Hi Everyone,
Please note that our weekly yoga sessions will now meet Thursdays @ 8AM in the adidas Sport Performance Store in San Francisco on 845 Market Street (same location as the Urban Run)! I realize that this may cause scheduling conflicts for people working at this time so I am working really hard to have one on Saturday.
If you have any questions or comments, please send them via email to adidassfurbanrun@hotmail.com
Living an active and healthy lifestyle
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
adidas Yoga Group Sessions Begin Saturday, October 24th!
Everyone is invited to attend our inaugural yoga class this Saturday morning @ 8:00AM, October 24th, at the adidas Sport Performance Store on 845 Market Street in San Francisco. Yoga mats will be provided for the session; bring a towel and wear comfortable clothing. Refreshments will be served afterward. All participants will receive 30% off most items in the store!
One should not confine oneself to statements such as "I hate yoga" or "Yoga is not for me". We all have potential and certain qualities that develop with time and practice. The best way to get started is by showing up. I am nowhere close to being an expert but I am willing to challenge myself.
For runners, yoga is a great way to decrease your chances of injury by strengthening core muscles that either get neglected or damaged by the repetitive motion and force during running. Performance improves and time spent on recovery goes down. Dedicate 30 minutes of easy yoga after running and cooling down.
Fellow colleague, Lauren, will be leading the sessions. If you have any questions or concerns, please be proactive and ask Lauren. Depending on the dynamic of the class, there may be a wide range of abilities from beginner to advanced, and the intention is to have the workout be inclusive to everyone.
Please print out the coupon below to redeem your 30% discount this Saturday!
The exclusions are as follows. We no longer exclude Predator or Stella McCartney!
* Exclusions apply including, but not limited to 2010 Official World Cup
Match Ball, 2010 Historical World Cup Ball Sets, 2010 Limited Edition
Official World Cup Tech Fit Jerseys, Diesel Denim by adidas, Porsche,
miOriginals shopadidas.com, miadidas.com custom products, and adidas
gift cards.
Also - no other coupons can be used with this offer.
To get yourself amped, watch this: adidas_Yoga_Workout_1
For more information on Rainbeau Mars and the adidas Yoga collection, follow this link: http://www.adidas.com/campaigns/women08/content/
Be on the lookout, more details will be updated during the week!
From: http://www.360fashion.net/360/store-opening/
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
September-October 2009
Blanka Vlasic in Stockholm 2007. She won gold in the IAAF World Championships in Berlin two weeks ago.
If you missed the IAAF Track and Field World Championships in Berlin, you can watch all the events demand-online at http://www.universalsports.com/ . There were quite a few surprises as well as some expected results from certain athletes. Here a few highlights.
Usain Bolt coasted to yet more world records including 9.58 seconds in the 100m, 19.19 in the 200m, as well as a Jamaican win in the 4 x 100m relay. After being inspired by world record holder, Mike Powell, in the long jump, Bolt has mentioned that he would someday compete in that event. Tyson Gay ran away with silver in the 100m in 9.71 seconds. Blanka Vlasic (pictured) cleared 2.04 meters--the equivalent of one large Shaquille O'Neal--to take the gold; a week later, she posted an outdoor high jump world record of 2.08 in native Croatia.
One of the biggest shocks was when Yelena Isinbayeva, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time World Championships winner, failed to clear any height in the pole volt! Despite the failure in Berlin, it was reassuring last week in Zurich when she cleared a world record height of 5.06 meters!
Another big shock occurred when the Cuban world record (12.87 seconds) 110 meter hurdler, Dayron Robles, failed to qualify for the finals. He was looking strong, winning in all of his races this year. But disaster struck when he inured himself during the semifinals and began to crash into the first few hurdles and DNF'd.
Adidas stars: Allyson Felix won the 200 meter event after a bunch of disappointing 2nd places while Jeremy Wariner ran a season best of 44.60 seconds in the 400 meter, winning the silver medal.
