Course


Napa Valley to Golden Gate Bridge near midnight to the ocean in Santa Cruz.
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Course Summary Table

Run Difficulty is group of 3 legs. (1 is most difficult).
Walk Difficulty is group of 2 legs. Walkers begin with Leg 13.
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Runner
1st Leg
2nd Leg
3rd Leg
Total
Difficulty
Walker
Leg Miles Rating Leg Miles Rating Leg Miles Rating Miles Run Walk
1
1 3.0 E 13 6.0 M 25 5.5 E 14.5 12 9
2
2 5.3 M 14 5.0 H 26 4.2 E 14.5 9 7
3
3 3.2 M 15 6.5 H 27 5.6 E 15.3 7 5
4
4 3.7 H 16 5.3 E 28 3.6 E 12.6 11 11
5
5 3.3 M 17 4.9 E 29 4.5 VH 12.7 6 4
6
6 7.9 M 18 5.8 H 30 3.1 VH 16.8 3 1
7
7 4.4 M 19 7.0 H 31 6.2 M 17.6 2 2
8
8 6.2 M 20 5.9 H 32 4.9 E 17.0 6 6
9
9 4.4 E 21 6.5 M 33 6.5 E 17.4 10 8
10
10 6.0 H 22 4.2 E 34 5.8 VH 16.0 1 3
11
11 9.0 VH 23 3.7 E 35 3.2 E 15.9 8 12
12
12 4.8 H 24 5.9 M 36 6.2 E 16.9 5 10
Run total
  61.2     66.7     59.3   187.2    
Walk total
  0     66.7     59.3   125    

E = Easy, M = Moderate, H = Hard, VH = Very Hard

Course Changes

Course unchanged from last year.

Course Resources

Exchanges have parking, bathrooms or portables; showers at 6, 32.

  • Friday: GGR Napa Valley Dinner. Reservations 707.226.1812.
  • Saturday:
    • Napa Health Expo (Napa Start, Exch. 6) breakfast/lunch
    • Vineburg Deli (Exch. 8) lunch
    • Marin French Cheese (Marin Start, Exch. 12) breakfast/lunch/dinner
    • Peet’s Coffee (Exch. 16) till 8 pm
    • GG Bridge (Exch. 18) Pacific Foods soup, Peet’s coffee/snacks
  • Sunday:
    • Canada College (Exch. 24) sleep free/eat cheap 1-9 am (no showers)
    • Camp Harmon (Exch. 32) breakfast/lunch/showers
    • Coffee 9 (Exch. 33) breakfast/lunch
    • Victory Party beer/wine/lunch while cheering finishers

Course Trivia

Legs of 3-9 miles on shoulders of roads or sidewalks include 4 miles on four bicycle paths (Legs 17, 21, 26), 1.7 miles on the Golden Gate Bridge (Leg 18) and 1 mile through a quarry (Leg 35).
Legs 17-22, 31, 36 have ocean views. Legs 13, 22-24, 28, 29 border reservoirs.