2. PRELIMINARY 2012
PA/USATF ROAD
RACE GRAND PRIX SCHEDULE
Potential additional races- 5/12 or 5/13 or 6/9- Portola
Valley 5K Portola Valle
8/5 The Mile of Truth- 1 Mile Pleasanton
3. 2012 Pacific Association Ultra Running Grand
Prix Schedule
4. Here
is the tentative 2012 PAUSATF Cross Country Schedule:
August
18: Santa Cruz
August 25:
Empire/Santa Rosa
Sept.
1:
Rebels/Sacto
Sept.
8/9: GG Park
Sept.
15: NorCal/Redding
Sept.
22: Garin
Park
Sept.
29: Presidio
October
6: Willow Hills/Folsom
October
13: Shoreline
October
20: No XC race. (Humboldt Half-Marathon road race
is scheduled for Oct. 21st)
October
27: Tamalpa/Marin Headlands
Nov. 4: Ancil Hoffman/Sacto (whichever weekend
is not taken by Clarksburg)
Nov. 18:
GGP
Champs
5. 2012 TCRS
Schedule
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TCRS
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Date
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Day
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Time
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Location
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Length
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Race
Information
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2
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Feb 19
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Sun
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9:00A
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Hamilton
Levees, Ammunition Hill, Novato
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Between 5k and 10k
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Pending
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3
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Mar 11
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Sun
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9:00A
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Blackie's Pasture, Tiburon
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Between 5k and 10k
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Pending
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4
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Apr 15
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Sun
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9:00A
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Lucas Valley-Sleepy Hollow Ridge
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Between 5k and 10k
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Pending
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5
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May 13
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Sun
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9:00A
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Bear Valley, Point Reyes
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Between 5k and 10k
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Pending
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6
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July 20
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Friday
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6:30 PM
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McInnis
Park (Golf!), San Rafael
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~3.5 Mi
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Pending
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7
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Aug 12
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Sun
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9:00A
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Vintage
Oaks-Deer Island,
Novato
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Between 5k and 10k
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Pending
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8
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Sep 16
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Sun
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9:00A
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Deer Park,
Fairfax
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Between 5k and 10k
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Pending
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9
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Oct 14
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Sun
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9:00A
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Bahia Vista,
Novato
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Between 5k and 10k
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Pending
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|
10
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Nov 25
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Sun
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9:00A
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Redwood High
|
5 km
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Show Race
Details
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6. 2012 USA
Cross Country Championships, February 11, 2012- Forest Park, Saint
Louis, MO. http://www.usatf.org/events/2012/USAXCChampionships/index.asp
7. Golden Gate 50K, 30K, Marathon, ˝ Marathon &
5K, Saturday, February 11, 2012- 8:00 a.m. Rodeo
Beach, Golden Gate National
Recreation Area, CA Enjoy vistas of the
Pacific Coast
and of the spectacular Marin Headlands with views of Tiburon, San
Francisco and the Golden
Gate Bridge. http://www.coastaltrailruns.com/gg_golden_gate.html
8. 32nd annual Couples Relay, Feb. 12, 2012
at 9 a.m. at Vintage Oaks, Novato. It's time for the 32nd annual Couples Relay!
This year's race will take place on Feb. 11, 2012 at 9 a.m. at Vintage Oaks. Same course as
in past years. Male/female couples team
up to take on the four-mile relay, with each partner running two one-mile laps.
Ask your partner now! Divisions include open, married,
father/daughter/granddaughter, mother/son/grandson, gay/lesbian couples (two
men are not eligible for the overall win), and children. $30 per couple,
t-shirts to all couples that register beforehand and to first-come, first-serve
after that. Lots and lots of prizes. You can register online at active.com: http://www.active.com/running/novato-ca/tamalpa-couples-relay-2012
We
also need as much help as we can get, both beforehand and on race day. If you
want to help, email Kelly O'Mara at kelly.dunleavy@gmail.com.
Volunteers Needed
for Couples Relay
We are in need of volunteers
to help out with the Couples Relay next weekend. People to help with registration, course
monitoring, and assisting Kees in his excellent timing.
If you're not running (which
obviously you should be doing), then please email me at kelly.dunleavy@gmail.com!
9. Golden Gate
Bridge Vista
10K, Feb. 12, 2012
at 9 a.m.
