CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 73Introduced by Senator DahleFebruary 18, 2022 Relative to the official 100-mile endurance events. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 73, as introduced, Dahle. Official 100-mile endurance events.This measure would declare the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run and the Tevis Cup 100-Mile One Day Trail Ride as the official 100-mile endurance events of the State of California.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, The Western States Trail extended from Salt Lake, across the Great Basin, and over the Sierra Nevada mountains to Sacramento during the westward expansion of the United States; andWHEREAS, Starting in 1931, a group led by Wendell Towle Robie and Robert Montgomery Watson started to explore the route across the Sierra Nevada mountains from Auburn to Lake Tahoe and determined the distance was approximately 100 miles; andWHEREAS, The modern-day Western States Tevis Cup 100-Mile One Day Trail Ride was first held in 1955, with four out of the five riders successfully completing the trek on horseback. The current ride averages between 150 and 200 horse and rider combinations, and the ride has grown to over 10,500 riders and 5,700 finishers participating since 1955; and WHEREAS, In 1974, Dr. Gordon Ainsleigh, D.C., joined the equestrian teams on foot, completing the first foot race of the same 100-mile trail. This unique accomplishment became the founding for the epic Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, the worlds premier ultra-runner trail event; andWHEREAS, Each year, thousands of prequalified ultra-runners from the United States and overseas vie for one of only 369 spots in the Endurance Run. This unique number of participants is set in cooperation with the United States Forest Service in consideration of the impact on the Tahoe National Forest; and WHEREAS, The City of Auburn, California has declared itself The Endurance Capital of the World in view of the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run and the Tevis Cup 100-Mile One Day Trail Ride; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run and the Tevis Cup 100-Mile One Day Trail Ride as the official 100-mile endurance events of the State of California; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 73Introduced by Senator DahleFebruary 18, 2022 Relative to the official 100-mile endurance events. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 73, as introduced, Dahle. Official 100-mile endurance events.This measure would declare the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run and the Tevis Cup 100-Mile One Day Trail Ride as the official 100-mile endurance events of the State of California.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 73
Introduced by Senator DahleFebruary 18, 2022
Introduced by Senator Dahle
February 18, 2022
Relative to the official 100-mile endurance events.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 73, as introduced, Dahle. Official 100-mile endurance events.
This measure would declare the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run and the Tevis Cup 100-Mile One Day Trail Ride as the official 100-mile endurance events of the State of California.
This measure would declare the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run and the Tevis Cup 100-Mile One Day Trail Ride as the official 100-mile endurance events of the State of California.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, The Western States Trail extended from Salt Lake, across the Great Basin, and over the Sierra Nevada mountains to Sacramento during the westward expansion of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Starting in 1931, a group led by Wendell Towle Robie and Robert Montgomery Watson started to explore the route across the Sierra Nevada mountains from Auburn to Lake Tahoe and determined the distance was approximately 100 miles; and
WHEREAS, The modern-day Western States Tevis Cup 100-Mile One Day Trail Ride was first held in 1955, with four out of the five riders successfully completing the trek on horseback. The current ride averages between 150 and 200 horse and rider combinations, and the ride has grown to over 10,500 riders and 5,700 finishers participating since 1955; and
WHEREAS, In 1974, Dr. Gordon Ainsleigh, D.C., joined the equestrian teams on foot, completing the first foot race of the same 100-mile trail. This unique accomplishment became the founding for the epic Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, the worlds premier ultra-runner trail event; and
WHEREAS, Each year, thousands of prequalified ultra-runners from the United States and overseas vie for one of only 369 spots in the Endurance Run. This unique number of participants is set in cooperation with the United States Forest Service in consideration of the impact on the Tahoe National Forest; and
WHEREAS, The City of Auburn, California has declared itself The Endurance Capital of the World in view of the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run and the Tevis Cup 100-Mile One Day Trail Ride; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature declares the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run and the Tevis Cup 100-Mile One Day Trail Ride as the official 100-mile endurance events of the State of California; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.