Ultra Marathon - Skyline50k - August 1st 2010
My next even as you know is a 50km Ultra Marathon! ( For those of you who are metrically challenged, that is 31 miles and some change!) The event is called>
Skyline 50 km Endurance Run and is a championship event in the 2010 PA/USATF Ultra Grand Prix Series. The course itself is a scenic and moderately hilly loop course on dirt trails through East Bay Regional Parks from Lake Chabot Marina to Skyline Gate and returning along much of the Skyline National Recreation Trail. Click the picture below to see a map of the course!
Driving Directions to Start Line
To the start at Lake Chabot Marina: From the North (San Francisco, Oakland), take I-580 east to the Fairmont Drive exit. Turn left at the second stop-light onto Fairmont. Proceed east (uphill) for 2.5 miles on Fairmont. About 0.3 miles past the top of the hill, you will see the entrance to the Lake Chabot Marina. Park on the road for free, or in the Lake Chabot Marina parking lot for a small fee (supports the East Bay Regional Park District).
From the south or east (Hayward, Pleasanton), take I-580 west to the Fairmont Drive exit. Go straight through the stop sign and turn right onto Fairmont at the light. Proceed east (uphill) for 2.5 miles on Fairmont. About 0.3 miles past the top of the hill, you will see the entrance to the Lake Chabot Marina. Park on the road for free, or in the Lake Chabot Marina parking lot for a small fee (supports the East Bay Regional Park District).
Schedule
- 5:45-6:45 am
- Raceday Registration
- Runner Check-in
- Leave drop-bags for Skyline Gate in designated area
- 6:50 am
- Race Briefing at Start Line
- 7:00 am
- Race Start at Lake Chabot Marina
- 10:30 am
- Cutoff at Skyline Gate (14.4 miles)
- 11:00 am
- Food and drinks available at the Finish (Cove Picnic Area at Lake Chabot Marina)
- 12:30 pm
- Drop-Bags will return from Skyline Gate to the Finish
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- 1:00 pm
- Cutoff at Bort Meadow (23.3 miles)
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- 11:00 to 3:00 pm
- Awards will be given out as winners come in – if you think you won, make sure to check with us!
- 3:30 pm
- Finish of our festivities and break down of Finish Line
