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Trail Run this Saturday, May 9 - Wunderlich & Buck's

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…

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Added by Ron Wolf on May 5, 2015 at 6:16pm — No Comments

Video of yesterday's trail run

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.…

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Added by Ron Wolf on April 20, 2015 at 1:07pm — No Comments

TRAIL RUN SUNDAY (4/19) - MONTARA MTN

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…

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Added by Ron Wolf on April 17, 2015 at 2:45pm — No Comments

Trail run tomorrow (Sunday, 2/15)

With lots of signups for the trail run on FB and our new Meetup page, seems that many are anticipating the need for a post-vDay recovery adventure. Weather forecast is for continued perfection. Los Trancos creek is flowing. Advance signup is not required. See you at the Arastradero trail head at 8:20 Sunday.

Look for additional info & maps on the run webpage:…

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Added by Ron Wolf on February 14, 2015 at 10:48am — No Comments

PARC MONTHLY TRAIL RUN - CASTLE ROCK - TOMORROW

Our Castle Rock trail run is on for tomorrow morning. Looks like perfect(!) running weather, cool with great views promised.

Thx to those who RSVPed, its not necessary, but is appreciated. & we always have many join in who haven't RSVPed, so lace up those trail shoes and see you at the carpool and then the trail head.

I plan to park within the park so that we have a place for the potluck that's not right by the road.

All details here: …

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Added by Ron Wolf on January 10, 2015 at 12:17pm — No Comments

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy 2015 to all Palo Alto Run Club members.  

Added by Kirsten Kempe on January 2, 2015 at 10:42am — No Comments

Flywheel Sports indoor cycling - two free indoor cycling classes to all current members

Members ... FYI: are you familiar with Flywheel Sports indoor cycling? Flywheel’s first location in Silicon Valley is located in Sunnyvale – on Washington Avenue, two blocks from Murphy Avenue. The Sunnyvale studio features Flywheel's signature stadium cycling classes complete with performance tracking technology, the TorqBoard, theatre lighting, and complimentary shoes & towels with every ride.

As a gift to PARC members, Flywheel is offering two free indoor cycling classes…

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Added by Kyle Welch on January 2, 2015 at 10:39am — No Comments

41st annual Christmas Relays are coming up next month on 12/14

The 41st annual Christmas Relays are coming up next month on 12/14 in San Francisco (Lake Merced). PARC participates every year. Take a look at the website and think about putting a 4 person relay team together. It is a lot of fun. Folks who do not have a full team can use this space to indicate interest. We may be able to assemble teams from people who indicate interest here.

Each person on the relay team runs 4.464 miles. There are about 20 different relay categories. It's…

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Added by Kyle Welch on November 17, 2014 at 10:29pm — No Comments

Upcoming trail run Windy Hill on Saturday 11/8.

A shaded switch-backed and runnable climb brings us to one of the most inspiring vistas in the Bay area with surreal grass covered hills dropping away at your  feet towards the Bay, with views of the Pacific, Mt. Diablo, Mt. Tam, and the San
Andreas Fault all right…
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Added by Ron Wolf on October 31, 2014 at 6:58pm — No Comments

Entries still open for the Stevens Creek Striders Trail Races - 50k, 30k and Half Marathon

The event organizers just let me know that registration is still open for this event. Knowing them well, it will be a lot of fun with great support and organization. Looking for a challenge on the 27th, or even just a mellow time with a nice group of avid trail & ultra-runners, then check this out!…

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Added by Ron Wolf on September 17, 2014 at 10:08am — No Comments

Monthly Trail Run this Sunday (9/14) --- Portola Redwoods State Park

This Sunday, PARC's Monthly Trail Run ventures deep into the Santa Cruz Mountains directly over the ridge from Palo Alto. I've been called out of town and Kristan Wheeler has stepped forward to lead Sunday's run which is very cool as pretty sure this is the first time our trail runs have had a female leader and I'm sure you'll agree that Kristan…
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Added by Ron Wolf on September 9, 2014 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Stevens Creek Striders 50k/30k/HalfM on Sept 27th

I want to let you know about a long-running area trail run that has now been adopted/expanded by the Stevens Creek Striders. Many of you may know Peter and Peggy who are now organizing the race over a great local course. Check the links below for more information about participating in the event.

Gregg

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Peggy and I are involved in organizing the in-augural Stevens Creek Striders 50k/30k/HalfM on Sept 27th. This around Skyline Blvd above Los Altos.  We…

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Added by Gregg Levin on August 19, 2014 at 7:51pm — No Comments

trail run tomorrow!! Trail Map & Routes are up

Talk about last minute, just now finished the web page for tomorrow's run. There was a lot to figure out in creating new routes that visit the many points of interest in this part, starts from the new parking lot, and travels over some of the recently added trail system. Whatev, the map is now on the webpage - …

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Added by Ron Wolf on August 15, 2014 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Bay to Breakers opportunities ---- Comped Entry & Sub-seeded start, Private Bus

On the fence regarding running B2B, then just do it and do it in comfort and even for free if qualified. Here's the deals.
Comped Entry & Sub-seeded start  - the catch, you need to be over 50 and able/interested to run the entire course in the close company of 12 others. Its a lot of fun, really! For many of the past dozen years or so, Marty & I have run with a group of guys several of whom were the originators of the Centipede category. Along with many other oddly fun…
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Added by Ron Wolf on May 14, 2014 at 6:29pm — No Comments

Monthly Trail Run this Sunday May 4th --- Four Park Run

Sunday's Monthly Trail Run is a unique four-park trail run (yes…
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Added by Ron Wolf on April 29, 2014 at 8:35pm — No Comments

New PARC technical shirts have arrived!

New PARC technical shirts have arrived! White microfiber polyester, moisture wicking, and antimicrobial. Women's are v-neck (S-M-L), men's are crew neck (S-M-L-XL). The back of the shirt has our PARC logo (designed by Lawrence D Chin) and the front of the shirt has a smaller image designed by Kyle…

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Added by Kyle Welch on April 21, 2014 at 4:32pm — 1 Comment

Trail Run TOMOROW, Sunday April 13th, at the nearby Coyote Hills

looks like Sunday will be a wonderful morning for a Bayside workout, partly cloudy and 50s-60s predicted for the morning.

The Coyote Hills at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge…
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Added by Ron Wolf on April 12, 2014 at 7:27am — No Comments

Wunderlich Trail Run & Buck's

In March, we return to one of PARC's most liked trail systems, Wunderlich Park in Woodside. Along with several groves of majestically beautiful Redwoods, all of Wunderlich's trails are well shaded. With well-maintained trails, Wunderlich is just a short drive from Palo Alto.

Instead of our usual runner's pot luck, this month after the run we'll meet for brunch at Buck's in Woodside at 11:00. Runners from Saturday morning's Sawyer Camp group are also encouraged to join us there. This…

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Added by Gregg Levin on March 2, 2014 at 3:28pm — No Comments

Sportissimo is closing their Palo Alto store - Big Sales

FYI: Club sponsor Sportissimo is closing their Palo Alto store (the Los Gatos store remains open). Everything in the PA store is between 20-70%OFF until they close on February 28th. Better deals can be worked out (ex if buying 2 pairs of shoes you can probably get a better price).

Thanks, Kyle

Added by Kyle Welch on February 3, 2014 at 10:42am — No Comments

News from club sponsor On Your Mark in Los Altos 

News from club sponsor On Your Mark in Los Altos 

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Added by Kyle Welch on January 27, 2014 at 6:41pm — No Comments

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