Local favorite and San Francisco native, Shannon Rowbury ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Rowbury ), won bronze in the women's 1500 meter event after an arbitration was decided that Spanish winner Natalia Rodriguez be disqualified for moving toward the inner side of the lane and pushing front runner, Gelete Burka of Ethiopia, out of the way and quite possibly out of gold medal contention in the last 200 meters. We admit she's not sponsored by adidas, but we're all proud to have her as a local champion!
Okay, without further ado, the following is the schedule for September and October 2009:
September 7 : Pier 39 4 Mile
Due to Labor Day Monday, we are having a short run:
• 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
• Return onto Embarcadero
• Right on Market Street
• Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
Follow link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1678599
September 14: 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
September 21: AT&T Park 4.8 miles
-Start at the adidas Sport Performance store
-Right on Market Street
-Right on The Embarcadero (later King Street)
-Turn around at the corner of King and 3rd Street (Willie Mays statue at the AT&T Park)
-Left on Market Street
-Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1141173
September 28: 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
October 5: Alamo Square 5 Mile- UPDATED
Note—We will start at 6:30PM. Due to earlier sunsets, we've decided to have everyone turnaround at the Painted Ladies @ Alamo Square around mile 2.5. *Remember that as this is an out and back course, you can shorten the route according to feel.
Usain Bolt coasted to yet more world records including 9.58 seconds in the 100m, 19.19 in the 200m, as well as a Jamaican win in the 4 x 100m relay. After being inspired by world record holder, Mike Powell, in the long jump, Bolt has mentioned that he would someday compete in that event. Tyson Gay ran away with silver in the 100m in 9.71 seconds. Blanka Vlasic (pictured) cleared 2.04 meters--the equivalent of one large Shaquille O'Neal--to take the gold; a week later, she posted an outdoor high jump world record of 2.08 in native Croatia.
One of the biggest shocks was when Yelena Isinbayeva, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time World Championships winner, failed to clear any height in the pole volt! Despite the failure in Berlin, it was reassuring last week in Zurich when she cleared a world record height of 5.06 meters!
Another big shock occurred when the Cuban world record (12.87 seconds) 110 meter hurdler, Dayron Robles, failed to qualify for the finals. He was looking strong, winning in all of his races this year. But disaster struck when he inured himself during the semifinals and began to crash into the first few hurdles and DNF'd.
Adidas stars: Allyson Felix won the 200 meter event after a bunch of disappointing 2nd places while Jeremy Wariner ran a season best of 44.60 seconds in the 400 meter, winning the silver medal.
Local favorite and San Francisco native, Shannon Rowbury ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Rowbury ), won bronze in the women's 1500 meter event after an arbitration was decided that Spanish winner Natalia Rodriguez be disqualified for moving toward the inner side of the lane and pushing front runner, Gelete Burka of Ethiopia, out of the way and quite possibly out of gold medal contention in the last 200 meters. We admit she's not sponsored by adidas, but we're all proud to have her as a local champion!
Okay, without further ado, the following is the schedule for September and October 2009:
September 7 : Pier 39 4 Mile
Due to Labor Day Monday, we are having a short run:
• 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
• Return onto Embarcadero
• Right on Market Street
• Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
Follow link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1678599
September 14: 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
September 21: AT&T Park 4.8 miles
-Start at the adidas Sport Performance store
-Right on Market Street
-Right on The Embarcadero (later King Street)
-Turn around at the corner of King and 3rd Street (Willie Mays statue at the AT&T Park)
-Left on Market Street
-Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1141173
September 28: 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
October 5: Alamo Square 5 Mile- UPDATED
Note—We will start at 6:30PM. Due to earlier sunsets, we've decided to have everyone turnaround at the Painted Ladies @ Alamo Square around mile 2.5. *Remember that as this is an out and back course, you can shorten the route according to feel.
-Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
-Powell Street
-Left on Post-Left on Steiner
- (Use pedestrian foot path to cross Geary Blvd.)
-Continue on Steiner St. (Remember to use Buddy System)
o Turnaround at Steiner and Hayes for 5 mile option.
-Finish at adidas Sport Performance Store
Follow link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3127487
October 12: Japantown 3.7 Mile
-Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
-Right on Market Street
-Left on Montgomery St
-Left on Sutter St.
-Left on Buchannan St.
-Left on Post St.
-Right on Grant Ave.
