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Starting next Thursday (4/14) we're going to kick off a NEW evening group run departing from the Lululemon Athletica store located in downtown Palo Alto. If you would like to join the fun, plan on meeting us at the store at 432 University Ave at 6:15pm ish. We'll have a couple/few short announcements before starting the run at 6:30pm. PARC will lead the run from the store to…

We're doing something a bit crazy on Sunday morning and running The Dish 3x for Pre-Pi Day. 12.4 miles if you do the whole thing. Pie and Pearl Izumi (PI) "pretty sweet schwag" to give away. What? Yes! All the details here: http://www.parunclub.com/page/march-2016-dish-x3

While standing over the printer as it printed the maps for tomorrow's run, I noticed the text towards the upper right "San Andreas Rift". Indeed one of the delights of this route is running several miles (more for the medium run) right along one of the Earth's most massive features, the 1,300km long San Andreas Fault. The forecast could hardly be more ideal with temps in the 50s and clear. See you there, 8:15am tomorrow.

I've just put up the details for next Saturday's trail run when we head to nearby sublimely beautiful Huddart County Park to run it's well maintained trails into Phleger Estate's single track. With the recent rains, the Redwood forest is in prime shape and the streams are flowing and clear! Routes of 7 or 10 miles with plenty of elevation gain. Breakfast at Buck's follows the…

Sunday's (1/17) trail run to Berry Creek Falls in Big Basin is on with over 25 runners from PARC, Quicksilver Trail Runners, and The Steven's Creek Striders signed up. Our loop covers about 10 miles and passes several splendid waterfalls as its single track trails wanders thru astounding redwood groves. Carpools from PA meet at 7:20am at the Park & Ride lot at Page Mill and…

We have had a year of terrific trail runs: Angel Island, Montara Mtn, Tarwater Creek, .... This Sunday we finish out the year on the high spine of the Peninsula for this run up to the top of Black Mountain where 360-degree panoramic views stretch from the Bay out to the Pacific. The run then returns via the beautiful (and shady) Stevens Creek Nature Trail. Then a mile or so into the Los Trancos OSP to wonder at a stretch of the San Andreas fault.

Maps and other details…

Montebello & Los Trancos OSPs. More at: http://www.parunclub.com/page/dec-2015-mtr-monte-bello-and-los-trancos-osps

In November PARC's Monthly Trail Run visits Almaden Quicksilver County Park known for impressive remains of mining equipment and other artifacts from mercury mines that date back to the gold rush. Routes of 7 and 12 miles, with other options available. Carpooling is encouraged: Carpools depart at 7:45am from the Costco parking lot on Rengstorff Avenue in Mountain View near 101. Pls arrive by 7:35am so that we can organize the rides. We meet in the area of the parking lot that is close…

Hope you can join us! RSVP to the eVite emailed to members if you plan to join in. More info here: http://www.parunclub.com/events/parc-s-anniversary-party

The $5 registration discount for PARC runners ends tomorrow (Wednesday) at midnight. I just now sent the code out to the in an email to the club list. If that didn't get to you, & you're a club member, msg me & I'll send you the code. Sign up now for one of the largest and most fun local races.

http://www.paloaltoonline.com/moonlight_run/

Usually 20-30 PARC runners join in the…

Thanks to Ron and David for organizing today's trail run at Rodeo Beach, followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of The Marine Mammal Center. We had 12+ people join me for a quick peek into the animal care area and were fortunate to watch the veterinary staff performing an ultrasound on the heart of a 160Kg (~350 pound) adult male California sea lion (see photo).…

This doesn't show where all of the members are, but most of them (based on their application address):

https://maps.espatial.com/maps/_Location-of-PARC-members/pages/map.jsp?geoMapId=107389&TENANT_ID=142166

September 13, 2015 from 8:15am to 12pm

Well, I'd like to think that each of the PARC Monthly Trail Runs is special, the next two however, extra so.

It's a trail run... it's a City run... there's a ferry ride (two, actually)... it's on an island... in the Middle of The Bay ... and... there's dim sum as PARC's Monthly Trail Run returns to Angel Island! 

All details, maps, Ferry info, etc on the club website at: http://www.parunclub.com/page/july-2015-trail-run

Pls take a look at that page. We meet at 7.35am at 2499 Geng in PA (off…

On Sunday, PARC's Monthly Trail Run heads to nearby Windy Hill. Our most popular trail destination. After the run we will gather at Konditorei (yelp 4.5 stars), a small friendly coffee shop just a few minutes from the trail head. We will likely be sitting outside, so come find us here after the run (about 10:30). All details at: http://www.parunclub.com/page/june-2015-trail-run-windy-hill

Join us on Saturday as PARC's Monthly Trail Run makes our yearly pilgrimage to nearby Wunderlich Park in Woodside. Along with several groves of majestically beautiful Redwoods, all of Wunderlich's comprehensive & well-maintained trail system is well shaded. W…

Montara Mt Trail run w/ PARC from Jon Martin on Vimeo.

Awesome video of yesterday's run!! Thx Jon!

A very cool group of runners in an astounding location on a partly foggy perfect day for a trail run. Most of the group went to the 'wrong' beach.…

This Sunday (4/19) PARC's Monthly Trail Run heads to scenic Pacifica to run the magnificent and geologically interesting Montara Mtn. The Monthly Trail run last visited this amazing mountain in 2008, the return is long overdue.  Most of the route route offers wide Pacific vistas on the mostly exposed slopes of the mountain. 

The long run is somewhat demanding going both to the…