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Track Workout for Walkers or Runners

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Coach Stephanie and Vera C heading out for 6 miles

Pacing Workout for 5K or Half Marathon Use your gymboss!

Everyone warm up on the track for 5 - 10 minutes easy jogging or active walking (use your arms) followed by some dynamic stretching (jumping jacks, bicycles, high knees, butt kicks)

Race time 9 minutes per mile, set gymboss at 2'15" on a single cycle

1 X 2 mile with an average of 2'15"/lap

By listening to your gymboss you will know if you are ahead or behind your chosen pace. Adjust accordingly.

If you choose to walk a portion of the workout you must run faster than 9 minutes/mile to average out your pace for the slower walking segment. I recommend trying to do this workout with a steady run, not a staggered run/walk.

10 minutes per mile, chosen race pace? Set your gymboss for 2'30"/lap

11 minutes...each lap will be at 2'45"

12 minutes/mile = 3'00" per lap

13 minutes per mile = 3'15" per lap

If time allows, take a 3 -5 minute break then repeat the 2 miles. Your pace should be pretty much, all out but based on the pace of your race. Clearly a half marathon pace will be overall slower than for the same person running a 5K race.

Walk a cool down lap or two and stretch

Not sure of your pace? Talk to Coach Stephanie. She has an answer for you.

Please make any comments on our public Facebook page or on the Winners' Circle. Thank you!

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Track for the Week of April 9 - 15, 2012

Work out with The WOW Team. It's fun!

Everyone warm up on the track for 5 - 10 minutes (2 - 4 laps)

Intermediate Workout (6 months or more base work)

1 X 1 mile at hard pace (5 - 10K, Recover with 400m jog or walk (don't stop completely)

1 X 2 miles at hard pace (5 - 10K) pace yourself to finish all 8 laps and try to be consistent, Recover with 800m jog or walk (don't stop completely)

1 X 800m at 5K pace, Recover with 400m jog or walk (don't stop completely)

1 X 800m at 5K pace, Cool down with one or 2 laps walk or jog

Stretch

Novice or Maintenance

2 X 1 mile with 1 lap hard, 1 lap easy, 1 lap hard, 1 lap easy - walk or jog but be consistent for the entire lap, Rest 2 minutes between sets.

1 X 800m with 1 lap hard, 1 lap easy. Proceed to cool down.

Cool down walk or jog 1 full mile, 4 laps. Go for the endurance!

Stretch

Not sure of your pace? Talk to Coach Stephanie. She has an answer for you.

Please make any comments on our public Facebook page or on the Winners' Circle. Thank you!

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Stretch! Don't forget!

Track for the weeks of March 19 through April 1, 2012

March 19 - 25

Warm up on the track for 5 - 10 minutes (3 - 4 laps)

Timed 2 mile for our See Jane Run Trainees and 5K/Relay Participants or 3 miles at Half Marathon Pace, steady, race pace for 3 continuous miles. You can do it!

Cool-down of 2 - 3 laps

Stretch

March 26 - April 3

Warm up on the track for 5 - 10 minutes (3 - 4 laps)

8 X 400m with 2 minutes rest in-between each lap. Pace should be based on your former race time or timed 2 miles

Cool-down of 2 - 3 laps

Stretch

Not sure of your pace? Talk to Coach Stephanie. She has an answer for you.

Please make any comments on our public Facebook page or on the Winners' Circle. Thank you!

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Track workout for the week of Feb. 20 - 28, 2012

Do 1 mile warm-up followed by dynamic stretches

10 X 400 with 400m RI (Active Recovery)

Cool down 1 -2 laps walking or jogging

Stretch

Don't know your tempo pace? Check with Coach Stephanie

If you are a novice to the track, don't worry about the pace. Try to finish 1/2 of each 400m (1 lap) going hard. Then rest until the experienced runners finish 2 laps. Repeat five times. This applies to runners or walkers.

Don't forget to breathe, use strong legs with soft foot landing, and pump those arms!

