Western States '96

Here are my split times at the major aid stations:

Start           (0.0 mi) Out: 5:00am

 16.5 miles, 3:46 (13:41/mi)

Red Star Ridge (16.5 mi) In: 8:46am(#237)

 13.7 miles, 3:19 (14:31/mi), +3 places

Robinson Flat  (30.2 mi) In: 12:05pm(#234) Out: 12:08pm(#227) 3 min., +7 places

 13.1 miles, 2:57 (13:30/mi), +6 places

Last Chance    (43.3 mi) In: 3:05pm(#221) Out: 3:09pm(#217) 4 min., +4 places

  4.5 miles, 1:28 (19:33/mi), +1 place

Devil's Thumb  (47.8 mi) In: 4:37pm(#216) Out: 4:48pm(#219) 11 min., -3 places

  7.7 miles, 2:21 (17:50/mi), +2 places

Michigan Bluff (55.5 mi) In: 7:09pm(#217) Out: 7:23pm(#191) 14 min., +26 places

  6.5 miles, 1:38 (15:33/mi), no change

Foresthill     (62.0 mi) In: 9:01pm(#191) Out: 9:08pm(#178) 7 min., +13 places

 16.0 miles, 5:14 (19:37/mi), -1 place

River Crossing (78.0 mi) In: 2:22am(#179) Out: 2:26am(#168) 4 min., +11 places

  7.2 miles, 2:29 (20:41/mi), +9 places

Auburn Lk. Tr. (85.2 mi) In: 4:55am(#159) Out: 5:03am(#153) 8 min., +6 places

  8.1 miles, 2:34 (18:33/mi), -10 places

Highway 49     (93.5 mi) In: 7:37am(#163) Out: 7:40am(#163) 3 min., no change

  6.7 miles, 2:06 (18:48/mi), -2 places

Finish        (100.2 mi) In: 9:46am(#165)

Summary/analysis:

If you don't drop at Michigan Bluff, Foresthill, etc., you pick up places!
If you spend <10 minutes at aid stations, you pick up places.
You CAN run DOWNHILL to the river @ 19:37 pace and lose only one place!
I ran faster after Auburn Lake Trails, yet lost a lot more places.

"http://www.run100s.com/splits/96ws.txt" (updated 6/29/00) stanj@run100s.com