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The Week Ahead (October 15th - 21st, 2012)

10/15/2012, 2:30pm PDT
By Brian Ray

News and Events for This Week!

We hope you are enjoying the lovely weather this week! 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. *Please note the special info on tickets for the End of the Year Banquet - on sale now!

Special Events/News This Week:

*Tickets for the End of the Year Banquet on sale now! Head to our home page (link) for full details on the End of the Year Banquet (December 7th) and how you can get your tickets before they run out.
All tickets are being partially subsidized, thanks to our hard work with fundraising efforts. The first 100 tickets will cost $40 each, and tickets after the first 100 will be $50, so get them early and plan to join us on the 7th! Limit 2 tickets per person.

-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). Please RSVP if you plan to attend so that she knows how many people to expect.

*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: Daniel Kovacs (October 15), Bill McCarty (October 15), Delip Rao (October 18), Desiree Almeida (October 20), Tom Jewell (October 20), Christopher Wang (October 20), Brennan Brockbank (October 21). 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 Fitness SF (formerly Gold’s Gym) in the Castro for a long run (70 to 100 minutes total, depending on the week). We usually go out afterwards for brunch. 

-Sunday Interval Training - *Training is now off-season so the usual meets are currently cancelled.

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.org

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