Panoramic views of the Coastal Land's End Trail, the Legion of Honor,
the Presidio golf course, run thru the affluent Sea Cliff thru the Presidio to Baker
Beach viewing the breathtaking
views of the GG Bridge. START/FINISH: USSSF
Monument, Seal Rock & El Camino
del Mar NW Parking Lot. http://dserunners.com
10.
All Comers Meets at UC Berkeley, Feb. 18, 2012-
11 a.m. Berkeley
(University of California,
Edwards Stadium). Contact Tony Sandoval,
Director of Track Field/Cross Country, University of California, Haas Pavilion,
Berkeley, CA 94720, FAX (510) 642-9262 Bruce Colman (415) 775-5450
calofficials@gmail.com http://www.calbears.com/sports/c-otrack/sched/cal-c-otrack-sched.html
11. Hamilton
Levees, Ammunition Hill TCRS, Feb 19 2012- 9:00
AM. Hamilton Field, Novato, CA. http://www.tamalparunners.org/2012tcrsschedule.php
12. PA USATF Annual LDR
2011 Awards Banquet, Feb 19 2012- 5:00
PM – Social hour-No Host Bar; 6:00 PM – Dinner; 6:30 - 8:00 PM – Awards Presentation Scott's Restaurant in Jack London Square, Oakland. This year's
Annual 2011 PAUSATF Long Distance Running Banquet is sponsored by the Lake
Merritt Joggers and Striders Running Club. We will recognize the individual and
team winners and exceptional volunteers of the Short and Long Road,
Cross-Country and Ultra Running 2011 Grand Prix Series at a wonderful sit-down
dinner at one of Oakland's favorite restaurants in the historic Jack London Square. http://www.active.com/running/oakland-ca/font-color0000a0pausatf-long-distance-running-banquet-font-2012. Tamalpa has purchased a table of 10 for ten
Tamalpans who took first place in their age group on the Road Racing, Cross
Country and Ultra Grand Prix Circuits.
Other Tamalpans are encouraged to purchase admission to the banquet and
attend.
13.
CONSERVATORY 5K, February 19, 2012-
9:00 am Conservatory of Flowers, Kennedy
Drive in Golden Gate
Park. http://www.dserunners.com/
14.
Valley Ford Relay, Feb 19 2012- 9:00 AM.
Dinucci's Restaurant, Valley Ford, Hwy 1. 4-person teams; each runner runs 2.75 miles
on picturesque west county rural roads.
Organize a team prior to the race or just show up on race day and we
will assign you to a team. http://www.empirerunners.org/clubevents?eventId=397024&EventViewMode=EventDetails
15. Chabot Trail Run 10Km, 20Km, 30Km & 50km, Saturday, 25 February 2012- 8:30AM Lake
Chabot Regional Park,
Castro Valley, CA. http://www.pctrailruns.com/event.aspx?dtid=9932
16.
2012 Cool Trail Runs 34M/21M/25K/10K Run, Saturday February 25,
2012 - 8:00 am. Knickerbocker Staging Area - Cool California. http://www.sntrailruns.com/cool_trail.html
17.
FORT POINT 10K, February 26, 2012-
9:00
am Ft. Point National
Historic Site, Parking lot at end of Marina Drive. http://www.dserunners.com/
18. NorCal John Frank Memorial 10-Mile, March 3, 2012- 10:00 a.m.
Lake Redding/Caldwell
Park, Redding,
CA. PAUSATF
Road Racing Grand Prix 10 Mile Championship
Race. The 10-mile race is on the
Sacramento River Trail, and is mostly flat surfaces. www.sweatrc.com. A
Tamalpa carpool will be leaving the HWY 37/Atherton Ave Park & Ride Lot
in Novato at 6:00 a.m. Saturday morning for anyone who is
interested in driving up to the race that morning. It is a 3 hour drive!
19. 33rd Napa
Valley Marathon,
March 4, 2012-
7:00 AM. Calistoga. Known as
the "biggest little marathon in the West," the Kaiser Permanente Napa
Valley Marathon has earned a reputation for outstanding runner support,
attention to detail, and a beautiful point-to-point course. http://www.napavalleymarathon.org/
20. 2012 USA
50 km Championships, March 4, 2012- Lloyd
Harbor, N.Y. hosted by
the Caumsett 50K. http://www.usatf.org/events/2012/USA50kmChampionships/
21.
