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.

-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!

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

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"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

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.