Cal Running Club

Welcome back to a new semester! It’s time to put those New Year’s Resolutions into action and get out running, but you don’t have to do it alone. Running Club is here to help, and we’ve got a whole bunch of great runs lined up for the next two weeks:

• Week 1: “A Game of Runs”
• 1/16 – *unofficial 9:00am run, TBD at the fountain*
• 1/17 – Rose Garden/Euclid
• 1/18 – Indian Rock
• 1/19 – “A Storm of Solano”
• 1/20 – “A Feast for Throws” – Frisbee workout fun, followed by dinner at Cheeseboard! (*bring $7 for food)
• Sunday, 1/22 – “The Winds of the Waterside”: 9:00am long run to the Marina
• Week 2: “A Clash of Shoes”
• 1/23 – Milvia
• 1/24 – Shattuck Tunnel Run
• 1/25 – “A Dream of Temescal”
• 1/26 – Marina (to the bridge)
• 1/27 – “A Dance with Distance”: workout and/or tempo run, followed by dinner (*bring $$!)
• Sunday, 1/29 – “A Song of Ice and *Firetrails*”: 9am long run (5~8+ miles)

Need more motivation? Sign up for one of the following races/events to give yourself something to train for:

–*Relay 4 Life: Interested in raising money to help battle cancer in the coming semester? If so, join Cal Running Club’s Relay 4 Life team in fundraising and taking part in the Relay 4 Life event, to be held on April 21st, 2012 at Edwards Track. Sign up online by visiting:

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY12CA/776842439pg=team&fr_id=40059&team_id=1059558

–*Oakland Half Marathon/Full: The Oakland Half takes place on March 25th (the day before the start of spring break, FYI). The Marathon takes place

on   the 24th. Register online at

http://www.oaklandmarathon.com/site10.aspx and feel free to email calrunningclub@yahoo.com to get in contact with other runners participating in this race!

–*Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon & 5K: Ranked as one of the most scenic courses in the country by Runner’s World, this race takes place February 5th in San Francisco in Golden Gate Park. Register at:

http://xnet.kp.org/sanfrancisco/index.html

–*Grizzly Peak Trail Run: For the particularly adventurous, this grueling half marathon/marathon is a trail run with emphasis upon the trail part!

Be prepared to scramble up mountains and brave treacherous expanses of mud on April 7th in Tilden Park. Register online at:

http://www.coastaltrailruns.com/gp_grizzly_peak.html

–*US Half Marathon: Looking for hills and scenic views? How about the US half marathon on April 8th in San Francisco. The course travels through the Marina, Crissy Field, the Presidio, and across the Golden Gate Bridge, finishing in Aquatic Park. Register at: http://ushalf.com/2/

–Bay to Breakers 12K: Join CRC for the 101st Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on Sunday, May 20th. As always, there will be costumes!!! Start brainstorming ideas – and don’t forget to register at http://zazzlebaytobreakers.com/index.php?page=general-information. Space is limited!

Now that Daylight Savings has started, Running Club will be meeting at 5:00 pm on weekdays (still 9:30 am on weekends). It’s going to start getting darker earlier now, so make sure to wear light clothing to make yourself more visible. Safety first!

Not sure what to do with your Veteran’s Day weekend Saturday? Come spend it with running club as we have a potluck to celebrate American Thanksgiving this time around. The party will start at 6:00 pm at a location that is TBA. If you would like to come, email calrunningclub@yahoo.com. To co-ordinate who’s bringing what, Kathleen has made this handy dandy spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuoRLLVgyDdddHBOOFYtaHd5NHdnUklXTUxJSm03Unc

Rio Resolution Run – Join Officers Kathleen and Christine for this fantastic way to start the year off right. The event offers 5k or 10k races and takes place on January 1st in Carmel. Email calrunningclub@yahoo.com to co-ordinate rides and pre-register at http://www.riogrillsresolutionrun.com/

Finally, here are the runs for the next 2 weeks:

1: “New Moon: Were-Rabbit Rising”

11/7 – Indian Rock

11/8 – Solano

11/9 – Temescal

11/10 – Milvia

11/11/11(!) – “A Workout…”

11/12 – Marina

Week 2: “Ninja, Eclipsed”

11/14 -**NEW** “The Dizzying Heights of South-side” – a trippy run that loops by the infamous Claremount Hotel. (IS IT HAUNTED? Here’s your chance to find out…)

11/15 – Euclid

11/16 – “Ocean Breeze”

11/17 – Broadway

11/18 – Track Workout

11/19 – Trails of Fire!

