The Sunday Sermon

Our minister did preach
To gO! runners galore,
"Let's run all night long,
Then stay up and run more!"

The gO! congregation
Did gather that night
For our Sunday service
And things seemed all right.

(Well Isaac had sinned,
And could not listen well.
His fate might be sealed
He should go to...bed)

But the preacher himself
could not live up to his word.
At the same day's races
He was not seen or heard.

Heather, Bryan and Gladys,
To name just a few,
Sucked it up to continue
For a run through the slough.

And Gary and Anne
Met at 8:00 for a run,
To shepherd the others
Who had missed last night's fun.

So follow your hearts
For workouts of this kind.
And make your decision
Using reasonable minds.

And heed this advice
When you hear Josh's song,
Or you might still be running
While he is long gone.

Jackets to Gary Thursday

gO! Runners should bring their NoBo Jacket to gO! Thursday night and Gary will get the gOQ Running logo embroidered on the front. Make sure your jacket has your name on the tag. Cost $5.00.

6 Mile Route for Thursday

Run up to 6 on this out and back

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/sr/XTGMI6DKNHIQK6ZCHPVVG6V5TQ

2nd Annual Midnight Halloween Run

What: Midnight Halloween Run With Jason Voorhees

When: Saturday Night (Oct. 30), Midnight

Where: Foresthill Divide Loop Trail

What: 11 mile trail run through the woods

Why: Because Jason can't catch a gO! runner (or can he?)

Details:

We will meet at 11pm at the park and ride between Sunsplash and In N Out on Taylor Blvd.. We will plan to depart by 11:15pm. It is a 20 minutes drive to the trail head. We will start our run when the clock strikes midnight, doing a counter-clockwise loop that ends back at the cars. Estimated time of completion is 2 hours 30 minutes. This is a tough single-track trail that has some serious hills and dirty conditions. With that said, ALL RUNNERS are welcome, regardless of pace, no one will be left alone in the woods with Jason! We will then proceed to the nearest Denny's for an after-run "Grand Slam." Please RSVP on the "Who's Racing Where" link to the right.

"You're hardcore option #1"- My uncles band is playing at the Boxing Donkey in old Roseville Saturday night. Several of us will meet up for a drink or two about 9pm and enjoy some pre-run music and dancing.

"You're Hardcore Option #2"- Join several gO! Runners as they go from the midnight run to the "Down and Dirty" Mud Run at Folsom Lake Saturday morning. See race details at http://www.downanddirtymudrun.com/

"You're Hardcore Option #3"- Join several insane gO! Runners as they go from the midnight run to the Four Bridges Half Marathon in Folsom. See details at http://www.fourbridgeshalf.org/

Whatever you choose, it should be one wild gO! Night, DON'T MISS OUT!!!!

gO!-ing TO BOSTON!!

MIKE MADDOX IS GOING TO BOSTON!! CONGRATS MIKE FOR RUNNING YOUR QUALIFYING TIME OF 3:29:29 (he needed a sub-3:30) AT THE LONG BEACH MARATHON YESTERDAY! MIKE WILL BE JOINING RICHARD IN BOSTON ON APRIL 18! GREAT JOB KID'S! HAVE FUN, SIGN-UPS OPEN TODAY!!

Tonight's Run

***Notice: You may want to bring lights tonight as we are running Miner's Ravine which tends to get dark very fast.

Men's Tank Top In - Tuesday 10/13

Bring $5.00. I'll have the women's tanks too also $5.00.

Tonight's Track Workout

5 X 1 Mile (or as far as you can go) @ 7 min./mile pace
Optional "Gary Circuit" will be available like last week

SF Nike Women's Weekend

Calling all ladies racing this weekend in San Fransisco! Please go to the "Who's Racing Where" spreadsheet linked to the right and then select "Chix" sheet at the bottom. Melissa is getting everyone organized for the exciting weekend!

Good luck to all!

Gladys hits 1000 Miles!!

CONGRATS TO GLADYS AS SHE BECOMES THE 10TH MEMBER OF THE gO! 1000 MILE CLUB! GREAT WORK GIRL!!!!

Dinner Plans for Nike

For those who will be in SF for the Nike on Saturday night, I'm (Mike Fogarty) setting up dinner reservations for 10/16 at either northbeachrestaurant.com or trattoriacontadina.com. We have 7 so far. If interested let me know or add onto the list on the Blog.

Reminder

We run at 8:00 AM on Sundays now.

Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like muscles of the body.

Lynn Jennings, Nine-time champion of the USA Cross Country Championships

Urban Cow Car Pool

When: Meet between 6-6:15am, depart 6:15am
Where: Park and Ride between Sunsplash and In N Out on Taylor rd.
Why: Because on the ride home no one can tell who is the racer who stinks so bad when the car is full of them!

Pasta!

Join us for pasta at Mary's Pizza Shack 6:30 Friday.
Let's load some carbs! See the race calendar to sign up
so we get an idea of how many we'll have. BUT do come
anyway if you see this last minute.