Dipsea Race Crowns Rare Out-Of-State Champion

MILL VALLEY, CA — A historic Marin race crowned an out-of-state champion for the first time in more than 35 years.

Mark Tatum, 61 of Colorado Springs, Colorado, became the first non-Californian to win the Dipsea since Gail Scott of Durango, Colorado in 1986. Tatum is the first male from outside the state to win the historic trail race since Joe Patterson of Queensland, Australia in 1975.

Tatum outran an impressive field that included the runner-up, Dan King, a 62-year-old Boulder, Colorado man, and four-time and defending race champion Brian Pilcher, 65, of Kentfield.

Scratch runner Eddie Owens, 28 of Larkspur, posted the fastest time (47:48) in the 7.4-mile race from downtown Mill Valley to Stinson Beach.

Two-time Dipsea champion Chris Lundy of Mill Valley posted the fastest time (1:01.25) and highest finish (eighth) by a female.