2011 Quadruple Dipsea

You can rewrite the all-time Quadruple Dipsea race record on page 259 of "Dipsea, The Greatest Race." In the Quad's 29th running, on November 26, 2011, Leor Pantilat, 27, of San Carlos, destroyed the course record, and all potential rivals, with a sensational 3:48:58. That took more than three minutes off the old standard set by Erik Skaggs in 2008. Pantilat covered the first Mill Valley-Stinson Beach crossing in 52 minutes, the Double in 1:48, the Triple in 2:46. The mark may stand a while as future Quad racers will likely again be barred from the Muir Woods Road between Hauke Hollow and the Mailboxes and directed onto the significantly slower adjacent trail, which has been washed out for years but is now finally repaired and reopened.

Gary Gellin, 43, was runner-up, a distant 21+ minutes back in 4:10:05. Alaskan Mattias Saari arrived third in 4:12:45.

Cedar Bourgeois, 35, also from Alaska, paced the women with her 4:59:18, good for 18th place overall. Her halfway split was 2:23. Kimberly Holak (5:06:29) and 51-year-old Luanne Park (5:10:04) followed.

Greg Nacco was first over-50 in 5:09:37, and Charles Savage the first over-60 in 6:09:31.

Larry Castano, nursing an injury, did not start, ending a streak of 25 consecutive finishes. Doug Arnold completed his 25th.

Weather conditions were perfect; cool, clear and dry. Full results at www.run100s.com.