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Track workout for the week of Jan 30 - Feb 4, 2012

Do 1 mile warm-up followed by dynamic stretches

1 mile at tempo pace with 2 min break

2 miles at tempo pace with 2 min break

800 meters at tempo pace with 2 min break

800 meters at tempo pace

Cool down 1 -2 laps walking or jogging

Stretch

Don't know your tempo pace? Check with Coach Stephanie

If you are a novice to the track, don't worry about the pace. Try to finish 1/2 of each segment of the workout going medium hard. Then rest until the others all finish and take their 2 minutes break. Everyone start the next segment together. This applies to runners or walkers.

Don't forget to breathe, use strong legs with soft foot landing, and pump those arms!

Please post your comments on our facebook page. Thanks!

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Heidi H and Ellen G striding strong at Cesar Chavez Park in Berkeley

Track Workouts for the week of January 16-22, 2012 written by Coach Stephanie

Intermediate to Advanced Runners
Warmup 10 - 20 minutes
6 X 800m at slightly more than your 400m pace (5 - 10 secs per lap additional) with 1 1/2 min rest in between each interval. Focus on breathing and quick turnover.
Cool down jog or walk 5 - 10 minutes
Stretch

Novice to Intermediate (less experienced runners and walkers)
Warmup 10 - 20 minutes, walking, jogging, dynamic stretches
4 X 400m hard (walking or running) plus 400m steady immediately following (not easy on this 400m but slightly slower than the first 400m) with 3 min rest in between sets. Focus on breathing and light, mid-foot strike. May want to shorten stride and see if the foot strike gets "lighter".
Cool down jog or walk 5 - 10 minutes
Stretch

Note: The important part of both workouts is that you work at a level that is really hard!

Try taking your pulse and measure if you are in the 95% range immediately following the hard part of the workout.

P.S. It is difficult to get a heart rate monitor to work accurately on track workouts due to the short spurts of activity and the way the monitor tracks your movement. I recommend not using them or continually checking them. They can be very distracting! - Coach

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Track Workouts for the week of January 9 - 15, 2012 written by Coach Stephanie

Intermediate to Advanced Runners
Warmup 10 - 20 minutes
8 - 10 X 400m at max speed with 2 min rest. Focus on breathing and quick turnover.
Cool down jog or walk 5 - 10 minutes
Stretch

Novice to Intermediate (less experienced runners and walkers)
Warmup 10 - 20 minutes
8 - 10 X 400m at steady speed with 2 min rest. Focus on breathing and light, mid-foot strike. May want to shorten stride and see if the foot strike gets "lighter".
Cool down jog or walk 5 - 10 minutes
Stretch

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For the week of December 25 - 31, 2011

Intermediate to Advanced – Track Workout – 10 - 20 minute warmup plus dynamic stretches. 1 mile with 2 min recovery X 2 (at your 10K race pace)* 4 laps jogging cool-down, Stretch.

WOW winners at the UN Peace Run, September 2011

Run/Walk – 10 - 20 minute walk/run or easy jog warm-up (depending on your speed) plus dynamic stretches, 1 mile with running 1 lap hard, one lap for recovery, half lap hard, half lap recovery X 2, 1 lap hard, one lap for recovery. Walk 1 lap then repeat. 2 laps walking or jogging cool-down, Stretch.

Walkers – 10 - 20 minute walking warmup plus dynamic stretches. Walk HARD for 1/2 lap, Easy 1/2 lap, Steady 1 lap. Repeat 3 – 4 times. Stretch.

Track workouts will cause you to SWEAT and raise your heart rate! If you have any reason why this is not wise, please inform us. We assume you have spoken with your doctor about exercising hard. Thank you!

*If you don’t already know your 10K race pace, let’s talk!

Bring layers of clothing and water. WOW works out in rain or sun. Be prepared. If the weather is inclement, have a change of clothes in your car or near-by. After the workout is when you can get cold.

