, which
goes up and over the two ridges of Mt. Tam between Mill Valley and Stinson
Beach, CA, at the Pacific coast, four times, is a 28.4 mile super
rollercoaster.  The weather was great for running.  It started out overcast,
became sunny and warm, then got overcast and cool again, before the sun once
again appeared. Temps were probably between 55 and 65.  I was stationed on
the top of Cardiac Hill to crew for my friends and Tamalpa teammates, Bruce
Mace, Geoff Vaughn and Greg Nacco.

Some preliminary, scattered results.  Bruce Mace was first in approx. 4:12, a
great race for him.  Geoff Vaughn, Bruce's good friend and training partner,
was second, about 4 minutes back.  Had Geoff taken more salt earlier in the
race, it might have been even closer.  Even so, it was a PR for Geoff, who
won the race in 1994.  I believe Rick Stuart, from Arizona, was third, about
another 7 minutes or so back.  I didn't know the guy in fourth, nor did any
one else I talked to.  Greg Nacco, not even in the top 20 after the first
leg, roared back to finish fifth, showing the wisdom of running even splits.
 Others I saw out there included Tim Twietmeyer, Rick Simonsen, Kevin
Purcell, Mark Donaldson, Dana Gard and Errol Jones.

On the women's side, Susannah Sandrock,  the former triathlete, followed up
her impressive second place in the Pt. Reyes 50K with an easy win here.  I'm
not sure of her time but I would estimate a 4:45 finish.  She's still
learning and, if she sticks with it, could be someone to reckon with in the
future.  Jane Baldwin, another triathlete, was second with a time over 5
hours.

Regards, John Edgcomb.