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.

This year, the official pre-race dinner will be held at the Outdoor Art Club in downtown Mill Valley, a half block away from the race starting line.

The Outdoor Art Club
1 W. Blithedale Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941

Share a fun evening full of Dipsea Stories,
Legend & Lore, Meet some of the
Hall of Fame Members, Congratulate the
2009 Scholarship Recipients.

Support the Dipsea Foundation at the Auction.
Items to be auctioned: Two Entries into the 2009 Dipsea Race,
plus other exciting items.

(The Dipsea Foundation is a 501C3, non-profit organization providing financial support for young Dipsea Runners and Volunteers through its scholarship program and for the maintenance of the Dipsea Steps, the Dipsea Trail, and the Dipsea Hall of Fame.)

Cost for appetizers & dinner with wine:
Adults: $50.00, Teenagers: $35.00
Prepaid by June 8, 2009
Tickets will not be sold at the door.

The Dipsea Race Foundation is sensitive to the economic environment and has reduced the dinner cost this year. We also wish to encourage family participation in the Annual Dipsea Race Dinner.
Dipsea Dinner reservations are completely separate from Dipsea Race Applications.

Please make checks payable to the Dipsea Race Foundation and mail to PO Box 10, Mill Valley, CA 94942
Please include with your check: Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Phone, E-mail, Number of tickets @$50.00, @$35.00, Enclosed $.