Weekly Workout News

Coming to CSUS on 6-9 June…NCAA Division I Track and Field CHAMPIONSHIPS

The headline says it all; CSUS will host for the last time in this contract cycle the major national championships in collegiate track and field. Ticket prices are most reasonable for the quality and access provided in this competition, so don’t be disappointed that you missed this wonderful event totally open to all of us to attend.

Coming to the Ultra Community, 23-24 June, Western States 100 Miler

Dennis Zilaff is back coordinating the club aid station at Devil’s Thumb for this most distinguished of U.S. Ultra running events. Greg Soderlund reports that NBC will be televising this race again nationally, so…we can all be on “national TV” for our aid station excellence. Contact Dennis to be part of this wonderful experience. Our services are provided from about noon to about 5-6 pm on Saturday 23 June.

Workouts for 21 May to 2 July:

NOTE: The “experiment” of formally staging Saturday runs from Panera has been deemed less than successful. Hence subsequent Saturday workouts will return to staging directly from UNIVERSITY PARK.

Note: Sunday LONG RUNS will always start at 7:30 a.m. if the preceding Saturday had an official high temperature in Sacramento of 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.

The staging locations for the Sunday Long Runs are:

Fish Hatchery…off Hazel and Hiway 50 to the east of Sacramento. Parking lot is on the West side of Hazel. Generally runs are upriver and around Lake Natomas with extra distance via extensions to Beal’s Point.

Rescue….Take Hiway 50 to Cameron Park Drive and then turn to the north on Cameron Park Drive to Green Valley Road intersection. Park in the shopping area on the SouthWest corner of Green Valley Road and Cameron Park Drive (near the donut shop). Arrive early and buy at least one donut at the shop for justified access to their toilet before the run. The course is marked every mile for a 10.6 mile and 17.6 mile course. There is water at about 2.5 miles and again at about 10 miles of the 17.6 mile format. Carrying water is recommended on this course.

Bella Bru…at the corner of Arden Way and Fair Oaks Blvd. right at the Western edge of Carmichael. It is only about 800m from that parking lot area to the parkway at William Pond Park (13 mile point). Starting here opens up the section of the bike trail from the 13 mile mark to the 20-21 mile point for great out and back runs.

Panera…901 Howe Ave. Again, arrive early and get a coffee or ??? in exchange for toilet access before your depart. It is only about 300m from their door to the 6.5 mile mark on the bike trail. Most times we run “upriver,” but some of us enjoy the downriver direction once in a while too. NEVER run downriver from this point as a “single/solo female” runner.