EMBARCADERO 10K, March 4, 2012-
9:00 am Dolphin Club, Jefferson
& Hyde Streets. http://www.dserunners.com/
22. Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run, Saturday, March 10th, 2012-
8
am. Cool, CA. Check out the new course! The
Way Too Cool 50K is an event
in the 2012 PA/USATF Ultra Grand Prix Series.
http://www.wtc50k.com/
23. The 16th Annual Juana Run, Saturday, March 10, 2012-
8K starts
at 8:30AM. Palo Alto, California. http://www.barron.pausd.org/juanarun/
24.
Catalina Marathon, March 10, 2012-
7:00 a.m Two Harbors to Avalon, Catalina Island, CA
USA Travel to Avalon on Friday night via
the Catalina Express, stay in Avalon Friday night and take the race morning
boat from Avalon to Two Harbors or Travel to Two Harbors on Friday night via
Catalina Express and stay the night in Two Harbors. http://www.runcatalina.com/index.php/catalina-island-marathon
25. Blackie's Pasture TCRS,
March 11th, 2012- 9:00 am. Tiburon, CA. http://www.tamalparunners.org/2012tcrsschedule.php
26. The San Jose 408k: Race to the Row, March 11th,
2012- 8:00am sharp at HP Pavilion in Downtown San Jose. The finish line is at Santana Row. 8K Road Race.
http://www.the408k.com/
27.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY 5K, March 11, 2012- 9:00 AM. East
Beach at Crissy Field; enter at Old
Mason Street http://www.dserunners.com/
28.
40th annual Ilsanjo Classic 10-miler &
Neo-Classic 4-miler, 11 Mar 2012 9:00 AM. Howarth
Park, Santa
Rosa. Bike
paths and trails of Howarth, Spring Lake,
and Annadel parks. http://www.empirerunners.org/clubevents?eventId=397033&EventViewMode=EventDetails
29.
St. Patrick's Day Run, 17
Mar 2012 3:00 PM. Juilliard
Park, 227
Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa. The race will be 3.17 miles long. http://www.empirerunners.org/races?eventId=432753&EventViewMode=EventDetails
30. Lucky Run, 7K, 7 Mile or Lucky 13
Half Marathon, Saturday, March 17, 2012
- St. Patrick's Day! 8:07 AM. Davis High School / Community Park, 315
West 14th St., Davis, CA 95616. http://changeofpace.com/luckyrun.html
31. Canyon
Meadow 50 Km, Marathon, 30 Km, Half Marathon & 5 mi, Saturday, March 17, 2012- 8:00 a.m. Redwood Regional Park, 7867 Redwood Rd., Oakland, CA 94619. http://www.coastaltrailruns.com/cm_wntr_canyon_meadow.html
32. 29th Annual EMERALD ACROSS THE BAY
12K, Sunday, March 18, 2012-
1ST WAVE START TIME: 8:30 A.M. at East Fort
Baker. Rain or Shine! . PAUSATF Road Racing Grand Prix 12K
Championship Race http://www.rhodyco.com/eab12k-2012.html.
33. Rodeo Valley Trail Run, 8K, ˝ Marathon,
35K & 50K, March 18, 2012 @ 8:30 AM. Rodeo
Beach, Golden Gate
National Recreation Area, CA 94941. http://www.insidetrail.com/ai1ec_event/rodeo-valley-trail-run/
34.
The Modesto
Marathon, March 18, 2012
-Downtown 7
a.m. start, Modesto, CA. http://www.modestomarathon.com/event.html
35. Oakland Running Festival, Marathon, Half
Marathon, 5k and Team Relay Races, MARCH 25th, 2012-
Marathon
& Team Relay Races start at 7:30 am. Start- On 19th
Street Outside Snow Park Before Harrison,
Oakland, CA. Four person marathon Relay teams. RUN CLUB
CHALLENGE
There
are hundreds of running clubs throughout California
each of which boasts that it has the best stable of athletes. This year, the Oakland Running Festival wants
these groups to put their feet with their mouths are and prove it on March 25.
The
rules are simple. The top two female and
male runners from each club in the full, half and 5k will have their times
added together and then ranked in order of total time. Club with the fastest
total time wins that division. In the
relay, each club has to have a male and female team. Again times will be added and the fastest
total time wins.
Plaques
will be awarded for each race and then a trophy will given to the Club with the
best performance. This will be based on
a point system (1 point for first in the full, etc.)