-Right on Market St.
-Finish at adidas Sport Performance Store
Follow link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3127451
October 19: 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
Follow link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2558246
October 26: SHOE RAFFLE NIGHT
ROUTE - Broadway-Grant (2.8 miles)
-Start at the adidas Sport Performance store
-Right on Market Street
-Left on The Embarcadero
-Left on Broadway
-Left on Grant Ave
-Right on Market Street
-Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
Follow link to course map: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1419015
Remember--only adidas Urban Run members are entitled to a 15% discount! It's FREE, all you have to do is run with us on Monday nights!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Route for August 2009
Congratulations to everyone who ran the SF Marathon/1st Half Marathon or 2nd Half Marathon!
Aug 3: ROUTE - California-Broadway (HILLY 4.8 miles)
* Start at the adidas Sport Performance store
* Right on Market Street
* Left on Davis
* Left on California (YEAH, we're going up!)
* Right on Larkin
* Right on Broadway
* Right on Embarcadero
* Right on Market Street
* Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1355215
Aug 10: Battery-Stockton-Grant - 4.1 Mile
-Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
-Right on Market Street
-Left on Drumm Street
-Left on Jackson Street
-Right on Battery Street
-Left on The Embarcadero
-Left on Stockton Street
-Left on Pacific Street
-Right on Grant Street
-Right on Market Street
-Finish at adidas Sport Performance Store
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2421093
Aug 17: ROUTE – Columbus-Hyde 4 Miles (hilly, but you conquer two of the toughest hills -Hyde and California)
-Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
-Left on Grant
-Left on Columbus
-Left on Beach
-Quick left onto Hyde
-Left onto California
-Right on Powell
-Return to adidas Sport Performance Store
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1691599
Aug 24: ROUTE – Pier 39 or Aquatic Park run
• 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
o Turnaround at Marina/Fillmore for 8 mile run
• Return onto Embarcadero
• Right on Market Street
• Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
* It's strongly recommended that you leave no later than 6:20PM if you choose to do the 8 mile run.
Follow link to course map:http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1678599
August 31: SHOE RAFFLE NIGHT
ROUTE - Broadway-Grant (2.8 miles)
-Start at the adidas Sport Performance store
-Right on Market Street
-Left on The Embarcadero
-Left on Broadway
-Left on Grant Ave
-Right on Market Street
-Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1419015
Aug 3: ROUTE - California-Broadway (HILLY 4.8 miles)
* Start at the adidas Sport Performance store
* Right on Market Street
* Left on Davis
* Left on California (YEAH, we're going up!)
* Right on Larkin
* Right on Broadway
* Right on Embarcadero
* Right on Market Street
* Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1355215
Aug 10: Battery-Stockton-Grant - 4.1 Mile
-Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
-Right on Market Street
-Left on Drumm Street
-Left on Jackson Street
-Right on Battery Street
-Left on The Embarcadero
-Left on Stockton Street
-Left on Pacific Street
-Right on Grant Street
-Right on Market Street
-Finish at adidas Sport Performance Store
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2421093
Aug 17: ROUTE – Columbus-Hyde 4 Miles (hilly, but you conquer two of the toughest hills -Hyde and California)
-Start at adidas Sport Performance Store
-Left on Grant
-Left on Columbus
-Left on Beach
-Quick left onto Hyde
-Left onto California
-Right on Powell
-Return to adidas Sport Performance Store
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1691599
Aug 24: ROUTE – Pier 39 or Aquatic Park run
• 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
o Turnaround at Marina/Fillmore for 8 mile run
• Return onto Embarcadero
• Right on Market Street
• Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
* It's strongly recommended that you leave no later than 6:20PM if you choose to do the 8 mile run.
Follow link to course map:http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1678599
August 31: SHOE RAFFLE NIGHT
ROUTE - Broadway-Grant (2.8 miles)
-Start at the adidas Sport Performance store
-Right on Market Street
-Left on The Embarcadero
-Left on Broadway
-Left on Grant Ave
-Right on Market Street
-Finish at the adidas Sport Performance store
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1419015
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
Thursday, May 14, 2009
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
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
Monday, May 11, 2009
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
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
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