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Here is the track workout for the week of:

September 5 - 11

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    Warm-up 10 - 20 minutes. To include jogging and dynamic stretches

    5 X 1000m at your designated pace* with 400m active (jogging) recovery

    Photo of Coach Stephanie and Leti D from UN Peace Run at Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley, by Don Gosney

    5 - 10 minute cool down and stretching

    You're done!

    * Your designated pace is based on your timed 2 mile or other race time. Contact us on facebook if you have a questions about this.

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Here is the track workout for the week of August 8 - 14

Warm-up 5 - 10 minutes

Hill repeats:
at Kezar we will do a circuit of run hard, run easy, run up hill hard, downhill easy.

4 X Circuit

not Kezar do 30 seconds hard on the flat, turn around and return to base of hill easy, on the flat, 30 seconds uphill hard, downhill easy and relaxed using gravity to get you down the hill. No putting on the brakes, please.

Repeat 4 times. Rest 2 minutes.

Run one mile at mid-distance pace or 10 minutes steady but FAST.

Cool down 5 - 10 minutes

Stretch

Good job!

Track Etiquette

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Remember when you are on the track that the fastest runner has the right to be in the inner (first) lane. You must move to your right when you hear someone coming from behind you or when they call out “TRACK!”

Another "biggie" is wearing head phones and running in those inside lanes. Come on!

Those runners are focused and you've got other distractions to get through it all.

Be considerate and run in the outside lanes. Better yet, skip the head phones, tune into your body, or as a last resort, only use one ear bud when you're out there (on the outer lanes). Thank you very much!

WOW Week

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Here are the times and locations for this week's workouts. Want more than a week's worth? Go to the calendar tab for dates into the future. Need directions? Go the the WOW locations/directions tab for information on how to drive to our workout sites.

Here is what WOW is up to for the week of January 24 - 30, 2011

Join WOW - Fit Women of the World Today!

Please RSVP for workouts at meetup or on our facebook facebook page. While there is no additional fee for current members, whether you are a member or a drop-in we ask that you RSVP.

Not a member yet? Go to http://gowowteam.com/join-us to join long term. If you want to try a workout as a drop-in, pay and RSVP through the WOW Meetup Site. Click here. Thank you.

Oakland Running Fest Training Week 4 of 12
Tuesday, January 25 - No Live Call this week. Join WOW Team Coach Stephanie for the next live call next on February 1.
Where: WOW's Virtual World Online
What: Open dialogue about the world of women's fitness
When: Tuesday 5 - 6pm
Details: You will be sent an automatic invitation if you are a current, paying, subscriber to the WOW Team. Otherwise you must subscribe via our information form on this website (to your right). Thank you.

Wednesday, January 26 - SF Women Intermediate to Advanced Track Workouts
Where: Kezar Stadium
Map link: Click here
What: Interval workouts for increased speed and performance
When: 6:30am
Details: Workouts change each week. Bring water and layers. Must be able to run a mile in less than 10 minutes. Meet on the track. Look for a group of women and the WOW white board. We usually meet on the north side of the track but, due to lighting, sometimes we meet on the south side in the middle of the straight.
Meetup link: To RSVP click here

Wednesday, January 26 - Fitness Walk, Tempo Run and Strength Training, 6:30 PM. Join us!
Where: Lake Merritt, El Embarcadero
Map link: Click here
What: Speed and strength training for overall improvement
When: 6:30pm
Details: Workouts for walkers and runners - beginners through experienced athletes.
Meetup link: To RSVP click here
Saturday, January 29 - Intermediate Runners Train for the Oakland Running Festival
Where: Sawyer Camp, San Mateo. Repeats every two weeks.
Map link: Click here
What: Intermediate/Experienced runners and run/walkers keep working on improved speed and endurance
When: 9:00am
Details: Bring water and snacks. TNo water on the course. Porta Potty style bathrooms at mile 0 and mile 3.
Meetup link: To RSVP click here
Sunday, January 30 - Fitness walkers, runners, run/walkers. All abilities.
Where: Arbolado Park, Walnut Creek
Map link: Click here
What: All women welcome to this 60 minute or longer weekend workout.
When: 9:00am
Meetup link: To RSVP click here
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Oakland Running Fest Training Week 5 of 12 (January 31 - February 6
Tuesday, February 1 - Live Call this week, open to EVERYONE.
Where: WOW's Virtual World Online
What: Open dialogue about the world of women's fitness
When: Tuesday 5 - 6pm
Details: You will be sent an automatic invitation if you are a current, paying, subscriber to the WOW Team. Otherwise you must subscribe via our information form on this website (to your right). Thank you.
Link to more information: Click here