We have all sorts of fun events coming up in the next couple weeks. Here’s a little taster:

Nike Women’s Half/Full – If you’ve already signed up, but still need to figure out transportation, have no fear! Just email christinebobula@gmail.com to work out BARTing and post-race celebration plans.

Canadian Thanksgiving/Yom Kippur Potluck – Whether you’re Jewish, Canadian, both or neither, October 8th we will be partying/potlucking as only Cal Running Club can. Bring food and come socialize with your fellow runners. Stay tuned for more details on the time and place. RSVP to calrunningclub@yahoo.com so we can get a headcount

Rocky Horror Picture Show Costume Run! – Come join us for a fun-filled night of craziness as we run the Twin Cinema in Albany in our transvestite best. It’ll be a late-night run on Friday, October 28th. Email calrunningclub@yahoo.com if you’re interested.

Journey to the End of the Night – CRC is back to participate in this street game of city-wide proportions. Join us as we traverse the treacherous streets of San Francisco in the hopes of attaining eternal glory as the winners of this yearly challenge. (Time/day TBA, though typically during the weekend closest to Halloween.) http://totheendofthenight.com/

Finally, here are the runs for the next 2 weeks:

9/26 – Marina, the “EXTENDED EDITION,” courtesy of Officer Tierney

9/27 – Solano

9/28 – Indian Rock

9/29 – Temescal

9/30 – Workout,followed by an epicurean adventure: bring $ for food + fun!

Saturday, 10/1 – Firetrails

10/3 – Shattuck Tunnel Run

10/4 – Northside Hills ADVENTURE RUN!!!!

10/5 – Broadway

10/6 – “Ocean View” excursion

10/7 – Workout, followed by more epicurean exploring (bring $ for cheap dining and classy running company)  Saturday, 10/8 – Tilden Park! Fear not, there shall be carpooling

Hey all! Welcome or welcome back to another fabulous year of running the Berkeley hills! If you are new to Running Club, come join us as we get in shape, see the Berkeley sites, and make lots of new friends. We meet Monday – Friday at 5:30 pm and Saturdays at 9:30 am at Kroeber Fountain (right across the street from Cafe Strada at the intersection of Bancroft and College). The only rule of Running Club is: No Headphones! We’re a social club and we love to talk as we run. All that being said, here are the runs for the first couple weeks:

 8/29: Milvia
 8/30: Uplands
 8/31: Indian Rock
 9/1:   Solano
 9/2:  "Conditioning" at the Track (followed by dinner at a location TBD; bring about $10 and an appetite!)
 Saturday, 9/3: Firetrails!
 9/5: Broadway
 9/6: Firetrails
 9/7: Marina
 9/8: Euclid
 9/9: Track Workout: "The Real Stuff" (followed by another restaurant excursion, location TBD)
 Saturday, 9/10: Exploratory Adventure Run - Lake Merritt

We hope that you'll join us for a fun semester  

Running Club is planning to have a camping trip sometime in the next couple weeks, so keep your eyes peeled for a special email with details soon.

There will be an end of the year pizza party on Thursday, May 5th. You can either meet up at Kroeber Fountain at 5:30 or meet us at Cheeseboard around 6:00. Please bring $5-10 (depending on how much you eat) to help cover the cost of pizza. We will then be going over to Live Oak Park for a picnic, so bring blankets, frisbees, and any other food/picnic-y thing you may want.

If you want to run Bay to Breakers with Running Club, be sure to sign up and contact the Officer in charge of organizing our fearless group, Kathleen. Her email is kmmiller@berkeley.edu. If you have any ideas for costume themes, be sure to let her know that as well.

The Nike Women’s Half and Full Marathon has a special deal for students, so if you would like to sign up, make sure to do so before the price increases on April 22nd. To sign up, visit www.signmeup.com/nwmcollege. You can use the promo code: NWM108

Saturday April 23rd is the Nutty Run! The race takes place on campus, so you don’t even have to figure out a ride to get there, isn’t that exciting? For more details, check out http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=146560725407410

Finally, here are the runs for the next 2 weeks:

April 18th-24th
Monday: Euclid Steps
Tuesday: Indian Rock
Wednesday: Marina
Thursday: Temescal
Friday: Workout
Sunday: Long Run!

April 25th-May 1st (the last official week!!)
Monday: Firetrails
Tuesday: Solano/Bart Loop
Wednesday: Random North Side Exploratory Run
Thursday: Miliva
Friday: Workout
Sunday: Hidden Trail Run, led by the ever smiling Spencer.

A few announcements:

All weekday runs will be at 5:30 pm, including Friday workouts, and Sunday runs will be at 9:30 am.

