Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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


"Subliminal Message"
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