Tuesday Fun RunsEvery Tuesday at 5:30pm, rain or shine, join fellow active-minded individals for a low-key, high-fun jaunt starting here at Heart and Sole Sports. Runs average about 4-5 miles, with options to cut them down in length as well. Afterwards come stretch, rehydrate, and hang out with your fellow runners at our store. All abilities welcome, and there is no cost to join. Just come and run! Up Coming RacesKenwood Footrace Join the Empire Runners for a 38 year old famaily tradition on July 4, 2010. Check out the Elevation and Map of the course. Races We SponsorLast year, Santa Rosa hosted its first marathon and half-marathon ever, and this year's looks to be bigger and better! The word is spreading, so expect much larger fields, more excitement, and a great new event, a 5K, for those who want to participate but not run 13.1 or 26.2 miles. More information on this great Santa Rosa event can be found at the website for the 2nd Annual Santa Rosa Marathon! Past EventsLed by former Heart and Sole employee Vojta Ripa, nearly 300 runners completed this year's Fitch Mountain Footrace! The runners started and finished at the Historic Downtown Plaza, then were able to hang out and enjoy a day in the wine country with great restaurants, world class wineries and the beautiful Russian River. More information and results can be found on the offcial website
The Lake County Milers premiere event was once again a great success! For results and info on our awesome club in Lake County, check out the Lake County Milers!
Once again, challenging 10k run through stunning scenery, both on- and off-road that ist he Sonoma Valley Footrace was completed with flying colors. Runners got to pass lakes and run through woods in the hills above Sonoma. There was also a less challenging 5K course which also winds through the beautiful grounds of the center on mostly level pavement. Check out the website for results and info for next year!
The first annual Heart and Sole Elite Mile, while not bringing a sub-4 to Sonoma County, was a huge success! Full information on this great community event can be found on it's own page: Heart and Sole Elite Mile!
Runners and walkers of all abilities joined the widespread effort and campaign to help the Amgen Tour of California continue to be a successful and integral part of our Santa Rosa community by running in the inaugural Keep the Tour 10K Fun Run. Proceeds were donated to the fund raising pool to help Santa Rosa retain stage 2 in the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. Dr. Alec Isabeau, D.C., offered this clinic for any and all endurance athletes. A lifelong runner who has worked to keep running through injury, Dr. Isabeau sharee Five Durability/Performance Enhancement Exercises to Supplement Endurance Training to help athletes can stay nimble, whatever their sport. Congrats to all those who Turkey-Day off right by running or walking 5k to celebrate our feathery friends at Sebastopol's second annual Save a Turkey Trot! In honor of the top three male and female finishers, turkeys were adopted from the Farm Sanctuary.
The 2009 Lake County Milers sponosored event was a great success. Check out pictures and results at their website and look to join the fun next October. The results are in, and it comes as no surprise that the 31st running of this event was a blast! Look to join in the fun come fall 2010. This inaugural event was such a huge success that registration had to re-open after maximum capacity was reached, only to sell out yet again. So you better plan early as the 2010 edition should be even bigger! Other Local EventsCheck out the race schedule of the local Empire Runners Club. |