The Annual Dipsea Race Dinner

Every year since the early 1980's, a pre-race dinner for runners, volunteers, and friends of the race has been held on the Friday before the race to generate interest and enthusiasm before the race on Dipsea Sunday.

By the mid-1990's, the dinner had become a little more formalized and was run by The Annual Dipsea Race Committee, largely to provide a cross-generational dialogue...where today's enthusiastic racers could swap race experiences with previous era standouts, with each other, and with the volunteers and friends who all are a part of the community tradition.

In 1997, the responsibility for the Dipsea Dinner was transferred to the newly formed Foundation. It was a perfect time for that adjustment because the Dipsea Race was approaching the 100th Anniversary of its first running in 1905, and the popularity of the race was exceeding the capacity of the trail, which required the imposition of the current 1,500 runner limit,. It's possible that frustrated runners who were unable to get into the Race signed up for the dinner as a way to stay connected. In any case, interest in the dinner continued to build. In 2005 there was a gala dinner event at the Mill Valley Community Center to celebrate the first century of Dipsea Racing. It was produced by the Foundation and was attended by almost 300 enthusiastic runners, volunteers, sponsors, patrons and well-wishers.

Check back here for information on the 101st Annual Dipsea Dinner & Hall of Fame Ceremony. For reference, details of the 100th Dinner held June 11, 2010 are included below.

The 100th Annual Dipsea Dinner & Hall of Fame Ceremony was held at the Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA on Friday, June 11, 2010.

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm no-Host Cocktails

7:00 pm Dinner, Program, Auction

(Dinner by reservation only)

• An evening of Dipsea Stories, Legend & Lore

• Meet some of the Dipsea Hall of Famers

• Congratulate the Scholarship Recipients

• Support the Dipsea Race foundation at the Auction:
  Two entries into the Dipsea Race, plus several other exciting items.

Cost for appetizers & dinner with wine:

$100 adults, $35 teenagers prepaid by June 8, 2010.

The dinner reservation is completely separate from the Dipsea Race Application.

We invite you to join in the celebration as one of the table sponsors. You will receive many preferential benefits while making a valuable contribution.

• Benefactor table of 8: $2,500 – (Individual ticket $300)

• Sponsor table of 8: $1,500 – (Individual ticket $175)

• Friend table of 8: $800 – (Individual ticket $100)

(The Dipsea Race foundation is a 501, C-3, #680405142, non-profit providing financial support for young Dipsea Runners and Volunteers through its scholarship program for the maintenance of the Dipsea trail and the Dipsea Hall of fame.)

Please make checks payable to:

The Dipsea Race Foundation, PO Box 10, Mill Valley, CA  94942

(Checks must be received by June 8, 2010.)

Include the following information: Name, Phone, Address, email,

number and amount of individual tickets @ $100 @$35; _______________

number and amount of Benefactor Tables of 8 tickets @ $2,500; __________________

number and amount of Sponsor Tables of 8 tickets @$1,500; ____________________

number and amount of Friend Tables of 8 @ $800; ____________________________

If you are purchasing more than one ticket, please include the names of each attendee.