Wednesday, February 2 - SF Women Intermediate to Advanced Track Workouts
Where: Kezar Stadium
Map link: Click here
What: Interval workouts for increased speed and performance
When: 6:30am
Details: Workouts change each week. Bring water and layers. Must be able to run a mile in less than 10 minutes. Meet on the track. Look for a group of women and the WOW white board. We usually meet on the north side of the track but, due to lighting, sometimes we meet on the south side in the middle of the straight.
Meetup link: To RSVP click here

Wednesday, February 2 - Fitness Walk, Tempo Run and Strength Training, 6:30 PM. Join us!
Where: Lake Merritt, El Embarcadero
Map link: Click here
What: Speed and strength training for overall improvement
When: 6:30pm
Details: Workouts for walkers and runners - beginners through experienced athletes.
Meetup link: To RSVP Click here
Sunday, February 13, 8:00am - Run, Walk, Run/Walk
Where: Harbor Bay, Alameda
Saturday, March 5, 8:00am
Where: Great Highway at Judah
Map link: Click here
What: Weekend workout (long run or walk) for improved technique for experienced runners.
Details: We're training for the Oakland 1/2 marathon and 5K. Join us!
Sunday, April 10, 8:00am
Where: Point Isabel
Map link: Click here
What: Weekend workout (long run or walk) for fitness maintenance and the races that WOW is currently training for.
Details: We're training for the Oakland 1/2 marathon and 5K along with our 60 minute maintenance workout offered every weekend. Join us!

Train with WOW and See Jane Run

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The WOW Team has teamed up with See Jane Run to offer race training throughout the year. Our Saturday team will focus on increased speed and specific race strategies. The workouts are geared to women who can run one mile in 10 minutes or less, or a 5K in 32 minutes or faster.

Training Includes: Wednesday morning track workouts geared to improved speed and pace. These are held at Kezar Stadium at 6:30 AM.

Saturday long runs at varying locations in SF and at Sawyer Camp on the Peninsula.

If you would like to run the Oakland Half Marathon with a time between 1:45:00 and 2:15:00 join our Saturday group and get ready to get pushed.

WOW workouts will alternate between San Francisco and Sawyer Camp (San Mateo) except for the official training run on the course, in Oakland, on Sunday, March 6.

Pay on our website, please. Register in advance or sign up the first day of training.

Meet Saturday, January 8 at the See Jane Run Store on 24th Street for our first workout and a shoe clinic immediately afterward (discount prices, too).

Sign up with WOW at gowowteam.com/join-us

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Track Workouts

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Coach Stephanie's track workouts for the weeks of October 4 - 17, 2010

Bring a digital watch to time yourself. This really helps you stay on target even if you're not trying for a specific time goal.

Week of October 4 - 10, 2010
Marathoners and Intermediate to Advanced Runners
Warm-up 10 - 20 minutes
Bring a watch to time yourselves. We'll push each other around the track!
5 X 1000 all with 400m recovery lap in-between
Note: you will be running/jogging during the recovery phase as well as the hard phase.
Cool-down 10 minutes
Stretch

Novice to Intermediate Run, Walk, Run/Walk
Warm-up 10 - 20 minutes
5 X 800 with 2 minutes rest in-between each lap
Cool-down 1 - 2 laps easy
Stretch

