No Excuses...Get Fit and Get Fast this Summer!

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Photo courtesy of Kate Yuen.
adidas shoe models: Kate Yuen, Sakura Suzuki, Felix Tong, Sanny Liao.


Below are the routes for the second half of June and the month of July.


Also, there is a Summer Evening Race Series at Lake Merced every Thursday 6:30PM from June 11-August 27 for the low price of $1. For more information, go to www.dserunners.com or http://www.dserunners.com/Club_Documents/2009%20RaceSchedule.pdf for the race schedule.


June 15: Dolores Park ~ 5.2 miles

-Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
-Left on Market St.
-Left on Dolores St.
-Right on 20th St.
-Right onto footpath (Do not cross streetcar tracks!)
-Left onto 18th St.
-Right on Castro
-Right on Market Street
-Finish at adidas Sport Performance Store
Follow link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1986088


June 22: Channel Street (4.5 miles)

Start at the adidas Sport Performance store
-Head northeast on Market St
-Turn right at 4th St
-Turn left at King St
-Turn right at 3rd St
-Turn right at Channel St

For a shorter 3 mile option, turnaround at corner of Channel Street and 6th Street and go up 3rd Street, left onto Market and back to store.

For those on the 4.5 mile route, continue on Channel Street

-Left on 6th Street
-Continue on Owens Street
-Left on 16th Street
-Left on 3rd Street
-Left on Market Street
-Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store

URL for this route is: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1161330

June 29: Route - Lombard-Grant Ave 3.77 miles

-Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
-Right on Mason
-Left on Post St.
-Right on Larkin St.
-Right on Lombard St.
-Right on Columbus
-Right on Grant Ave.
-Right on Market St.
-Finish at adidas Performance Store.
Follow link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2179701


July 6:Course - Tale of Two Tunnels (Broadway and Stockton) ~ 4.4 Miles

-Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
-Powell St
-Left on Post St.
-Right on Webster St.
-Right on Broadway --> Broadway Tunnel
-Right on Stockton --> Stockton Tunnel
-Right on Market St.
-Finish at adidas Sport Performance Store
Follow link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2099184


July 13: Duboce Park 5 Mile

-Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
-Powell St.
-Left on Post St.
-Left on Scott St.
-Left on Waller St.
-Right on Carmelita St
-Through Duboce Park
-Left onto Duboce Ave
-Continue on Duboce via bike path (Do not run into streetcar tunnel!) :)
-Left onto Market St.-Finish at adidas Sport Performance Store
Follow link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2069072


July 20: Dogpatch/Pot Hill 5.2 mile run

-Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
-Right on Market Street
-Right on 3rd Street
-Right on 18th Street
-Right on Kansas Street
-Run around roundabout and continue on Townsend Street!
-Left on 4th Street
-Left on Market Street
-Finish run at adidas Sport Performance Store
Follow link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2558126


July 27: Battery Street (3 miles)

-Start at the adidas Sport Performance store
-Head northeast on Market St
-Turn left on Battery St
-Turn right on Green St
-Turn right on Market St
-Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
Follow link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1337367

May/June 2009 Routes and the 2009 Summer Series

The route descriptions for May-August are now up on our Facebook page, adidas Urban Run San Francisco.

Please also note that there is a Summer Evening Race Series at Lake Merced every Thursday 6:30PM from June 11-August 27 for the low price of $1. For more information, go to www.dserunners.com or http://www.dserunners.com/Club_Documents/2009%20RaceSchedule.pdf for the race schedule.

May 18: Pier 39/Aquatic Park run
-NOTE: Tempo run for those running Marin Memorial 10K, easy run for those who ran Bay to Breakers 12K.

