Lew's Walk 'n' Run

Los Gatos Creek Trail Temporary Closure for Maintenance 🚧

Starting September 25 - October 3 from 6:00 AM to 3:30 PM, the west side of the Los Gatos Creek Trail, from Campbell Park to the spillway, will undergo asphalt repairs.🌳

Detour signs will be in place to guide and work will only take place during the week. Your patiences is greatly appreciated as we strive to keep our parks and trails in tip-top shape.

We also want to give a big shoutout to our dedicated DPW staff for their ongoing commitment to our outdoor spaces! 👏

Hi all,
I hope all of you had a good week!
This Saturday we’re planning a short run,
6 miles. Once again, we can either run out on the flats or up towards the dam…your choice! (Let’s meet at Balzer 8 AM.)
For those of you who don’t have plans Saturday evening, possibly we can meet over at Hapa’s and discuss our upcoming marathons, half marathons or 10K.
Look forward to seeing all of you Saturday morning!

It’s that time of year again. It’s time to dust off those trail running shoes, get out your Big Foot Repellent and really run your heart out!

So check bellow for sign ups and information and more will get posted as we go!

Gotta collect one of those new posters, shirts and locally made medals!!!

LETS GOooooooo!

https://www.trisignup.com/Race/Info/CA/Felton/RaceThrutheRedwoods

Have twice the fun and save when you sign up to participate in the Ocean View Challenge!

Register to run Saturday’s Pacific Grove Lighthouse 5K AND Sunday’s Monterey Bay Half Marathon at a discounted entry fee. All finishers will receive a special challenge specific finisher medal!

What makes these two races special?

The PG Lighthouse 5K course starts and finishes at Lover’s Point Park in Pacific Grove.
The Monterey Bay Half Marathon is an out and back course along the ocean. You’ll enjoy a beautiful view of the water and may even see whales, dolphins or other sea life as you run along the shore.

Accept the OVC Challenge and register today!

montereybayhalfmarathon.org/races/ocean-view-challenge

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Unfortunately, it’s tick season. To prevent the spread of diseases like Lyme Disease, learn how to keep ticks off of yourself, your kids and your pets before, during and after going into tick territory at https://vector.sccgov.org/programs-and-services/ticks
County of Santa Clara Vector Control District

Mother's Day Thought:
With this today being Mother’s Day, it reminds me of one of my favorite quotes. Maya Angelou, the late author, and poet, was asked once about what her Mother was like. Ms. Angelou said, "To describe my Mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.”

Now, I don’t know the details of their relationship, but it’s obvious Ms. Angelou was in awe of her mother. It paints a picture of a Mom with extraordinary strength and influence. And, the quote captures the superhero-like quality of all Moms.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful mothers out there! We celebrate you, your resilience, energy, love, and ability to juggle it all with grace.

Once again, I hope you and your moms have a wonderful day!

Lew

This Wednesday evening we will be meeting at Campbell
Park, 5 PM, for a 2 to 4 mile run or walk.
Hope you can join us!

Within the next couple of weeks, we will be making some changes to our midweek workouts as well as our Saturday runs.
Have a good rest of the week!

We had a big group this morning

Upcoming Runs

Hi All,

Hope all you had a good week!

Here are a few runs I would like for us to target over the next few months:

First of all, unfortunately, I will be out of town this year for She.is.Beautiful in Santa Cruz on March 18.
We have done this for several years and it is a fun run with lunch afterwards. I know many are planning to do this run/walk, check it out and think about signing up…you’ll have a great time!

Secondly, I am planning on running the Wildflower 10k in Morgan Hill on March 26. This is one we haven’t done but is supposed to be a very nice and well organized run/walk.

On May 20 we are targeting the Wildcat Half Marathon in El Sobrante. They also offer a 10k and 5k, whichever works the best for you. Several in our group have run this in the past and I have heard it is a very nice run with beautiful vistas of the bay. This is sponsored by Brazen Racing and they do an excellent job!

May 21 is the Sufer's Path Half Marathon in Capatola/Santa Cruz. This is a very nice run, flat and normally a beautiful time of the year.

A wonderful way of starting the Fourth of July is the Firecracker 10k in Santa Cruz. We have done this run many times and have had a wonderful time…Breakfast burritos served afterwards!!!

Please take a look at these runs and let us know which ones you might be interested in signing up for. Also, if there are others which you might be considering, please let the group know. I will work up a training schedule so that we are all prepared for these runs. For those of you interested in
completing a marathon this year, we will target one towards the end of the year.

Look forward to seeing you at 9am tomorrow morning, Balzer Baseball Field, for a 6 to 8 mile run or walk!

Lew

Good morning…
Tomorrow morning, let’s plan on meeting at Balzer, 9 AM, for a 6 to 8 mile run or walk. We can decide whether we want to go up to Saint Joseph’s or on the flats out towards Campbell.
Have a good Friday!

TGIF!!! Hope all of you had a good week!Saturday morning let’s meet at Balzer, 8 am, for a 7 mile run. Several of you are planning on walking 4 to 5 miles and meeting at 9am. Hopefully, we can all meet for coffee between 10:30 and 11.
Have a Good Friday! 😃