To
get your club involved be sure they check the box on the registration form and
put in your club name. http://www.oaklandmarathon.com/Home_Page.htm
36.
WINDMILL 10K, March 25, 2012-
9:00 am Kennedy
Drive at Great Hwy
(Dutch Windmill) in Golden Gate Park. http://www.dserunners.com/
37. Redwood
Peak 5K, ˝ Marathon,
30K & 50K, March 31, 2012 @ 8:30 AM. Redwood
Regional Park,
7867 Redwood Rd, Oakland,
CA 94619. http://www.insidetrail.com/ai1ec_event/redwood-peak-spring/
38.
Ayala Cove (Angel Island)
Trail Run, 5 Mile, 10 Mile & 15 Mile, March 31, 2012
- 10:50 a.m. Tiburon Ferry leaves at 10:00 am. http://www.coastaltrailruns.com/ac_ayala_cove.html
39.
WALT STACK 10K, April 1, 2012-
9:00
am Yacht
Rd parking lot, 1 block north of Marina
Blvd. (Little Marina Green) http://www.dserunners.com/
40. Credit Union SACTOWN Ten-Mile Run, April 1, 2012- 8:00 am.
Starts and finishes at the spectacular California State Capitol, Sacramento, CA.. 2012 Pacific Association 10-Mile
Championship Awards “sub-time”
shirts to finishers who achieve times faster than 50 to 80 minutes in 5-minute
increments (i.e. sub-50, sub-55, sub-60, etc.)
$15,000 prize purse. http://www.sactown10.org/page/show/239259-credit-union-sactown-ten-mile-run-and-3-person-relay
41. 33rd American
River 50 Mile
Endurance Run, April 7, 2012-
6:00AM. 865
University Avenue (foot of Guy
West Bridge)
Sacramento,
CA 95825. 2012
Pacific Association Ultra Running Grand Prix 50 Mile Race.
42. Marin
County Marathon,
APRIL 7, 2012- 8:00
AM. McNear's Beach County Park, 201 Cantera Way, San Rafael,
CA. http://www.marinmarathon.com. Frank,
By way of
introduction, my name is Ernie Stanton and I am a longtime member of Excelsior
Running Club in the city. Friends of
China Camp (FOCC) is a committee of the Marin State Parks Association (MSPA),
which coincidentally is comprised of the 4 Marin state parks slated to close
this coming July -China Camp, Olompali, Samuel P. Taylor and Tomales Bay. While the latter 2 parks have at least a
one-year reprieve because of help from the National Park Service, the
situations at Olompali and China Camp are still uncertain. The traditional mission of FOCC, as a
cooperating association with the state parks, has been the support of educational
and interpretive activities within the park and the stewardship of the fishing
village and its museum. However, with
the recent closure crisis, we have begun to support the park on the operational
side as well. This past October and
November FOCC paid for an extension of our summer Park Aide into mid-November,
and we are now paying for the servicing of the two porta-johns in the Miwok
Meadows day-use area that had previously been closed by the park.
As we move
closer to July 1st of this year, when China Camp will receive NO state funding,
we anticipate taking on more responsibility within the park. As a result we are beginning to increase our
outreach and fundraising efforts, both as FOCC and at the MSPA level. Due to the largess of one of our members,
Mark Liebert, who is the race director of the Marin Marathon, one of our
current projects is providing 25 volunteers for the event in exchange for a $1
donation to FOCC for every race entrant.
The paragraph below is a "blurb" that I have been sending to
local PA clubs to share with their runners.
It would be fantastic, and much appreciated, if you could share
information on the Marin Marathon with Tamalpa's runners on your website and
any other team communication you use.
It's not a PA
race, but the Marin Marathon is a 3-race event held on Saturday April 7th
starting at McNear's Beach and running in Peacock Gap area & China Camp State
Park. There
are 3 races: 1/2 marathon, 10K & 5K. For anybody missing Sacramento the week before, this is a great opportunity to get a
long race in. The 1/2 is 7 miles on road, then 6 on trail. Very challenging
course/no PRs, but you get your money's worth with lots of rolling hills, but
nothing very steep. For those running for pleasure, all the courses are very
scenic; for people going hard course is easy to focus on/no
distractions/well-marked, very cool running tangents on closed country road
along bay shore and, if you go out smart, pretty good tempo/threshold running
on trail on way back. Well organized (races start at same place but different times),
decent schwag and good tech t-shirts (color coded by race). A minimum of $5 per
entry going to Breast Cancer Emergency Fund, which directly helps low-income
people with breast cancer pay their bills while undergoing their difficult
treatment process. And $1 is also going to Friends of China Camp, which is
helping to keep the state park open. Website is www.marinmarathon.com. Please share
this with non-club runners also.
