November 5, 2002

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Silicon Valley Speedster Ultra Classic

Special Thanks to Volunteers

Photographer: Chuck Fox
Videographer: David Quitevis
Volunteer Coordinators: Glenn Carpenter Jerry Wittenaur, Don Hogue
Lap Scorers & bell lap ringer: Russell Mead
Split Recorder, Finish Recorder, Chronomix operator: Brett Bowman
Split Recorder #2: David Levine
Split Recorder #3: Kattya Baltodano
Split Giver: John Tilson, Lilette Baltodano, Mike Trujillo
Leader Board / Flipchart: David Levine
Website and graphic arts layout: Don Hogue
Gate Monitor / Crowd Control: Dorian West and Brandon Stafford
Doctor: Lara Salamanca
Starter, Announcer, Finish Line Coordinator, Chute Umpire: Jerry Wittenauer
Course Marshall / course monitor 1: Dorian West
Course monitor 2: Brandon Stafford
Race Director / Meet Manager: Glenn Carpenter
Course Certifier: Tom Knight
Catering: Deborah Tilson
Stanford Rep: Jason Berk, Chelle Pell
Chief Timer: Bob Rauch
Timer 2: Bob Workman
Timer 3: Ron Wolf
Timer 4 (alternate): Steve Beebe

USATF Certified & Sanctioned 50K [Link to official entry form]

Where: Stanford University Stadium, Stanford, California. Enter at Gate 1. The course circumnavigates Stanford University's football stadium (home of Superbowl XIX) and is in the shadow of the legendary Cobb Field - home to the 2002 National Track and Field Championships, the American men's (Meb Keflezighi) and women's (Deena Drossin) 10k track records, and home of the Stanford NCAA championship track & field and cross-country teams.

Course: The USATF certified 50K race course consists of a 1 kilometer loop repeated fifty times. The course is paved and is mostly shaded by oak trees. Because the course is within a fenced area, there will be no cross-traffic. This event has been engineered to be the fastest 50k that you will ever run. The event conforms to official national record setting regulations and is sanctioned by the USATF. [Click here for course map]

Historical weather: Over the last eight years there has been no rainfall on this date. The average low has been 48 degrees (with a range from 41 to 55 degrees).

Splits: Every lap. Splits will be recorded every lap for every racer. [Click for here race splits]

Aid Stations & Time Limits: Aid is available every lap. Gatorade and water will be provided. Additionally, if requested on the entry form, the racer will be individually paired with a volunteer who will provide encouragement and the racer's own self-provided food and drink according to their individually requested disbursement schedule. Post race nourishment will be provided. A four and a half hour race cut-off time will be enforced.

Video: The race will be videotaped. Copies will be available for purchase.

Photos: Photographs will be available for purchase.

Times To Beat: The official American men's record is 3:00:00 and the women's record is 3:13:51. For the records listings visit: www.usaldr.org, click on records/rankings, then U.S. Road Racing Records.

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