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Recently completed concrete steps include plaques along the Dipsea Stairs in Mill Valley, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. (IJ photo/Alan Dep)

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A car rolls past the stone steps of the Dipsea Stairs in Mill Valley, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. (IJ photo/Alan Dep)

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Stone steps are flanked by new metal hand rails in a portion of the Dipsea Stairs in Mill Valley, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. (IJ photo/Alan Dep)

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A runner makes his way up the Dipsea Stairs, which has recently had hundreds of steps reconstructed in concrete, in Mill Valley, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. (IJ photo/Alan Dep)

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Curved metal railings are seen along the stone portion of the Dipsea Stairs in Mill Valley, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. (IJ photo/Alan Dep)

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2008 Dipsea champion Roy Rivers takes a photo of the Dipsea Stairs before a ribbon cutting ceremony at the bottom of the stairs in Mill Valley, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. (IJ photo/Alan Dep)

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2008 Dipsea champion Roy Rivers glances over his shoulder as he and three-time champion Russ Kiernan, left, and 2011 champion Jamie Rivers, take a run up the Dipsea Stairs after a ribbon cutting ceremony in Mill Valley, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. Hundreds of the 688 steps have recently been reconstructed. (IJ photo/Alan Dep)

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President of the Dipsea Race Foundation Merv Regan stands on the bottom steps of the Dipsea Stairs during a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate recent reconstruction of some of the 688 steps in Mill Valley, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. (IJ photo/Alan Dep)

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Michael Ivan Stark, 12, of Menlo Park, runs up the stone portion of the Dipsea Stairs in Mill Valley, Calif. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. Stark and some of his family members were taking the Dipsea trail to Stinson Beach in honor of his grandfather, Ivan Stark of Mill Valley, for whom they had bought a plaque for one of the steps. (IJ photo/Alan Dep)

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Whitney Sutak, (#506), of Larkspur, led the pack as the "R" category flight of runners left the starting line during the 99th running of the Dipsea Race in downtown Mill Valley on Saturday, June 14, 2009. (IJ photo/Jeff Vendsel)

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Spectators line the barricades to cheer Dipsea runners on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Ginger Harn, 9, of San Rafael, runs up the Dipsea stairs in Mill Valley, Calif. during the Dipsea race on Sunday, June 12, 2011. (IJ photo/Alan Dep)

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Exhausted, Preston Sitterly of Sonoma sinks to his knees at the finish line at the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Jamie Rivers of Mill Valley Calif., cheers friends across the finish line after she wins the 101st running of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Ham radio operator Doug Slusher talks on the radio during the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. He receives reports of runner's progress over Mt. Tamalpais and relays the info to race officials. Rita Brender sits in the background. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Ham radio operator Doug Slusher mans his station during the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. He receives reports of runner's progress over Mt. Tamalpais and relays the info to race officials. Rita Brender sits in the background. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Jeffrey Harding of Santa Cruz collapses in the grass after finishing the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Famed Dipsea runner Melody Anne Schultz gets aid after crossing the finish line on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Dave Schmitz slows runners down at the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Spectators cheer runners on at the finish of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Reilly Johnson, nine, crosses the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. She won the 100th running of the race last year. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Pain and exhaustion show on the face of Julia Maxwell, 15, of Ross as she is helped at the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Famed Dipsea runner Russ Kiernan crosses the finish line on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Jamey Gifford, left is congratulated by Thomas Iseler after finished the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. Iseler came in 35th, winning a coveted black Dipsea shirt. Gifford missed it by one place, coming in 36th. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Jamey Gifford lunges crosses the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. He was the 36th runner to finish, missing by one place a coveted black Dipsea shirt awarded the 35th runner. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Thomas Iseler crosses the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. He was the 35th runner to finish, guaranteeing him a coveted black Dipsea shirt. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Exhausted and gasping for air, Tomas Patalka of Belvedere is helped by volunteers after crossing the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Race veteran Melody Anne Schultz crosses the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Johnny Lawson of Forest Knolls crosses the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Diana Fitzpatrick, left, gets a congratulatory hug by winner Jamie Rivers after crossing the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Diana Fitzpatrick of Larkspur is congratulated by volunteers as she crosses the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Brian Pilcher of Ross cools down after crossing the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Roy Rivers of Mill Valley is assisted by workers at the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Irene Herman of San Francisco sprints for the finish line on Sunday, June12, 2011, of the Dipsea race in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Andy Ames of Boulder Co. sprints for the finish line on Sunday, June12, 2011, as he crosses the finish line of the Dipsea in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Alexander Varner of San Rafael crosses the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Hans Schmid of Greenbrae crosses the finish line of the Dipsea race on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Jamie Rivers of Mill Valley Calif., wins the 101st running of the Dipsea on Sunday, June12, 2011, as she crosses the finish line in Stinson Beach, Calif. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Philip Smith relaxes and reads the paper at Stinson Beach Market at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, June12, 2011, in Stinson Beach, Calif. He has run the Dipsea 50 times. Last year was his last which was the 100th running of the historic race from Mill Valley to Stinson Beach. "I decided to give it a rest this year," he said. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)

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Stephanie Abramowitz maintains her balance as she runs across the narrow Redwood Creek bridge during the 2011 Dipsea race in Mill Valley, CA. (special to IJ / Jean-Philippe Dobrin)

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Lucas Tan-Alper nearly falls off the narrow Redwood Creek bridge during the 2011 Dipsea race in Mill Valley, CA. (special to IJ / Jean-Philippe Dobrin)

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A runner crossing the bride on the Redwood Creek during the 2011 Dipsea race in Mill Valley, CA. (special to IJ / Jean-Philippe Dobrin)

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Runners cross the Redwood Creek during the 2011 Dipsea Race in Mill Valley, CA. (special to IJ / Jean-Philippe Dobrin)

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Brewer Larry (right) and Emil Barkovich (left) nearly fall down while racing down "Suicide," an extremely steep shortcut on the Dipsea trail, during the 2011 Dipsea race in Mill Valley, CA. (special to IJ / Jean-Philippe Dobrin)

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Kyle Billings, Alan Reynolds and Bud Parer (left to right) race down "Suicide," an extremely steep shortcut on the Dipsea trail, during the 2011 Dipsea race in Mill Valley, CA. (special to IJ / Jean-Philippe Dobrin)

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Kevin Barret, Janet Bowman and Roy Rivers (left to right) race down "Suicide," an extremely steep shortcut on the Dipsea trail, during the 2011 Dipsea race in Mill Valley, CA. (special to IJ / Jean-Philippe Dobrin)

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Defending champion, Reilly Johnson, running during the 2011 Dipsea race in Mill Valley, CA. (special to IJ / Jean-Philippe Dobrin)

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Bradford Hill of Oswego, Ore. reaches Edgewood Avenue after climbing the Dipsea stairs in Mill Valley, Calif, on Sunday, June 12, 2011. (IJ photo/Alan Dep)

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Dipsea runners make their way down Edgewood Avenue during the Dipsea race in Mill Valley, Calif. on Sunday, June 12, 2011. (IJ photo/Alan Dep)

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