Running Club

About the NPS Foundation Running Club

The NPS Foundation Running Club is a group of NPS students who enjoy the competitive sport of running. The members of the NPS Running Club meet for group runs weekly and also support each other's individual training efforts. A majority of the members run in competitive races in the Monterey area as well as across the country. To join the NPS Foundation Running Club distribution list, please email Giovanna Kha Marino at the NPS Foundation Office at gakhamar@nps.edu.  For more information about Running Club events, please email LT Leslie Esher laesher@nps.edu. 

Running Club Apparel

Club Running Singlets are stocked regularly in sizes small to extra large in both men's and women's sizing in the NPS Foundation Peacock Shop. Club members who are also NPS Foundation lifetime members receive a complimentary running singlet when they join the Running club. Club members who are NPS Foundation annual members can purchase one NPS running singlet for $15, while the general public can purchase a NPS running singlet for $40.  We also offer a running t-shirt (made of a moisture wicking fabric) with the NPS logo on it for our runners to wear while training or racing for $24.

The club also orders running shorts, shirts and jackets at the beginning of each academic quarter. For more information on ordering custom running apparel, please contact Giovanna Kha Marino in the NPS Foundation Office at gakhamar@nps.edu. 

Running reading recommended by NPS Running Club President, Leslie Esher

Fast and Simple Meals for Athletes by Sheila Kealy, MPH (pdf file)

Biomechanics of Foot Strikes & Applications to Running Barefoot or in Minimal Footwear  Harvard University Skeletal Biology Lab

The Human Body is built for Running NY Times, October 26, 2009

Core Values Workout - Ab Strength for Runners  Runners World, February 2010 Issue 

The Barefoot Route - Running Barefoot  Marathonandbeyond.com, 2007

Hill Training Workouts Runnersworld.com,  2010

Hal Higdon Marathon Training Programs halhigdon.com, 2010
 

Upcoming Events

Pier to Peak Half Marathon (Santa Barbara) - 9/5/10, $65 registration, runsantabarbara.com

San Jose Rock and Roll Marathon (San Jose) - 10/3/10, $100 registration, san-jose.competitor.com

Big Sur River Run (Big Sur) - 10/23/10, $30 registration, bigsurriverrun.org

Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay (Monterey) - 11/15/10, registration $105 active.com, 75% full as of August 15, www.bigsurhalfmarathon.org

California International Marathon (Folsom to Sacramento)- 12/5/10, $100 registration, www.runcim.org

 

Race Information Page (New!)

Ever think about running a new race, but you want to hear from someone who has actually run the race before registering?  Look no further than the NPS Running Club Race Information Page.  All club races will be summarized on this page (including finishing times and racer comments).  Do you want to contribute to this page?  Email Leslie Esher at laesher@nps.edu.

www.npsfoundation.org/running_club_races

Group Run/Activities Schedule

 

Join the Running Club's Google Group!

Directions on how to join:

1. Follow this link to join the NPS Running Club's Google group: http://groups.google.com/group/nps-running-club

2. Choose “Sign In and Apply for a membership.”

3. If you have a google account and want to join the group using it, sign in. Skip step 4.

4. If you do not have a google account, click “Create an Account.”
-Enter the email address you want to use for the running group, a password (twice), and the word verification. Click “I Accept.  Create my account.”
-Account creation confirmation.  Google may send you an email to verify your email address.  Click at the bottom to continue.
-Once you receive that email, click the link to verify the email address.  There is no need to do this before continuing with the next steps.

5. Join: Choose your email setting based on how frequently you'd like to receive updates from the message board.  Click “Apply to this group.”

6. Once your application to join the group has been reviewed, you'll receive an approval from Google that you've been added to the group.  You'll start receiving group updates based on the account settings you've created.

 

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