45th Annual Event held on November 10, 2016
A bit of history
Ken Moore won the first 3.8165 mile race in 1972 with a winning time of 24 minutes:24 seconds and Keith Bechtol is the record holder with a time of 19:07 (2008). The event has changed over the years. No one is quite sure when the walking event was added, but the course is 2 miles long and is not timed. Our largest participation (95 runners, 15 skaters, and 48 walkers) occurred on our 25th annual event in 1996. That year also featured new events: an inline skate race, boxed lunches, and for the first time walker participation was recorded. Keith Reynolds won the first skate race with a time of 14:48 and Knut Skarpaas VIII holds the record with a time of 11:15.
Take a look at some old news coverage of the race - these are in PDF format.
- SLAC Beam Line Newsletter December 1972
- SLAC Beam Line Newsletter, August 1973
- SLAC Beam Line Newsletter, September 1973
- SLAC Beam Line Newsletter, May 1974
- SLAC Beam Line Newsletter, September 1974
- SLAC Beam Line Newsletter, September 1975
- SLAC Beam Line Newsletter, October 1976
- SLAC Beam Line Newsletter, September 1977
- SLAC Beam Line Newsletter, January 1979
- SLAC Beam Line Newsletter, November 1980
- SLAC Beam Line Newsletter, January 1982
- SLAC Beam Line Newsletter, December 1989
- SLAC Beam Line Newletter, January 1989