Weekend Plans For gO!

On Your Way Too Cool? Some gO! Details:

•  Pasta Prep- Noodles & Co., 7pm Friday. Please RSVP yourself on "Who's Racing Where" log.
• Carpool/Caravan- Meet at Park N Ride at Sierra College Blvd and I-80 at 6:15am. We will attempt to park near each other and "tailgate" before and after race. We will have gO! tent, chairs, and snacks. Direct all spectators and supporters to the area.

AND...

Calling all Running Leprechauns,

Here are some details for Sunday's Shamrock'N Half Marathon...

• Pasta Prep- Noodles & Co., 7pm Friday. Please RSVP yourself on "Who's Racing Where" log.
• Carpooling- Meet at the Park and Ride between In N Out at 6:15am. Please list yourself on the "Who's Racing Where" list below as a carpooler so we know who to expect
• We will gather and meet inside Raley Field in the 3rd baseline bleachers just above the finish line around 7am.
• Start Times: Wave 1- 7:45am-Under 9:15 per mile; Wave 2-8:00am-Between 9:16 and 10:30 min. per mile. Wave 3-8:15am- Between 10:31 and 12:00 min./mile. Wave 4- 8:30am- Runners & walkers expecting to average above 12:00 min. per mile.

I wish you the Luck of the Irish on this one!

gO! Babies

Welcome gO! baby Alexander Xavier Steele Banda!

Congrats Michelle, Isaac and Allia!

And.... we look forward to welcoming the next gO! baby into the world in a few months!

Congrats Joe and Melissa!

Big Sur Training Camp- Feb. 10-12, 2012

Some details...

• Friday
• Welcome "cocktail hours" 7-10pm Friday night. Hotel Tavern
• 8-10pm Viewing of "Unbreakable," story/movie of an epic 2010 Western States race. Hotel Tavern
• Saturday
• Breakfast on your own
• 8am- 22 mile run
• Lunch on your own
• 5pm- Shake-out 3 mile run/walk along bluffs
• 7pm- gO! Prom 2012- Represent YOUR decade and get beautiful, cause we are going to prom... in the tavern. Just spice up your wardrobe and come as spiffy as you can! Represent your "prom era" and earn bonus points! This is a FORMAL affair! An example....

•  Sunday
• Breakfast on your own
• 8am- 10 mile run
• Lunch on your own
• Depart for home!

Taco Tuesday Time Trial

Inspired by tacos

They showed up in force,

Those mighty gO! runners

were ready (of course).

It was time trial night

At the RHS track,

and these athletes were willing

It was no time to slack.

After words of advice

And their warm-ups did end,

They stepped up to the start

“Let the mile begin.”

And off they were running

Like a thoroughbred race,

Jockeying for position

Adjusting their pace.

And as they got settled

and their hearts did amend,

The breathing got rhythmic

They flowed through the wind.

Lean legs showed the power

of the strength they’d achieved,

With affirmative looks

You could see they believed.

And after each circuit

Their confidence grew,

You could see the intensity

You could tell that they knew.

The stopwatch kept ticking

As the seconds clicked by,

But time lost advantage

‘Cuz these runners could fly.

Just to circle this oval

With such powerful grace,

Was more like performance

And less like a race.

When each one did finish

They turned back to cheer,

Inspiring others

It’s so nice to be here.

And then the gO! coaches

served tacos galore,

People milled around chatting

It was all we hoped for.

So the best part tonight

Was not ever their miles,

But the many kind words

and appreciative smiles.

For a gO! runner knows

As the day comes to end,

The one standing near you

Is truly a friend.