Running Club would like to hold an end of the year camping trip. If you would like to come, make sure to fill out the doodle:
http://doodle.com/mi92kss9g2fh68au
Although quite far in the future, running club has been informed of a
student discount for the Nike Women's Half and Full Marathon on October 16,
2011. The discount is only good from April 11th to the 22nd, so take
advantage of this great opportunity and sign up for this race!! The link is
www.signmeup.com/nwmcollege and the discount code is *NWM101*!


And now, the runs:

April 11th-17th

Monday: Rose Garden

Tuesday: Marina

Wednesday: San Pablo Park

Thursday: Firetrails

Friday: Workout

Sunday: Long Run

Lots of big announcements this week! First off, since it has finally been getting lighter, we are officially moving the Running times back to 5:30 pm for Mon-Thurs, so those of you who have classes ’til 5 can now come along for the fun Friday workouts will still take place at 5:00 pm, so that everyone has time to spend their Friday night as they wish. Also, special for Sunday March 13th, the morning run will be at 10:00 am, but only this once!

Make sure to set your clock forward on Saturday night in honor of Daylight Saving Time!

If you would like to order an AWESOME Cal Running Club sweatshirt to make all your friends jealous, make sure to cast your vote in the doodle by Wednesday March 9th so that we can figure out what to order: http://www.doodle.com/hiiap2t4aea7hamx.

Finally, here are the runs for the next 2 weeks:

3/7-3/13
Monday: Indian Rock
Tuesday: Milvia
Wednesday: David’s new run!
Thursday: Marina
Friday: Workout!
Sunday: Long Run (at 10am!)

3/14-3/20
Monday: Temescal
Tuesday: Firetrails
Wednesday: Will’s Southwest Run
Thursday: Northside Path Run
Friday: Workout!
Sunday: No run due to SPRING BREAK!

Now that the semester is starting to pick up, Running Club is here to help ease the stress of midterms. We have some fun runs planned for the next two weeks and we’re even having a SOCIAL. It will take place on Saturday 2/26 at 5:00 pm. If you would like to come, R.S.V.P. to calrunningclub@yahoo.com

2/14-2/20
Monday: Marina/Lover’s Point
Tuesday: Solano
Wednesday: Uplands/Temescal
Thursday: Euclid
Friday: Workout
Sunday: NO RUN due to three-day weekend.

2/21-2/27 (a week full of NEW RUNS!!)

Monday: meeting at 9:30am, mystery long run
Tuesday: mythical meander run
Wednesday: Will’s magical run (aka Hopkins)
Thursday: Robyn’s ridiculous run.
Friday: WORKOUT
Sunday: long run, location TBD

Now that school is in full swing, Running Club is here to help you deal with all the stress. Here are the runs for the next two weeks:

1/31-2/6
Monday: Milvia
Tuesday: Firetrails
Wednesday: Marina
Thursday: Uplands/Temescal
Friday:WORKOUT
Sunday: Tilden run

2/7-2/13
Monday: Solano/Bart Loop
Tuesday: Indian Rock
Wednesday: Firetrails
Thursday: Sunset/Tobias Run
Friday: Workout
Sunday: To be determined long run!

There will be a race at Tilden Park on April 9th with all sorts of distances for everyone to participate in. Since it’s close, we think it would be fun to run it as a club. So if you would like to sign up, check out http://www.coastaltrailruns.com/gp_grizzly_peak.html

Also, don’t forget to buy a Cal Running Club t-shirt and show some pride in your club. To reserve one, send an e-mail to calrunningclub@yahoo.com

Welcome back, everyone, to another fabulous semester of school, running, friends and fun! Why not celebrate by coming to Kroeber Fountain (at the intersection of College and Bancroft) and taking advantage of this beautiful weather to run? If you are new, or just forgot, we meet at Kroeber Fountain M-F at 5:00 pm and we meet there on Sundays at 9:30 am for long runs. The runs for the next 2 weeks are as follows:

1/18-1/23
Tuesday: Rose garden
Wednesday: Uplands
Thursday:Indian Rock
Friday: Track Workout!
Sunday: Firetrails

1/24-1/30
Monday: Solano
Tuesday: Milvia
Wednesday: Marina
Thursday: Euclid
Friday: Track Workout!
Sunday: Run to Tilden.

As a reminder, the only rule we have in Running Club is “No headphones,” other than that, have a blast.

Also, until it starts getting lighter, remember to wear light colored clothing so that you’re more visible on the roads. It just so happens that we still have a few Cal Running Club t-shirts for sale, which are white and therefore perfect for keeping you alive. If you would like one, just email calrunningclub@yahoo.com.