Finally, at some point in the next few months, I would love to discuss
with you the possibility of returning the Johnny Lawson Tamalpa Challenge to
the Back Ranch area of China Camp. We
would certainly be willing to provide volunteer assistance and possibly provide
Tamalpa with a donation to help cover race expenses. Also, if any of your runners want to go to
the Marin Marathon as a group, have them contact the race director, Mark
Liebert, and ask about signing up as a team, and he can explain how they get a
reserved table at McNear's and some other perks.
Thank you so
much and thank you so much for what you do in the running community!
Sincerely,
Ernie Stanton
Treasurer and
Membership Chairman
43.
Grizzly Peak Trail Run, 10k, 1/2 Marathon, 30k & Marathon,
April
7, 2012 - 8:00
a.m. Start at Lake Anza
and travel through popular Tilden Regional
Park in the Berkeley
hills. http://www.coastaltrailruns.com/gp_grizzly_peak.html
44.
Loop de Loop 14-Mile Trail Race and 2 x 7-Mile
Relay, 08 Apr 2012 8:00 AM Annadel State Park, Channel Drive, Cobblestone
Trailhead, Santa Rosa. A very
challenging loop up and down Annadel State
Park trails.
And you get to do it twice! Or,
give the second loop to a teammate.
Don't have a teammate? We'll be
happy to match you up on race day.
Handicap headstarts are given based on age and gender. http://www.empirerunners.org/clubevents?eventId=397043&EventViewMode=EventDetails
45.
EASTER ROLLER COASTER 5K, April 8, 2012- 9:00 am West end of Mountain
Lake Park
(12th Ave & Lake). http://www.dserunners.com/
46. 4th Annual Lake
Sonoma 50, April 14, 2012-
6:30am. Lake
Sonoma, Healdsburg,
CA. http://www.run100s.com/ls50.htm
47.
Annadel Half Marathon & Kathy's Race 5K, April 14, 2012-
8:00
AM. Start
and Finish in Spring Lake Park near the swimming lagoon (Violetti entrance) http://www.empirerunners.org/races?eventId=406390&EventViewMode=EventDetails
48. Lucas Valley-Sleepy Hollow Ridge TCRS,
APRIL
15, 2012- 9:00 AM. Tamalpa Awards Breakfast to follow TCRS
race. http://www.tamalparunners.org/2012tcrsschedule.php
49. BAY
TRAIL 4M, April 15, 2012-
9:00 am Oyster
Point Marina,
South San Francisco http://www.dserunners.com/
50. Boston
Marathon 2012 Shapiro/Shimokaji for American Medical Athletic Association, APRIL 16, 2012-
HELLO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND
RUNNERS,
I am Tyler Shapiro (18 years old) and my mom is Dr. Gayle
Shimokaji. I'm raising money to run the 2012 Boston Marathon and to help
with the fight against youth obesity in the U.S. by teaming up with the American Medical Athletic
Association (AMAA). My mom is a doctor and I am a premed student which
allows us to attend medical meetings and volunteer as medical aides before and
after the Boston Marathon. Over 30
percent of children ages six to 11
are overweight, 15 percent are obese, and three out of five children ages nine
to 13 don't participate in sports or other coached physical activities outside
of school. These overweight and unfit children are more likely to remain
unhealthy in adulthood and have an increased risk for developing
life-threatening medical conditions such as Type II diabetes and heart
disease. Donations made on my behalf will help me reach my goal of
running the Marine Corps Marathon and will allow AMAA and the American Running
Association (its sister organization) to support their joint "Youth
Fitness Programs Campaign." The campaign's central national event is
the "National Run A Mile Days" which takes place the first week
in May each year. Please consider donating. Any amount will help me get
closer to my goal of running the Boston Marathon and will support these two
non-profit organizations as they work hard to deter youth obesity through fun
and motivating programs. Please click on my personal link (below) to make a
donation.
http://www.amaasportsmed.org/about.htm
http://www.active.com/donate/youthfitness2011/tylershapiro