I awoke extra early on race morning to check the Air Quality Index and was pleased to find a number under 150. Smokey air was coming from wildfires from the north and the south putting the race at jeopardy. Favorable winds meant that 2021 Castle Peak 100k would run. The Castle Peak 100k course starts […]
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Race Report by Angela Stark: Castle Peak 100K
In the winter of 2021, while there was still snow on the ground, I decided I needed a new challenge. I stumbled on the Castle Peak 100K website while looking for spring/summer ultras in California. I thought it was an auspicious sign when I saw the event was being held on my birthday and I […]
Castle Peak 100k Recap – By JoAnn Ellero
It’s 11 PM. When I look ahead to where the trail is marked, I can’t tell if the lights I see above are headlamps from other runners or stars in the California sky. I shine my light to the left and hear a voice: “grab the rope……welcome to the Palisades” Three hours earlier, I […]
Castle Peak 100K Recap by Dan Brounstein
It was a bit of a strange prep week before the race. I wasn’t that nervous and to be honest, I hadn’t really prepped mentally like I had in the past for other first-time race distances. I was in great running shape, but had no idea what I was going to do for nutrition, pace, […]
How I Came to Face the Brunt – CP100k race report – By Brandon Galvez
My First 100k, First Western States Qualifier, Castle Peak 100k Race Report Written by: Brandon Galvez Their website boldly states, “Facing the brunt of fate. Indomitable. Unafraid.” I won’t lie, I was afraid. I’m not a morning person and have no problem sleeping 8-9 hours everyday given the opportunity. The week leading up to the […]
Castle Peak 2019 – A Race Report by Stacie Riddle
What a wonderful weekend for a long run around Truckee! I drove my truck over to Sugar Bowl on Friday to sign a couple of acknowledgements about the course being difficult/dangerous and enjoy the company of the lovely DPMR group. We left my truck there at the finish so I could run to it at […]
First time 100K, Castle Peak delivers
I grew up in the Sacramento River Delta and as a young boy I would stare out over the vineyards to the snow-capped outline of the Sierras. I thought to myself, that is where I need to go. Escape from all that bothered me in my childhood. I was introduced to exploring the mountains at […]
