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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.

Finished 14 100 milers
DNF'ed at six: Umstead(1998), Leadville(1998), Wasatch Front(1998), Kettle Moraine(200), Rio del Lago(2003) & Cascade Crest Classic(2006)

Current Ultra Activities:
Bay Area 100 (2026-): Finish Line Manager
Dick Collins' Firetrails 50 (1999-): A/S Captain
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 (1999-2024): 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 (328+ hours within the last year):

Schedule (for the next year or so):
07/12/25 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:35)
08/03/25 - Skyline 50k - volunteer (9:25)
08/09/25 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:00)
08/16/25 - Tamalpa Headlands 50K - volunteer (14:20)
08/17/25 - Tamalpa Headlands 50K (clean-up) - volunteer (4:00)
09/13/25 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:30)
09/27/25 - Firetrails 50 - volunteer (15:50)
10/11/25 - Ruth Anderson Memorial Endurance Run - volunteer (15:25)
11/08/25 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:80)
11/29/25 - Quad Dipsea - volunteer (14:00)
11/30/25 - Quad Dipsea (clean-up) - volunteer (3:30)
12/06/25 - Western States lottery - volunteer (10:40)
12/07/25 - Fear & Loathing - volunteer (12:05)
12/13/25 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:40)
01/10/26 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:15) 01/25/26 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (4:20) 02/07/26 - Golden Gate - volunteer (12:45)
02/14/26 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (3:05) 03/07/26 - Skyline Ridge 50k - volunteer (10:30)
03/14/26 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:55) 04/11/26 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:10) 04/18/26 - Horseshoe Lake - volunteer (10:15)
04/19/26 - Bay Area 100 training camp - volunteer (12:25)
05/02/26 - Miwok 100k - volunteer (38:35)
05/09/26 - Quicksilver 100k/50k - volunteer (15:30)
06/13/26 - Bay Area 100 - volunteer (24:20)
06/27/26 - Western States 100 - volunteer (70:00)
07/11/26 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (2:40) 08/02/26 - Skyline 50k - volunteer (__:__)
08/08/26 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (_:__) 08/15/26 - Tamalpa Headlands 50K - volunteer (14:20)
09/12/26 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (_:__) 09/26/26 - Firetrails 50 - volunteer (__:__)
10/10/26 - Ruth Anderson Memorial Endurance Run - volunteer (__:__)
11/14/26 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (_:__) 11/28/26 - Quad Dipsea - volunteer (__:__)
11/29/26 - Quad Dipsea (clean-up) - volunteer (_:__)
12/05/26 - Western States lottery - volunteer (__:__)
12/06/26 - Fear & Loathing - volunteer (__:__)
12/12/26 - San Pedro Valley County Park - trail work (_:__)
03/06/27 - Skyline Ridge 50k - volunteer (__:__)
05/01/27 - Miwok 100k - volunteer (__:__)
05/08/27 - Quicksilver 100k/50k - volunteer (__:__)
06/12/27 - Bay Area 100 - volunteer (__:__)
06/26/27 - Western States 100 - volunteer (__:__)

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)		 Maryland version
(c/o Michele Jacoby)
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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.

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