Baby, It’s COLD Outside!

So bundle up and get in on the fun. Only nine more days and they start getting longer! Saturday, December 19, 11 AM Strider 5-Mile Time Trial Riverfront Trail starting by the Redlands Albertsons Another quality minimal entry fee run brought to you by the Striders, fast accurate course. Info: 270-0774 The off-and-on Striders tradition of running in the New Year is back! Thank Marty Wacker for organizing! Thursday, December 31 (with a big moon!) 530 Walnut Av, GJ (between 5th and 6th north of Orchard) Here's Marty's message: New Year’s Eve FREE Fun Run!!! Join fellow runners and friends in a 4K to 8K (any distance you’d like) run/walk/jog and pre-run/post-run festivities at Marty’s house (530 Walnut Ave. near St. Mary’s hospital). REQUIRED: you and your friends; OPTIONAL: running shoes, shorts, tights, headlamp, sleeping bag (kidding) favorite beverage, favorite food item. Host may make African recipes to encourage your inner Kenyan running spirit. The party will start around 10pm on 12/31, run will start around 11:25PM and post-run party will go till sometime 1/1/10, TBD. Non-runners are welcome to hang out at the house and it will be very easy to run your distance, then rejoin other runners on the course, if desired. Call Marty at 234-1730 (cell) with questions. House is easy to find, head two blocks west on Walnut Ave. off 7th street. Group training run every Thursday 5:45 PM, NOTE venue changes below: Dec 17: Craven's Coffee Warehouse, 598 N. Commercial Dr. Dec 24: take the night off and celebrate! No run. Dec 31: run in the New Year with Marty. See details above. For Craven's from Patterson: between 25 and 25 1/2 Rd turn south on Northgate at B & H Sports, make an immediate left at the T, when the street turns south again go straight ahead into the parking lot, the door is in the middle of the south side of the building; there's a big sign on the end of the building that says "Images". We'll be out there rain or shine. A headlamp is a good idea. As always, this is casual and all shapes and speeds are welcome with various routes to choose from. We'll look out for you.