New to Track or Recovering from Injury
Please perform this workout in the outside lanes as speed is not the focus
Warm-up 10 - 20 minutes walking steady plus dynamic stretches
Sideways walk on straights (alternate sides)
Walk curves with arms pumping
Straight walk 1 lap for recovery
50 calf raises and lowers, 25 ankle circles in each direction (both legs), and/or 25 leg swings (both legs)
Repeat set 3 - 4 times
Cool-down 1 - 2 laps easy
Stretch
Week of October 11 - 17, 2010

Intermediate to Advanced and 10K Racers
Warm-up 10 - 20 minutes
2 X 1600 and 1 X 800 with 400 RI Cool-down 1 - 2 laps easy
Stretch

Novice to Intermediate and Marathon Taperers - Run, Walk, Run/Walk
Warm-up 10 - 20 minutes
6 X 400m with 400m RI
Cool-down 1 - 2 laps easy
Stretch

Veg out Track Workout for Any Week
Warm up with the group
Set the music, earphones in 1 ear please, stay in the outside lane
Just keep moving!
Stretch

The WOW Team encourages fitness, through running and walking, for all women, all sizes, all ages, all abilites, all year round. Join us!

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Coach Stephanie's track workouts for the week of August 22 - 29, 2010

Bring a digital watch to time yourself. This really helps you stay on target even if you're not trying for a specific time goal.

Before stretching, if we have time, we will check cadence for anyone interested.

Marathoners and Intermediate to Advanced Runners
Warm-up 10 - 20 minutes
1 X 1600m with 400m RI at 10K pace
1 X 3200m with 800m RI (10K pace plus 2 seconds/lap)
2 X 800m with 400m RI (10K pace less 4 seconds/lap)
Cool-down 10 minutes
Stretch

Novice Run, Walk, Run/Walk
Warm-up 10 - 20 minutes
Cadence test - 1 lap plus 3 minutes RI
Timed 2 miles
Cool-down 1 - 2 laps easy
Stretch

Veg out Track Workout
Warm up with the group
Set the music, earphones in 1 ear please, stay in the outside lane
Just keep moving!
Stretch

The WOW Team encourages fitness, through running and walking, for all women, all sizes, all ages, all abilites, all year round. Join us!

Follow Coach Stephanie's Column as Bay Area Women's Fitness Writer for examiner.com

Become a fan of the WOW Team on facebook at Go WOW Team! or twitter

Personal Training Site for Coach Stephanie at Health and Fitness Professional's Network follow this link

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Coach Stephanie's track workouts for the week of August 16 - 22, 2010

Bring a digital watch to time yourself. This really helps you stay on target even if you're not trying for a specific time goal.

Before stretching, if we have time, we will check cadence for anyone interested.

Marathoners and Intermediate to Advanced Runners
Warm-up 10 - 20 minutes
2 X (6X400m) with 1:30 RI plus 2:30 Rest in-between sets@5K pace or faster
Cool-down 10 minutes
Stretch

Novice Run, Walk, Run/Walk
Warm-up 10 - 20 minutes
Complete 2 X (3X400m) hard segments. You choose the pace (walking easy/hard, run/walk, or running). Focus on the lean. Rest while other group finishes second 400. Repeat after both groups re-gather.
Cool-down 1 - 2 laps easy
Stretch

Veg out Track Workout
Warm up with the group
Set the music, earphones in 1 ear please, stay in the outside lane
Just keep moving!
Stretch

The WOW Team encourages fitness, through running and walking, for all women, all sizes, all ages, all abilites, all year round. Join us!

Follow Coach Stephanie's Column as Bay Area Women's Fitness Writer for examiner.com

Become a fan of the WOW Team on facebook at Go WOW Team! or twitter

Personal Training Site for Coach Stephanie at Health and Fitness Professional's Network follow this link

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Watch the turnover

Coach Stephanie's track workouts for the week of July 12 - 18, 2010

Intermediate to Advanced Runners
Warm-up 10 - 20 minutes
5 X 600 at 5K pace. Walk back to start. Repeat.
Extra time? Do calf lifts and lowers (50) alternated with the ankle rotation circuit (30 in each position) before cool-down
Cool-down 10 minutes
Stretch

