Live Race Updates  
                                     
         THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED AS THE RACE IS RUN                  
                                     
  LEG NAME DISTANCE LEG DESCRIPTION START EST. LEG TIME LEG TIME OVER / UNDER EST.  RACE TIME  PACE                  
  1 Anthony Alonzo 5.40 5.4 Miles Difficulty 15
Start Line 474’ Flat with slight declines then at 4-mile point a gradual incline until 4.5 mile mark then .9
mile downhill.
3/19/16 11:00 AM 0:39:00 0:50:30 0:11:30 3/19/16 11:50 AM 09:21.1                  
  2 Dave Duncan 4.00 4.0 Miles Difficulty 16
Start at 474’ The first mile is slight downhill. The next 3.0 miles are flat. While an easy stage the
weather conditions can make this difficult, wind and heat.
3/19/16 11:50 AM 0:34:00 0:34:32 0:00:32 12:25:02 08:38.0                  
  3 Scott Dibble  4.20 4.2 Miles Difficulty 8
Start at 470’ m-1 590’, m-2 746’, m-3 935’, m-4 1137’, Finish at 1168’. This is a strenuous climb 4.2
miles, combined with wind and heat can make this a very tough stage.
3/19/16 12:25 PM 0:35:00 0:42:52 0:07:52 13:07:54 10:12.4                  
  4 Casey Tom 5.10 5.1 Miles Difficulty 6
Start at 1168’. m-1 1403’, m-2 1650’, m-3 1912’, m-3.5 Summit 2090’, m-4 1970’, m-5 1886’. This stage
continues the climb to Ibex pass at 3.5 miles of steep uphill before reaching the top and 1.6 miles
 
