Dick Collins Firetrails
Welcome to the 41st Annual Dick Collins Firetrails, run this year on September 29, 2024! When you step up to the start at Firetrails, you are stepping into history, one that goes back to when Dick Collins himself was the race director. You’re also standing on the shoulders of giants, including Dick, of course, who is remembered on a bench near Skyline Gate. And also, the great Ann Trason who still holds the course record. She had a special connection to Dick as did almost every trail runner in the East Bay when ultrarunning was being born. Now it’s your time.
Dick Collins Firetrails 2024 has 4 events: Bay Ridge 100k, Firetrails 50, and The Golden Hills Marathon, and Dinosaur Ridge 30k. Yes, the Bay Ridge 100k is BACK!
UTMB Index. We are proud to say that all Dick Collins Firetrails races are UTMB Index events.
P-USATF Grand Prix The Firetrails 50-mile race is part of the Pacific USATF Grand Prix.
The Courses
All courses are new to 2024. Starting this year, we will add more EBMUD trails that folks seldom run. The new out-and-back to Rancho Laguna adds to your adventure and also gives your crew and family even better access to your race. Click on ‘COURSE’ above to learn more about the details. For a taste of the fun, here’s a flyover of the new Firetrails 50!
Starting Time, Time Limits, Changing Distances
These are the starting times and time limits:
100k: 5:00am start, 16.5 hour time limit
50-mile: 6:00am start, 15.5 hour time limit
Marathon: 8:00am start, 13.5 hour time limit (you really shouldn’t need it!)
30k: 8:30am start, 10 hour time limit
Our starting times and time limits are firm because of the curfew laws at the East Bay Regional Parks. And they are laws. If you’re in the parks in violation of the curfew, you stand to be ticketed. Really!
START TIMES - SUNDAY, September 29
5:00 AM: Bay Ridge 100k
6:00 AM: Firetrails 50 mile
8:00 AM: Golden Hills Marathon - please note in 2024 we will be running from Lake Chabot Regional Park, so no bus will be necessary.
8:30 AM: Dinosaur Ridge 30k
Schwag and Awards
Bay Ridge 100k finishers receive the coveted rhino belt buckle, a Firetrails shirt, finisher’s hoodie, the 2024 Firetrails wine glass, custom bib, and finisher’s woodallion, and race pictures. Firetrails 50 finishers receive a Firetrails shirt, finisher’s hoodie, the 2024 Firetrails wine glass, custom bib, and finishers woodallion, and race pictures. Golden Hills Marathon runners receive a Firetrails shirt, finisher’s hoodie, the 2024 Firetrails wine glass, custom bib, and finishers woodallion, and race pictures. Dinosaur Ridge 30k runners receive a Firetrails shirt, finisher’s hoodie, the 2024 Firetrails wine glass, custom bib, and finishers woodallion, and race pictures. For Golden Hills and Dinosaur Ridge runners, you may purchase a hoodie separately.
Age Group Awards are given to the top finishers in each race by 10-year age groups.
Race Fee: From $103.93