San Jose Rock'n'Rollers and Newcomers to Training on the Track
Warm-up 10 - 20 minutes
We'll do a timed 2 mile practice to get a base. Your pace doesn't matter but you will be going a continuous 8 laps around the track.
Extra time? Do calf lifts and lowers (50) alternated with the ankle rotation circuit (30 in each position) before cool-down
Cool-down 10 minutes
Stretch

Veg out Track Workout
Warm up with the group
Set the music, earphones in 1 ear please, stay in the outside lane
Just keep moving!
Stretch

The WOW Team encourages fitness, through running and walking, for all women, all sizes, all ages, all abilites, all year round. Join us!

Follow Coach Stephanie's Column as Bay Area Women's Fitness Writer for examiner.com

Become a fan of the WOW Team on facebook at Go WOW Team! or twitter

Personal Training Site for Coach Stephanie at Health and Fitness Professional's Network follow this link

Can You Ever Complete a Half Marathon?

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Yes, you can run a half marathon. Possibly even a marathon. Go for it!

My gut answer would be YES.

As a professional coach and personal trainer I find that it is possible for the majority of us to complete a half marathon (13.1 miles) or a full marathon (26.2 miles). The issue for most of us comes down to a vision of someone racing across the finish line, built like an Olympian, having just run an entire race in less than 5 minutes per mile!

If this is your expectation, NO, you will probably never complete a half marathon, or a mile, even. But, if you are interested in training to CROSS A FINISH LINE after 13.1 miles of movement (at your pace) then I'm sticking with my original prognosis. YES! Chances are VERY GOOD that YOU can complete a half marathon.

Please enter your questions or comments to this post and let's talk this over. Let's start the dialogue now...

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The WOW Team encourages fitness, through running and walking, for all women, all sizes, all ages, all abilites, all year round. Join us!

Track Workouts including GymBoss

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Watch the turnover

Long Distance Int - Advanced Runners - 10 – 20 minute warm-up, 2 X (4 X 400, 1:30 RI) 2:30 rest in between sets, 10 minute cool-down

Run/Walk or Slow/Fast Gymboss Practice - 2X2. Use the route around Lake Merritt (5K course) to practice with your gymboss. If you want to set a different time, no problem. Just use the time increment to complete the whole workout! Run 2 minutes, Walk 2 minutes. Warm-up for 5 minutes before starting the timer...

Veg. out - De-stress - walk or jog around the lake. Keep a steady pace and listen to your breathing. Start with 5 minutes warm-up to get those muscles warmed and ready to move.

WOW Workouts May 24-30

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Part of the trail at Sawyer Camp in San Mateo. Photo/L. Ganes

Mon May 24, 2010 - Week 4 of SF Half Marathon Training

Tue May 25, 2010
6:30pm - 7:30pm - Track and Core Bootcamp for Women
Where: Las Lomas Track, Walnut Creek - Extra Fee

Wed May 26, 2010
6:00am - 7:00am - Kezar Track, SF - speed workouts every Wednesday AM
Where: Kezar Stadium, north central section of the track, near Arguello and Lincoln

6:30pm - 7:30pm - Piedmont track workouts MOVED TO LAKE MERRITT
Where: Meet near the arches and the Lakeside Library, near the Grand Lake Theater, inbetween Lakeshore and Grand Avenue

Thu May 27, 2010
6:30pm - 7:30pm Track and Core Bootcamp for Women
Where: Las Lomas Track, Walnut Creek - Extra Fee

Fri May 28, 2010

Sat May 29, 2010
8am - 9am Sawyer Camp, San Mateo - 60 Minutes - 10 miles - Runners, Walkers, and Run/Walkers
Where: Meet near the south gate. For details look at the directions tab on the home page

Sun May 30, 2010 - Point Isabel, El Cerrito- 60 minutes to 10 miles
Where: Near Mud Puppies Cafe, look on our website under directions. Meet near the bike path entrance, please, away from the dog walking area- 8AM