San Francisco FrontRunners

What a weekend... Halloween Party, Lafayette Run and Brunch, and then there was that awesome tennis match Sunday... wait... The Giants are a tennis team, no? 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.

Special Events/News This Week:

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. We are steadily approaching the 100 ticket mark, so get them early and plan to join us on the 7th! Limit 2 tickets per person.

-2013 SFFR Pride Run Sponsorship Meeting - Monday, October 29th, 8:30PM - 4248 18th Street: The 2013 Pride Run is a ways out, but it's time to start courting possible sponsors for the event. Join fellow FrontRunners to discuss lining up sponsors for the event next year. Full info here (link).

-November Movie Night - Friday, November 2nd, 7:00PM to 10:00PM - 221 Noe Street, Apartment 4: Peter Kupfer is hosting our November Movie Night. Join him and others for the movie, Magic Mike, and a delicious meal cooked by him (Peter, not Mike). Full details here (link). Make sure to RSVP so he knows how many to cook for. Hope you can make it!

-Newcomers and Women's Outreach Day - Saturday, November 3rd - 9:00AM: Our first Saturday run of every month is Newcomers and Women's Outreach Day! Make it an opportunity to bring a friend along and help spread the word about our club. Full info here (link).

*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: Warren Snaider (October 31), Terry O’Donnell (November 1), Leonard Whitney (November 4). 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