San Francisco FrontRunners

That was a crazy, event-filled weekend! Hopefully you enjoyed at least one of the many things that happened. 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:

-October Board Meeting: The 2012 Board will meet this evening to discuss all things FrontRunners. We will specifically be nailing down final details on the End of the Year Banquet, so stay tuned for event and ticket info. As always, the Board will happily discuss and hear any input and ideas from members, so never hesitate to share. If you'd like something to be addressed or heard, just shoot an email to board@sffr.org.

-October Movie Night - Fried Green Tomatoes - Friday, October 12th, 7:00PM: Andrew Chandler is our amazing host for this month's Movie Night. He has chosen Fried Green Tomatoes as the film and will be preparing delicious comfort food. Full info, including location and how to RSVP, here (link). See you there!

-Upcoming: Tiburon Trail Hike and Lunch at Katharine Holland's - Sunday, October 21st, 10:00AM: Katharine is once again hosting a fun-filled hike and lunch in Tiburon. Full details here (link).

*Special Announcement: The 2012 SFFR Halloween Party is fast approaching. We are seeking volunteers to help set up and/or clean up during the party. The extra help makes the evening run smoothly and creates another successful party! Full info on the event here (link). If you might be able to help out, send an email to board@sffr.org. A very special thanks to Tom Jewell for hosting the party this year!

*Special Announcement: We are seeking members who are interested in holding positions on the board next year, as well as continuing efforts of women’s and newcomer outreach. For more info, shoot an email to board@sffr.org.

Birthdays this Week:

The following SF FrontRunners have birthdays this week: John Brown (October 8), Yan Liu (October 8), James Santosa (October 8), Marshal Jackson (October 9), Breck Polley (October 9), Ned Moran (October 9), Kevin O’Connor (October 10), David George Johnson (October 11), Joe Deleonardo (October 11), George Randall-Saldivar (October 12), Garrett Hayashida (October 12), Marty Fung (October 13). Happy Birthday!

Regular Events This Week:

-Tuesday Evening Walk/Run - 6:30PM: Meet at the Ferry Building for a 1-2 mile, 3 mile (5K), 4 mile (6.5K), 5 mile (8K), or hill run along Embarcadero. We typically grab dinner afterwards.

-Saturday Morning Walk/Run - 9:00AM: Meet at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park for a 1, 2, 3 (5K), 4 (6.5K), 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 head to brunch at the Morning Due and 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 are forgoing normal brunch for a free brunch put on the by the club. Head here for more info (link).

-Sunday Interval Training - 10:00AM: Meet at SFSU Cox Stadium for dynamic stretching and short, efficient workouts to improve speed and endurance. Go to the SF Track & Field workouts page (link) for more info. http://www.sftrackandfield.com/workouts

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.