Where is The WOW Team January 1 - 11, 2009?

January 7 - Meet 6:30 PM at Piedmont Track

January 10 - Meet 9:00 AM for a co-ed "Pacer's 1 Hour Run" at Sawyer Camp

January 10 - Meet 11:00 AM for WOW Team Walkers and Runners at Sawyer Camp

January 10 - Meet 1:00 PM for the "Learn How to Complete A Race Clinic" at Sawyer Camp

January 11 - Meet 8:00 AM at Point Isabel, El Cerrito

January 11 - Meet 10:30 AM at Point Isabel for the "Learn How to Complete A Race Clinic"

Golden Gate Bridge - How to Get There

Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco
Sunday workouts meet at 8:00 AM at the free parking area below the tourist parking area at the Golden Gate Bridge, south side entrance.

Here are more detailed directions. Follow Hiway 1 or 101 North to the Last San Francisco Exit Immediately before the toll booths, go right at this exit into the Golden Gate Bridge Vista Parking Lot and stay to the right. Exit the parking area and go left on Lincoln Blvd, heading down the hill less than 1/4 mile. The dirt/gravel parking area is to your left. If you get to Long Ave (a street on your left heading to Fort Point) you have gone too far. Turn around and head back up the hill.

From Hiway 1 and 101 South, after crossing the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Immediately after the toll booth go right into the west parking area. Go right and right again thru a tunnel to the east parking area described above as the Golden Gate Bridge Vista Parking Lot and keep to the right. Exit the parking area and go left on Lincoln Blvd, heading down the hill less than 1/4 mile. The dirt/gravel parking area is to your left. If you get to Long Ave (a street on your left heading to Fort Point) you have gone too far. Turn around and head back up the hill.

Bathrooms in tourist parking area

Free parking in non-tourist area

Water in tourist parking area

Lots of tourists in tourist parking area!

Where Is The WOW Team the Week of December 1 - 7?

The WOW Team gets around!

This week we're at our regular track workouts on Tuesday at Kezar and Wednesday at Piedmont High school.

Kezar Stadium is on Stanyan, near golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Piedmont Track is just below 301 Wildwood Avenue (Wildwood Elementary School), Piedmont, Calif, 94611. Park on the street and walk down to the track

On Sunday, many of us will be in Sacramento to run The California International Marathon and 4 person relay. You are invited to come up and cheer the team on!

On Sunday we'll also do an informal run at Lake Merritt, Oakland. Be there for 3 miles, 6 miles, or 9 miles if you are training for Kaiser on February 1. This workout may not have a leader, only interested participants.

Lake Merritt - Meet at 8:00 in front of Children’s Fairyland at 699 Bellevue Ave. Oakland

Our workouts begin in front of Fairyland. Toilets available. Free parking is available outside on the street (1 block away on Grand Avenue), otherwise there is a $3.00 park fee. Bring your own water.

From San Francisco
Take I-80 E. across Bay Bridge. Merge onto I-580 E toward CA-24/Downtown Oakland/Hayward-Stockton. Take the exit toward Grand Ave. Turn right onto Grand Ave. to 2nd Bellevue at Children’s Fairyland. Left on Bellevue. Park in front of Fairyland.

From Oakland/Berkeley
Get to Grand Avenue and head toward Fairyland. Pass the first Bellevue Street Sign (one way, end of circuit) at Grand and continue on to the second Bellevue (entry to Fairyland) about 1 mile. Turn right into Bellevue at Children’s Fairyland. Park in front of Fairyland.