Quicksilver

• Date: May 10, 2008 (25th)
• Entry fee: see web site
  Paul Fick, RD
  408-281-4400
• Limit: 200
• Location: Almaden Quicksilver Park - Mockingbird Entrance - San Jose, CA
• Start/Cutoff: 6:00am/no 50k finishing cutoffs; 50m cutoffs of 1:50@31 miles; 3:20@ 37 miles; 5:25@46 miles
• Course records:

  50K	50M
  3:44:30 ('02) Tim Monaco	6:39:18 ('07) Graham Cooper
  4:17:15 ('06) Kami Semick	6:45:56 ('02) Ann Trason
  Records for "old course" (1984 - 1999):
  3:38:40 ('90) Dave Scott	6:24:31 ('96) Carl Anderson
  4:20:41 ('93) Luanne Park	6:43:52 ('92) Ann Trason

• Aid stations: 6(50k) 12(50m)
• Surface: Firetrails & single-track trails: 25/6 (50k); 44/6 (50m)
• Elevations:
  • Climb: 5,540'(50k) 8,530'(50m)
  • Descent: 5,540'(50k) 8,530'(50m)
  • High: 1,700'(50k) 2,000'(50m)
  • Low: 360'(50k) 360'(50m)
  • Start: 540'(50k/50m)
  • Finish: 540'(50k/50m)
• History:

  		50K			50M
  	Starters	Finishers	Percent	Starters	Finishers	Percent
  1993	121	114	94%	83	74	89%
  1994	76	69	91%	77	51	66%
  1995	94	90	96%	74	63	85%
  May 11, 1996	95	89	94%	60	42	70%
  May 10, 1997	122	116	95%	57	46	81%
  May 9, 1998	115	111	97%	53	52	98%
  May 8, 1999	100	97	97%	58	49	84%
  May 13, 2000	102	101	99%	47	38	81%
  May 12, 2001	78	76	97%	48	41	85%
  May 11, 2002	87	86	99%	46	37	80%
  May 10, 2003	71	70	99%	43	39	91%
  May 8, 2004	83	80	96%	61	54	89%
  May 7, 2005	71	69	97%	91	81	89%
  May 13, 2006	71	67	94%	63	44	70%
  May 12, 2007	88	85	97%	93	76	82%
  May 10, 2008			%			%

For more info: QS web site / All Time Finishers / profile / report(s) / results: '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 / my splits('02)
(data from UltraRunning, Ceis Wilden, Gary Wang, Gene Weddle, Greg Larkin, Janice O'Grady, John Medinger, Karen Tietz, Kristina Irvin, Pat Wellington, Stan Jensen & Tom O'Connell)

"http://www.Run100s.com/qs.htm" (updated: 8/9/07) StanJ@Run100s.com