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Miwok 100K
The Miwok 100K Trail Race is a long ultramarathon that takes place annually in southern Marin County, California, typically on the first Saturday of May. The race starts and ends in the town of Stinson Beach, California, Stinson Beach. Almost all of the course is on fire roads and single-track trails, first to the south of Stinson Beach and then to the north. Runners climb a total of approximately . The race begins at 5:00 A.M. The overall time limit for the race is 15 hours, 30 minutes. The race, created by Kellie Sheehan and directed since 2004 by Tia Bodington, has been held every year since 1996 except 2020 and 2021, when it was canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For its first four years (1996–1999), the race was known as the "What? Mi-Wok? Trail 100K". In 2012, the race's start/finish location was moved several miles northwest from Rodeo Beach to its present location at Stinson Beach. The resulting course changes were significant enough that the race organize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stinson Beach, CA
Stinson Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California, on the west coast of the United States. Stinson Beach is located east-southeast of Bolinas, at an elevation of . The population of the Stinson Beach CDP was 541 at the 2020 census. Stinson Beach is about a 35-minute drive from the Golden Gate Bridge on California's Highway 1. It is near important attractions such as Muir Woods National Monument, Muir Beach, and Mount Tamalpais. It has a long beach, and the cold water produces fog throughout the year. Stinson Beach is a popular day trip for people in the San Francisco Bay Area and for tourists visiting Northern California. Although most visitors arrive by private car, Stinson Beach is linked to Marin City by a daily bus service, and the network of hiking trails around Mount Tamalpais also reaches the town. The beach is one of the cleanest in the state, and sandy, unlike the rockier neighboring beach in Bolinas. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
