The 2011 Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run from Wrightwood to Altadena takes place this weekend.
Runners will start at about 5 AM at the Community Building in Wrightwood on Saturday, and take the Angeles Crest Trail all the way to Loma Alta Park to arrive Sunday. The race stops at 2 PM Sunday in Loma Alta Park, altho' runners are expected to continue coming in well into the afternoon, folllowed by a picnic and award ceremony in the park after 5 PM.
Local runners include Altadenans Marisol Martinez and Diana Treister
You can keep up with the progress on the race via Twitter -- check out the http://www.ac100.com/live/ page for details.
Pictured: 2010 finisher Lorraine Gersitz (with friend Marisa Willment, left) at the finish at Loma Alta Park last year. Gersitz ran the whole race in her green plastic Crocs.