• Start at the adidas Sport Performance store
• Right on Market Street
• Left on Embarcadero

o Turnaround at Pier 39 (Embarcadero @ Bay St.) for 4 mile run
o Turnaround at Jefferson/Hyde for 6 mile run

• Return onto Embarcadero
• Right on Market Street
• Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store

May 25: Route TBA…should we even have a run today?
-Other option: Marin Memorial Day 10K

June 1: Coit Tower 3.7 Mile run
-Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
-Left on Sansome Street
-Left on Filbert Street and up the Filbert St. steps
-Right on Telegraph Hill Blvd and go around Coit Tower roundabout
-Descend on Telegraph Hill Blvd, which turns into Lombard Street
-Left on Mason Street
-Left on Columbus Street
-Right on Grant Ave
-Right on Market Street
-Finish at adidas Sport Performance Store
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2558246

June 8: ROUTE – Broadway-Stockton Tunnel run (4.9 miles)
• Start at the adidas Sport Performance store
• Left on Market Street
• Right on Mason
• Left on Post
• Right on Steiner
• Right on Broadway (and through tunnel)
• Right on Stockton Street
• Right on Market Street
• Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2264020

Chikara Wins at Quicksilver 50 Mile!

Official results haven't been posted, but "unofficial sources" are saying that Chikara has won the Quicksilver 50 Mile on Saturday in 6 hours 15 minutes, breaking the course record by 20 minutes!! More than proper training, tapering, and a strict, unconventional nutritional program, the secret to his success is um...running with adidas Urban Run San Francisco (although, he can neither confirm or deny this).

You can read the report by fellow ultrarunner, Jean Pommier, on his blog, http://fartherfaster.blogspot.com/2009/05/quisksilver-09-great-one-at-last.html

Marin Memorial Day 10K

Do you need to jump start your racing season or just a jump start period? The Marin Memorial Day 10K is an uber fast and flat course that will propel you to a PR. The course record is 28:45 for men and 33:26 for women. It is a top-notch organized race with a VERY cheap $25 early registration for adults. We have had enough with T-shirts from races so it's a nice surprise to receive souvenir cotton towels at the finish.

For more information on registration and course map, here's the link: http://marinraces.com/

Race Date: Monday, May 25, 2009 8:15AM
Location: Kentfield, CA

adidas and Boston Marathon Announce Contract Extension

Link: http://www.baa.org/News.asp?NewsID=390

Boston, Mass. - adidas and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) are celebrating their 20-year partnership with a contract extension that keeps the brand as the Official Supplier and Outfitter of the Boston Marathon for years to come. Looking forward, adidas and the B.A.A. will be together for the B.A.A.'s 125th anniversary in 2013, and the historic 125th running of the Boston Marathon in 2021.

This year, adidas will again supply the coveted official Boston Marathon jacket and will outfit more than 10,000 race volunteers, media members, medical personnel, race officials and staff. In addition, the extension expands on the adidas role to include exclusive rights to manufacture, distribute, promote and sell B.A.A. branded apparel.

"The Boston Marathon is the world's most prestigious road race. Runners of all levels travel to Boston each April to run, cheer or simply watch history being made. As a running brand it is the place to be," said Patrik Nilsson, President, adidas America. "The Boston Marathon is a key platform for us to introduce new products and technologies, and we look forward to more opportunities to build on the traditions surrounding this race with runners and fans alike."

When adidas first sponsored the Boston Marathon in 1989, the race had 6,458 entrants; this year it will have 26,400. The B.A.A. and adidas will continue to create comprehensive and proactive community outreach programs to serve and promote sports in the city of Boston. Currently, the two entities partner on programs such as clinics for Boston-area runners throughout the year and the B.A.A. Kid's Relay Challenge, conducted over marathon weekend."

The partnership between the B.A.A. and adidas has strengthened the Boston Marathon in ways that not even we could have predicted," said Guy Morse, B.A.A. executive director. "We have been able to inspire, motivate and create products, events and programs that are consistent with the Boston Marathon's prestige and history. Since we joined efforts in 1989, adidas has been with the B.A.A. and with runners every step of the way."

2009 Boston Marathon Product

adidas running product will be on sale at the adidas booth at the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo inside the John B. Hynes Convention Center and at local Boston retailers including Marathon Sports, City Sports, New England Running Company and the Greater Boston Running Company. The full line of product can be purchased online at http://www.shopadidas.com/.

