Steve Shultis and I are ready to do course checking
Steve Shultis on the run
Me
Steve Shultis adds a ribbon
Morning dense fog on our way up
Into the cow palace
Steve Shultis, above the cloud at the last pitch to the Mission Peak summit
Me, above the cloud at the last pitch to the Mission Peak summit
Steve Shultis runs down from the Mission Peak summit
Steve Shultis
Arriving the Laurel Loop aid station (mile 5.43)
Laurel Loop aid station (mile 5.43)
Steve Shultis runs toward Sunol
Hills around the Sunol Valley
Sunol aid station (mile 9.11)
Steve Shultis and I resupply a new roll of ribbon at Sunol aid station (mile 9.11)
Steve Shultis walks out of Sunol valley
Steve Shultis entering the "garden" of poison oak and other bushes.
Hills of green and golden
Trail into far away
Backpacker aid station (mile 12.48) is in sight
Backpacker aid station (mile 12.48) is hosted by Ann Trason, Rick Gaston, ???, Carl Anderson Steve Shultis (in blue) refuels.
Steve Shultis walks up.
Cool down with the water at Hawk Nest
Mission Peak that we were there 1.5 hr ago is so far away
Grand sweeping view all the time in Ohlone trail
Grand sweeping views all the time at Ohlone Trail
Arriving Goat Rock aid station (mile 14.96)
Catlin Smith (the eventual 1st female with the 5:04 female record) arriving at Goat Rock aid station (mile 14.96)
Steve Shultis. Brian Wyatt catching up
East Bay Regional Park ranger truck checking our progress :-)
Steve Shultis. Brian Wyatt catching up and closer
Two Ohlone 50K alumni hiking the trail (starting at 5am)
Prudence L'Heureux, the eventual 2nd place female, comes down from Rose Peak
Brian Wyatt comes back from Rose Peak
At Rose Peak
John Burton arriving at Rose Peak
A volunteer hands out the wrist band for proof.
Sean Lang
Sean Lang chasing John Burton
Steve Shultis climbing Rose Peak
Beth Vitalis
Beth Vitalis runs with Chris' picture at the back - http://abovethefog.net/Ohlone50K/Kris_Graham/kris_graham.html
Klas Eklof (#90) and Jon Kroll (#76) coming for Rose Peak
Gary Wang
Joseph Ginnani (#27)
Simon Mtuy
Arriving at Maggie's Half Acre aid station (19.7 mile)
Maggie's Half Acre aid station (19.7 mile)
Kevin Sawchuk
Pierre-Yves Couteau
Klas Eklof
Water
Jon Kroll
Lee McKinley
Andy Benkert
Adam Ray
Me (thanks Adam)
Joseph Ginnani
Adam Ray ready for the climb ahead
Adam Ray (left) with Joseph Ginnani (right) chasing behind
Sarah Lavender Smith
Sarah Lavender Smith ahead
Grand sweeping view near mile 25
View from mile 25
Jeff Barbier runs down for the Schlieper Rock aid station (mile 25.65)
Schlieper Rock aid station (mile 25.65)
Me and Larry England, co-RD, at Schlieper Rock aid station (mile 25.65)
Leaving Schlieper Rock aid station (mile 25.65)
Start the brutal switchback downhill to William Gulch
On my way to the 1,200 ft drop switch back to William Gulch
Vance Roget works up the hill out of William Gulch
Kieth Blom on his first Ohlone 50K moves up fast on Rock Ridge climb, the last major hill till the finish
Keith Blom power walks Rock Ridge climb
Ken Reid
Bree Lambert
Final sweeping hill view at ridge top before the downhill all the way to the finish
Tim Putney
Arriving at Stromer Spring aid station (mile29), only 2 miles to go
Charles Blakney leaving Stromer Spring aid station (mile 29)
Charles Blakney
Downhill
"Chef" Tom Harnel
One buffet table
Mark Tanaka plays with his kids
Enjoy the post-race party
