Our 2016 Public Service Schedule begins with Ridge to Bridge on Saturday, April 30. Contact Michael Fischer, K6MLF; Rob Rowlands, NZ6J; or Randy Jenkins, KA6BQF to sign up.
| Event | Date: | Mars Organizer | Description |
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| Marin County Bicycle Coalition’s Dirt Fondo [mtn. bike ride] | Sunday, August 28, 2016 | Michael Fischer K6MLF | Communications support for the Marin County Bicycle Coalition’s Dirt Fondo bicycle event. The ride courses cover trails in Marin County. The start and finish is in the Marin Headlands, and routes run as far north as East Peak. |
| Dolphin Club Escape from Alcatraz {triathlon – footrace} | Saturday, September 24, 2016 | Randy Jenkins KA6BQF | Communications support for the run portion of Dolphin Club triathlon event. There are 40 – 60 participants, including relay teams. The event starts with a swim from Alcatraz to Aquatic Park in San Francisco. Participants then transition to bicycles to ride to Mill Valley. The run portion is from Mill Valley over the Dipsea Trail to Stinson Beach and back to the finish in Mill Valley. |
| Breast Cancer Fund’s Peak Hike {hike} | Sunday, September 25 , 2016 | Rob Rowlands NZ6J | Communications support for Breast Cancer Fund’s Peak Hike, which covers trails on Mt. Tamalpais. |
| Zero Breast Cancer’s Dipsea Hike {hike} | Saturday, October 08, 2016 | Michael Fischer K6MLF | Communications support for Dipsea Hike For Zero Breast Cancer , a six mile fundraising trail hike on trails on Mt. Tamalpais. The event begins and ends at Old Mill Park in Mill Valley. |
| 2016 Completed Events | |||
| Ridge to Bridge {hike, footrace, et al} | Saturday, April 30, 2016 | Michael Fischer K6MLF | Our first public service event of the calendar year; The Ridge to Bridge (hike, run, mountainbike, horseback) event is sponsored by the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council and follows the Ridge Trail (of course) from Samuel P. Taylor State Park in central Marin south to the Golden Gate Bridge. The participants gather in the Presidio (the location of net control) and are transported by bus to the various stages of different lengths (the longest starts at Sam Taylor, the shortest from Muir Woods.) There will be 300-500 participants. Be prepared for route changes. |
| Miwok 100K {footrace} | Saturday, May 7, 2016 | Rob Rowlands NZ6J | The Miwok 100k is a highly competitive footrace around the Mount Tamalpais-Marin Headlands hills of Southern Marin. Net control will be at the Stinson Beach start-finish. There will be seven rest stops with radio operators—a dozen volunteer communicators will be needed. Be prepared for route changes. |
| The Dipsea Race {footrace} | Sunday, June 12, 2016 | Randy Jenkins KA6BQF | Communications support for The Dipsea Race, an annual 7.4 mile trail run from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach, over Mt. Tamalpais. 1,500 runners participate, with staggered starts according to age and gender. First run in 1905, The Dipsea is the oldest trail run in America. MARS has supported this event for decades, It’s a tradition! |
| Double Dipsea {footrace} | Saturday, June 18, 2016 | Michael Fischer K6MLF | Communications support for The Double Dipsea, an annual trail run event that starts and finishes at Stinson Beach. Around 800 participants run from Stinson Beach over Mt. Tamalpais to Old Mill Park in Mill Valley, and back over the same course to Stinson Beach, about 14 miles of steep terrain. This event has a staggered start according to age and gender. |
| Arthritis Bike Classic [bike event] (NEW EVENT 2016) | Saturday, July 09, 2016 | Rob Rowlands NZ6J | Communications support for the Arthritis Foundation’s Bike Classic event. The event projects 200 cyclists, has 26 and 60 mile routes. |
| Tour de MALT [bike event] (NEW EVENT 2016) | Saturday, July 23, 2016 | Michael Fischer K6MLF | Communications support for the Tour de MALT bike ride, which benefits the Marin Agricultural Land Trust. The event projects 300 cyclists, and has 40 and 80 mile routes. |
| Marin Century [bike ride] Due to road closures, there will be course changes in 2016 | Saturday, August 06, 2016 | Rob Rowlands NZ6J | Communications support and / or sag support for the Marin Double Century bicycle event. The ride courses cover roads in Marin and southern Sonoma Counties. About 2,800 cyclists participate. There are 32 mile, 63 mile, 100 mile, 126 mile and 200 mile routes. The start and finish is in Terra Linda, and routes run as far south as Muir Woods, and as far north as Occidental. THERE ARE ROUTE CHANGES IN 2016 |
