Hi Team,
Coach Toby here. I’m excited to kick off our summer season with you. Join us for our first of many fun and rewarding Tuesday night wildcard workouts. Each week, we’ll mix things up with 3-5 mile runs, focusing on building and maintaining strength and endurance, and exploring the city.
This week, we’ll start with a “Get To Know You” 3-mile Golden Gate Park run. Run the park, meet the crew! You can choose to keep it comfortable, add some speed with a fartlek segment, or challenge yourself with a progressive pace throughout the workout.
Meet: 7th Ave and MLK Jr Drive (top of steps by baseball field), Golden Gate Park
Time: Tuesday 6:30pm
Strava Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3359586621407827470
Note, we will provide a Strava route for each workout. Plus we’ll do our best to mark the routes each week with chalk, so keep an eye out for those arrows and “RC” markers.
Workout Options:
- Beginners: Cruise at your own pace for 3 miles
- Intermediate: Add some speed with a fartlek component for the 2nd mile
- Race Level: Step up the intensity. Make it a progressive run, increasing your pace by 15-30 seconds at the 1 mile and 2 mile marks
Group Warm-up: 3-5 min jog + dynamic stretches
Bathrooms: There are public bathrooms across the baseball field, about a 2-3 min jog from the start. We’ll also run past bathrooms at around 1 mile into the run, on MLK just before 19th Ave on the right.
Personal items: Unfortunately, we do not have official storage for belongings while we are out on these runs. However, I often drive to the workout and I’m happy to store non-valuables in my car when I do. Try to travel light!
Post Run Social: Fireside Bar, 603 Irving St
After the run? It’s time to wind down. Join us for our weekly post-run socials, where we connect and bond over food and drinks.
See you soon!
Toby