* In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the original partnership and the running of the 113th Boston Marathon, adidas designed a limited edition B.A.A. Supernova Sequence 2 running shoe. The limited-edition shoe features a unique colorway with the iconic B.A.A. unicorn logo. Only 800 pairs of the shoes were created. The shoes retail for $100 and are available at the Boston Marathon Expo, Marathon Sports, City Sports, New England Running Company, the Greater Boston Running Company and http://www.shopadidas.com/.

* All runners should have the chance to show off their accomplishment and adidas and the B.A.A invite them to do that with the Official Race Jacket of the 113th Boston Marathon. Featuring ForMotion apparel technology that optimizes performance and fit, this jacket offers greater comfort and freedom of movement. The ClimaProof lightweight shell allows heat and sweat to evaporate while keeping cold air and wind away from the body. The jacket retails for $90 and is available for men and women.

* For the first time, Marathon finishers will have the chance to create a personalized t-shirt after the race through adidas and partner SpreadShirt.com. Finishers can visit the site to select from various colors and styles and also can incorporate the official B.A.A Marathon logo as well as their finishing time on select designs.

About the Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's most prestigious road racing events. The Boston Athletic Association manages this American classic, which is sponsored by John Hancock Financial Services. The Boston Marathon has distinguished itself as the pinnacle event within the sport of road racing by virtue of its traditions, longevity and method of gaining entry into the race (via qualification).

About adidas

adidas is a global designer, developer and marketer of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories with the mission to be the leading sports brand in the world. Brand adidas is part of the adidas Group, a corporation that also includes Reebok, TaylorMade and Rockport. Some of the players in adidas' roster of athletes include: Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard, Jeremy Wariner, Allyson Felix, Shawn Johnson, Candace Parker, Reggie Bush, Tim Duncan, Ryan Howard and David Beckham.

April/May Running Routes

Please review the updated routes. They are safer and less hilly than before!

BAY TO BREAKERS 12K Training Runs

UP route (April 6, April 20, May 4) ~4 miles

Everyone will start at 6:30PM:
Left on Market
Right on Hayes
Left on Scott
Left on Duboce
Use bike path to get back onto Market
Finish at adidas Sport Performance Store
Course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2728184

DOWN route (April 13, April 27, May 11) ~7.5 miles/12K

Running start is 6:15PM!! You must be able to run faster than 9:30/mile pace:

Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
Powell
Left on Post
Right on Scott
Left on California
Left on Arguello
Enter GG Park and make left on E Conservatory Drive
Left on JFK
Exit GG Park and make left on Stanyan
Right on Hayes
Slight left onto Market
Finish at adidas Sport Performance Store
Course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2725449

SHORTER option 4 Miles (April 13, April 27, May 11)
Running start is 6:30PM:
Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
Powell
Left on Post
Left on Steiner
Left on Hayes...go DOWN
Slight left onto Market
Finish at adidas Sport Performance Store
Course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2725453

Log your miles and beat the challenge!

Mayor Gavin Newsom challenges you, your family, neighbors, and colleagues to Shape Up with his third annual Shape Up SF Walking Challenge! Starting March 9, 2009 through May 15, 2009 take our 10-week Shape Up San Francisco Walking Challenge and virtually walk the equivalent of the California Coast and beyond!

Each team is encouraged to collectively walk/run 1,016 miles (done!) over the 10 weeks, which is the distance along the California coast. Teams log and track their miles online and can compare their progress against other teams.

Our team is "Save Kezar" and we are sitting in second place with 4721 miles behind "SFMTA Back First" with 6119 miles. Come on, guys, you can't let the people who write parking tickets and MUNI win! There really is no prize, it's just a challenge. But it's also a great way to be responsible about putting in your miles and tracking your own progress.

You can backlog all your miles from March 9th to now. It's also great fun to compare your miles with others in your team.

If you use this link (http://www.shapeupsfwalkingchallenge.org/user/register/67157) you will automatically be put on the Save Kezar team. You’ll need to create a username and password. Then go in and log your exercise miles.

UPDATE: Congratulations to Chikara Omine for 3rd place at the American River 50 Mile on Saturday! http://www.ultrarunning.com/ultra/features/news/bend-runners-win-at-ameri.shtml
He was still able to run a 38 minute 10K on Sunday and do the hilly Urban Run last night! His next major focus this year is the Western States 100 in late June.