Welcome to the Golden Gate Running Club of San Francisco!
The Golden Gate Running Club is a group of runners in San Francisco, California with a whole host of running abilities — we run the gamut. Club members compete in adventure races, marathons, relays, 10Ks, and triathlons, to name just a few. Not competitive? Many of our members just enjoy running once or twice a week, for either the fitness or the enjoyment of it.
Come join us for our Sunday morning runs at the Warming Hut near the fishing pier at the western end of Crissy Field (we have a 10 am start so one may fully enjoy the previous evening) followed by our customary brunch thereafter. Two groups leave at this time, a short course (about 5 miles) and a long course (up to 12 miles). We modify runs, pace, and distance to fit the runners present. Wednesday night we host a coached track workout at Kezar Stadium, meeting at the southeast corner of the track at 7p.m. Runners of all ability levels participate in this as well.
We run hard and we play hard. Members have placed very highly in many events in the state and nation. In a recent group relay (Hood to Coast — lots of fun!), we placed 23rd in a field of 283. We're a supportive and encouraging group of runners. We hold no expectations of ability; group runs have a "no drop" rule. During races, we place more emphasis on completing the event with no injuries and having fun than getting the "medal". If you're looking for a low-stress running club, to have fun, exercise, and meet new people, this is the club for you. Come join us for a run and check us out. We would love to meet you!
For more information, see Who We Are, or join our Yahoo! or Facebook Group and watch for emails. Hope to see you out there!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Bowling tomorrow night! Here are all of the details, plus some plans for pre and post.
Bowling Friday, July 23rd 7pm-9pm
Presidio Bowl 93 Moraga Avenue San Francisco, CA 94129
Bowlers, let me know if you expect to get there later than 7:30pm. If we don't see you by then your spot may be stolen. Also, please bring me $20. Spectators, join us at any time. Come early if you want to claim any extra bowling spots. If you want to bowl, we should be able to make it work.
Dinner Before
If anyone is out of work early, join me for a quick bite to eat pre-bowling. We need to fuel up for our evening of athleticism! I'll be there around 5:15pm and walk to bowling around 6:15pm. Yukol Place Thai Cuisine 2380 Lombard St (between Pierce St & Scott St) http://www.yukolthai.com/
Post-Party
We'll celebrate all of our strikes at The Final Final. It's a quick walk from bowling. Anyone that doesn't make it to the bowling alley should meet up here. The post-bowling crowd will arrive around 9:15pm. Final Final 2990 Baker St (between Greenwich St & Lombard St)
See you tomorrow night! Kelly
Mark your calendars for a post-run party (BBQ/Brunch) at Stephen's on Sunday August 8th. We'll do our standard Sunday morning run from the Warming Hut and then head to Stephen's place in the Presidio to hang out and re-fuel. More details to come soon. Thanks for hosting Stephen!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Hi All, It's time to gear up for your first marathon! Or 3rd or 30th... Each year, on the first Sunday in December, several GGRC'ers trek up to the Sacramento area to complete the California International Marathon. We've never had an official GGRC marathon training program. But that all changes this year, however! If you want to run a marathon for the first time, we'll have you covered. If you want to qualify for the Boston Marathon, we'll have that covered too. If you just want to run with a cool group of GGRC'ers, that is all part of the program as well! We are officially 20 weeks from the race on December 5th and we REALLY want to encourage all of you who have never run a marathon before to join us in the most famous running experience and challenge. Our coaches, Alan and Derek, and I will be putting out a training program very soon that will allow you to join us for specific training runs as well as give you the running schedule you need when you are running solo. So what do you need to do? Two things: sign up for the race and reply to this email telling us all that you are in for CIM! Here's the link: http://www.runcim.org/ I'm looking forward to each of you successfully achieving the awesome goal of completing a marathon! Phil
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Excellent! Tapas, tequilas, sangrias, microbews and stories from the weekend race warriors. We don't take ourselves too seriously most of the time, but I must give a serious shout out to two extraordinary accomplishments this past weekend. First - Stephen Sorrow, club Treasurer, who spent the better part of this year training for the Ironman Triathlon in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho which went down on Sunday. Although we like to kid our triathlon brethren, it's usually because they are 3 sport studs and Stephen proved that this weekend with the completion of a 2+ mile swim, 100+ miles on the bike and a little ole marathon thrown in to complete the trifecta. All that plus you have to make the time cutoff. Way to go, Stephen. Second, although domiciled on the right coast in the Garden State of New Jersey, one of our senior members (not by age, of course), Shir Kochavi, successfully completed probably the most famous ultra in the US -- the Western States 100 mile race. Take a look at the course and you'll know why. Through snow and heat and dust and across rivers our man completed the race in an amazing 29.5 hours. How many of us have been our feet for 29 hours, let alone ran for that long? Great work, Shir. I will make a toast to your success in your absence. So let's celebrate the GGRC way on Thursday night at Thirsty Bear! See you all there, Phil El Presidente
Monday, June 28, 2010
Hi all, Once again, we have a lot to celebrate - the 4th, coach Alan's bday and Stephen's impressive race. I'm sure there's plenty more I'm not aware of. Come tell me all about it at happy hour this Thursday!
Thirsty Bear
661 Howard St (between 3rd St & Hawthorne St)
Neighborhood: SOMA Thursday, July 1st 5pm on
See you there!
Kelly