3/19/16 1:07 PM 0:50:00 0:50:40 0:00:40 13:58:34 09:56.1                  
  5 Dave Tomlin 6.10 6.1 Miles Difficulty 19
Start at 1880’. m-1 1774’, m-2 1636’, m-3 1530’, m-4 1434’, m-5 1376’, m-6.1 1319’. The entire stage is
downhill although the last couple of miles begin to flatten out. The runner awaiting the handoff must be
alert. Visibility of the approaching runner is limited by curves.
3/19/16 1:58 PM 0:49:00 0:57:59 0:08:59 14:56:33 09:30.3                  
  6 Freddie Eudave 6.10 6.1 Miles Difficulty 9
Start at 1319’. m-1 1340’, m-2 1396’, m-3 1399’, m-4 1426’, m-5 1482’, m-6.1 1528’. The first several
miles of this stage are fairly flat, the last 3 miles are rolling hills ending just before the town of
Shoshone. At 1.7 miles, a road enters from the right - stay on Highway 127
3/19/16 2:56 PM 0:52:00 1:13:15 0:21:15 16:09:48 12:00.5                  
  7 Alex Kale 6.20 6.2 Miles Difficulty 4
Start at 1528’. m-1 1560’, m-2 1624’, m-3 1870’, m-4 2159’, m 4.7 summit 2390’, m-5 2345’, m-6.2
2143’. Fairly flat until about 1.5 miles where the uphill begins. The gradual incline soon becomes a very
arduous hill, topping out at 4.7 mile mark. The stage finishes with 1.5 miles of downhill. The stage
begins about .7 miles south of the intersection of Highway 127, and State Route 178 at Shoshone.
Turn right onto State Route 178.
3/19/16 4:09 PM 0:55:00 1:02:45 0:07:45 17:12:33 10:07.3                  
  8 Eric Bender 6.60 6.6 Miles Difficulty 5
Start at 2143’. m-1 2111’, m-2 2143’, m-3 2211’, m-4 2274’, m-5 2376’, m-6 2566’, m-6.6 2664’. This
stage begins at Chicago Valley Road with one mile of a slight downhill. Then a continuous slight climb
that begins to get steeper at about the 3 mile point. It climbs steadily and becomes even more difficult
the last 1.6 miles. The stage ends just a few hundred feet over the crest of the hill.
3/19/16 5:12 PM 0:56:00 1:01:00 0:05:00 18:13:33 09:14.5                  
  9 Ryan Lawrence 7.50 7.5 Miles Difficulty 7
Start at 2664’. m-1 2730’, m-2 2850’, m-3 2816’, m-4 2706’, m-5 2587’, m-6 2476’, m-7.5 2536’. This
stage starts, almost immediately, with a short downhill then goes uphill for about 1.5 miles. The
remainder of the stage is along a gradual descent. The stage finishes with a very short uphill to the
handoff .3 mile past Cal/Nev Stateline.
3/19/16 6:13 PM 1:00:00 1:08:23 0:08:23 19:21:56 09:07.1                  
  10 Nick Dimento 5.80 5.8 Miles Difficulty 12
Start at 2536’. m-1 2518’, m-2 2533’, m-3 2554’, m-4 2564’, m-5.8 2606’. This stage is flat. It takes the
runner into the friendly community of Pahrump Nevada.
3/19/16 7:21 PM 0:50:00 0:51:07 0:01:07 20:13:03 08:48.8                  
  11 Bryan Horst 5.30 5.3 Miles Difficulty 11
Start at 2606’. m-1 2650’, m-2 2710’, m-3 2720’, m-4 2741’, m-5.3 2766’. This stage is a slight but continuous
incline. At 1.6 miles after the handoff the runner will make a right turn onto Nevada Highway 160. ~Caution~ The
next 40 miles of the course are characterized by very fast traffic!
3/19/16 8:13 PM 0:48:00 0:47:58 0:00:02 21:01:01 09:03.0                  
  12 Tyler Blondi 4.70 4.7 Miles Difficulty 14
Start at 2766’. m-1 2780’, m-2 2775’, m-3 2870’, m-4.6 3076. This is a short but steady uphill stage. The runner
leaves the Town of Pahrump.
3/19/16 9:01 PM 0:39:52 0:41:44 0:01:52 21:42:45 08:52.8                  
  13 Dan Tanner 6.90 6.9 Miles Difficulty 3
Start at 3076’. m-1 3155’, m-2 3265’, m-3 3368’, m-4 3429’, m-5 3442’, m-6 3426’, m-7 3370’. This stage begins
with a long steady incline of 5 miles then levels off with a gentle decline for last 2 miles. Beginning with this stage
the runner and the FV will use the paved shoulder lane.
Parking at # 13 is on the Race Course; very limited. Only one vehicle per team, PLEASE!
3/19/16 9:42 PM 0:56:00 0:51:25 0:04:35 22:34:10 07:27.1                  
  14 Joel Givens 10.70 10.7 Miles Difficulty 1
Start at 3370’. m-1 3326’, m-2 3342’, m-3 3377’, m-4 3476’, m-5 3602’, m-6 3703’, m-7 3772’, m-8 3820’, m-9
3930’, m-10.7 4215’. This stage begins with 1 mile of downhill and then the runner begins a steady climb toward
Mountain Springs Summit. The second 5 miles is difficult due to the elevation and the steep grade. Finish onehalf
mile from Sandy Valley Road.
The entire length of this stage is uphill except for the first mile.
Parking for # 14 is on the Tecopa Road, south of Hwy 160
3/19/16 10:34 PM 1:35:00 1:27:20 0:07:40 0:01:30 08:09.7                  
  15 Dale Drummond 6.40 6.4 Miles Difficulty 2 (New Distance)
Start at 4215’. m-1 4376’, m-2 4562’, m-3 4730’, m-4 4940’, m-5 5280’, m-6.2 Summit 5495’, 200 yards downhill
to exchange. This stage, without question, provides one of the most difficult challenges of the race with 6.2 milesof tough, continuous uphill running. At 4.5 miles into the run, it gets steeper. The stage starts at an elevation of4400 feet, and ends just short of the summit at 5600 feet. This stage climbs to the highest point in the race, not
unusual to see snow!
3/20/16 12:01 AM 1:13:00 0:56:23 0:16:37 0:57:53 08:48.6                  
  16 Tyler Diamond 5.80 5.8 Miles Difficulty 13 (New Distance)
Start at 5400’. m-1 5350’, m-2 5045’, m-3 4735’, m-4 4350’, m-5.8 3760’. This stage is a steep descent. Very fast
very downhill! Watch for Cattle Crossing at 1.8 mile.
3/20/16 12:57 AM 0:48:00 0:42:30 0:05:30 1:40:23 07:19.7                  
  17 Jeff Schmidt 7.30   7.3 Miles Difficulty 10
Start at 3760’. m-1 3557’, m-2 3395’, m-33250’, m-4 3130’, m-5 3020’, m-6 2940’, m-7.3 2842’. The entire stage
is a long continuous descent until the runner reaches Fort Apache Road, here they will be assisted in making a left
turn to the exchange point 500’ ahead. Watch for Cattle Crossing at 2.5 mile.
3/20/16 1:40 AM 1:01:00 0:55:25 0:05:35 2:35:48 07:35.5                  
  18 Josh Cudworth 5.70 5.7 Miles Difficulty 17
Start at 2842’. m-1 2828’, m-2 2735’, m-3 2628’, m-4 2578’, m-5.7 2640’. This stage is flat for .4 miles and then
becomes a slight incline for .2 miles. At the 1.0 mile point the stage begins a gradual downhill for 2.8 miles and
then is slightly uphill to the exchange
3/20/16 2:35 AM 0:45:00 0:49:51 0:04:51 3:25:39 08:44.7                  
  19 Anne Lunsman 5.60 5.6 Miles Difficulty 20
Start at 2640’. m-1 2666’, m-2 2694’, m-3 2587’, m-4 2454’, m-5.6 2315’. This stage begins with a slight incline
over the 215 Freeway. After a short decline the runner will begin a slight incline until they reach the Desert Inn
Road. Runner and FV turn right and enter a coned off traffic lane. The remainder of the stage is downhill.
3/20/16 3:25 AM 0:43:00 0:52:39 0:09:39 4:18:18 09:24.1                  
  20 Dave Armour 4.60 4.6 Miles Difficulty 18
Start at 2315’. m-1 2212’, m-2 2148’, m-3 2125’, m-4.6 2040’. This stage is flat to downhill for the first 2.0 miles,
then a slight incline over the I-15 Freeway. It then descends and passes under Las Vegas Blvd inclines slightly to
Paradise Road intersection where the runner and FV will be assisted in making a left turn. On Paradise, the
runner shall use the coned off traffic lane last .4 miles to the Finish Line inside the LV Hotel Convention Room.
The FV will drive to the designated drop of area and drop of their observer and then continue on to the parking
area. NO PARKING at the DROP OFF POINT.
3/20/16 4:18 AM 0:36:00 0:36:00 0:00:00 4:54:18 07:49.6                  
      120.00 FINISH TIME  3/20/16 4:54 AM TOTAL TIME 17:54:18                        
              Leg 20 is an estimate.                        
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     

 

 

Return to 2016 Home Page