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About Me ... Stan Jensen

Technical Jazz

Home Base: Pacifica, California, USA
Start Date: October 16, 1952
Physical Composition: 5' 11", 160 pounds
How I Made a $: Systems Engineer @ Silicon Graphics (until 1997)
How I Spend My $: Volunteering @ The Marine Mammal Center (since 2000)
Book Smarts: B.A. Geography, University of California, Davis
E-Mail: StanJ@Run100s.com

Ultra Life
Started Running: 1968 as a member of the Ukiah High School cross-country team
Ran my First Ultra: April 1993 - American River 50 mile endurance run

Personal Records (PR's):
50 K (4:33) - Jed Smith (Sacramento, CA) 1995
50 M (9:11) - Avalon Benefit (Catalina, CA) 1999
100 K (10:13) - Ruth Anderson (San Francisco, CA) 1996
12 HR (66m) - BAUR Gran Prix (Los Altos, CA) 1994
100 M (21:24) - Old Dominion 100 (Woodstock, VA) 1999

Ultras Completed: 133 (in 56 places)
2010 - 0; 2009 - 1; 2008 - 1; 2007 - 1; 2006 - 4; 2005 - 3; 2004 - 2; 2003 - 3; 2002 - 4; 2001 - 2; 2000 - 11; 1999 - 21 (what a year!); 1998 - 18; 1997 - 19; 1996 - 17; 1995 - 11; 1994 - 9; 1993 - 6: American River 50m, Quicksilver 50k, Skyline 50k, Pony Express 50k, Mule Run 50k, Sierra Nevada 52.4m

Most Significant Ultra Achievements:
Finishing the Last Great Race (Old Dominion 100, Western States 100, Vermont 100, Leadville Trail 100, Wasatch Front 100, Angeles Crest 100) in 1999.

Current Ultra Activities:
Grand Slam of Ultrarunning (1998-): Statistician, Webmaster
H.U.R.T. 100 (2008-2023): Director of Race Communication
Lake Sonoma 50 (2008-2022): A/S Captain
Miwok 100k (1999-): A/S Captain
Quad Dipsea (2000-): Check-in/Finish Line Manager
Ruth Anderson Ultras (1997-): Webmaster
Skyline 50 (1999-): A/S Captain
Western States 100 (2000-): Manager

Schedule (255+ hours within the last year):
03/11/23 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (1:35)
04/08/23 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:30)
04/17/23 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (1:45)
04/23/23 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (6:45)
05/06/23 - Miwok 100k - volunteer (37:45)
05/13/23 - Quicksilver 100k/50k - volunteer (13:25)
06/10/23 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:50)
06/24/23 - Western States 100 - volunteer (69:03)
07/08/23 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (3:05)
08/06/23 - Skyline 50k - volunteer (12:30)
08/12/23 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:20)
08/19/23 - Tamalpa Headlands 50K - volunteer (8:15)
08/20/23 - Tamalpa Headlands 50K - cleanup (2:25)
09/09/23 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:25)
09/17/23 - Sirena 10M - volunteer (4:10)
09/30/23 - Firetrails 50 - volunteer (15:50)
10/14/23 - Ruth Anderson Memorial Endurance Run - volunteer (14:50)
10/15/23 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:05)
11/11/23 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:40)
11/25/23 - Quad Dipsea - volunteer (13:55)
Schedule (for the next year or so):
12/02/23 - Western States lottery - volunteer (10:35)

12/09/23 - Fear & Loathing - volunteer (10:35)
01/13/24 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (1:25)
01/28/24 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:50)
02/10/24 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:20)
02/24/24 - Montara Mountain - volunteer (4:40)
03/09/24 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:20)
04/13/24 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (_:__)
05/04/24 - Miwok 100k - volunteer (__:__)
05/11/24 - Quicksilver 100k/50k - volunteer (__:__)
06/08/24 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (_:__)
06/29/24 - Western States 100 - volunteer (__:__)
07/13/24 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (_:__)
08/04/24 - Skyline 50k - volunteer (__:__)
08/10/24 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (_:__)
08/17/24 - Tamalpa Headlands 50K - volunteer (_:__)
09/14/24 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (_:__)
09/28/24 - Firetrails 50 - volunteer (__:__)
10/12/24 - Ruth Anderson Memorial Endurance Run - volunteer (__:__)
11/09/24 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (_:__)
11/30/24 - Quad Dipsea - volunteer (__:__)
12/07/24 - Western States lottery - volunteer (__:__)
12/08/24 - Fear & Loathing - volunteer (__:__)
12/14/24 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (_:__)
03/__/25 - North Marin Ridge Run 50k - volunteer (13:25)

Not All That Interesting and Totally Ego-Related Statistics:

Current car (as of 9/1/13): 2013 Honda Fit Sport
Former cars:
- 2003 Jetta GL (retired 8/31/13)
- 1992 Toyota MR-2 Turbo (retired on 2/6/03) How fast could it go? (135 MPH!)
My license plate: Colorado version
(c/o ?)
Louisiana version
(c/o Sam Landry)
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Pennsylvania version
(c/o Laura Kulsik)
Utah version
(c/o Mark Nassi)
Virginia version
(c/o Jim O'Neil)
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Wisconsin version
(c/o Leigh Moser)
Another CA version
(c/o Robert Orcutt)
New Jersey version
(c/o Otto Lam)
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Civic duties: My blood donors club (since 1984) and the Marine Mammal Center, where I volunteer on Wednesdays and Thursdays (see what I do).
Family: My sister/crew and her SO (and my publicity agent).
Fantasies: My ideal vacation spot and what it's like to run there (the Kalalau Trail).
Refuge: Pacifica. My current house: from the street. My old house (in Moss Beach): from the street and from the air.


"http://www.Run100s.com/about_me.htm" (updated: 3/9/24) StanJ@Run100s.com