San Francisco FrontRunners

Ah... Nothing like 59 degree summer weather to remind you that you live in San Francisco! Here is your weekly source of all things FrontRunners that are coming in the days ahead! Special news and events are at the beginning of this post and regular, reoccurring events are on the lower half.

Special Events/News This Week:

-Announcement: A few of our FrontRunners are going to participate in the Wharf to Wharf run in Santa Cruz and are looking for a place down there to crash for the night on the 21st. If you know of anyone who might be able to help out, send an email to vp@sffr.org!

-Announcement: We are seeking members who are interested in club positions for Secretary, Women’s Outreach, and Newcomer Outreach. If interested, please contact anyone on the board or send an email to board@sffr.org

-Pride Run Volunteer-Appreciation Party - Friday, July 20th - 7:00PM - Dennis Nix is offering his home (and outdoor deck!) to us to throw a Thank-You party for everyone who helped out with the Pride Run and Pride Parade/Beverage Booth. Join us for an evening for food, drinks, and fun! Everyone is invited to attend, and the cost is $5 per person, or FREE if you volunteered at the goodie bag-stuffing party, the Pride Run, the Pride Parade, and/or the Pride Beverage Booth. Full info here (link). See you there!

-San Francisco Track & Field 5th Annual Pride Meet - Sunday, July 22nd - Chabot College: Our friends, the Track & Field Club, are hosting the Pride Meet this coming Sunday. You can register to compete, volunteer, or just attend and cheer people on! Full info here (link).

Birthdays This Week:

The following SF FrontRunner has a birthday this week: Martin Brooks (July 16), Oliver Watson (July 18), David Johnson (July 20), Peter Amico July 21). Happy Birthday!

Regular Events This Week:

-Tuesday Evening Walk/Run - 6:30PM: Meet at the Ferry Building for a 3 mile (5K), 4 mile (6.5K), 5 mile (8K), or hill run along Embarcadero. We typically grab dinner after.

-Saturday Morning Walk/Run - 9:00AM: Meet at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park for a 1, 2, 3 (5K), 4 (6.5K), and 5 (8K) mile run/walk. We also now offer the Cross Training option that meets immediately after First Circle to go over the routine for that day. We meet back at Stow Lake for 2nd circle at 10:00AM and then head to brunch at Morning Due or elsewhere.

-Sunday Long Run - 10:00AM: Meet at Gold’s Gym in the Castro for a long run (70 to 100 minutes total, depending on the week). We usually have brunch following the run.

-Sunday Interval Training - CANCELLED FOR PRIDE MEET (see above)

Enjoy your week and see you at the runs/walks and events!

Remember, you can check all scheduled events, important calendar dates, activity recaps, runner bios, and reoccurring columns at our official site: sffr.org and our blog (link), twitter (link), and facebook (link) pages.

*Note on website and club feedback: The board encourages and welcomes feedback and ideas for corrections and improvements to the club and websites. In order to best receive and discuss all feedback and ideas, please send all input via email to board@sffr.