Run Through History!

Touro University California invites all to increase health and wellness, while running or walking through the beautiful and historic Mare Island, at the 4th Annual Mare Island 5K Fun Run & Walk, on Sunday, November 22. This special event will be headquartered on the campus of Touro University California, located on the revitalized Mare Island. The Mare Island 5K Fun Run & Walk will benefit both the Fighting Back Partnership of Vallejo and the Greater Vallejo Recreation District . The course will start and finish at the Toruro University campus, and will pass by scenic wet lands and through the beautiful new and historic housing.

Pre-registered entry fees are $30.00 for adults; $15.00 for students (student I.D. required). Add an additional $5.00 to either price for race-day registration. Family of three, $70.00, and $80.00 day-of registration. All registrants will receive a commemorative T-shirt, refreshments, snacks, and entry into a raffle with great prizes. In addition, there will be booths, entertainment, and a very special silent auction. Awards will be given three-deep to the finishers in each male and female age category in 10-year increments. Special trophies will go to overall male and female finishers.

The 4th Annual Mare Island Fun Run & Walk is headquartered (start & finish) on the Touro University California campus, 1310 Johnson Lane, Vallejo (Mare Island) Check-in and race-day registration will open at 7:30 a.m., with both events starting at 9:00 a.m. Touro University California is a rapidly expanding graduate education institution focusing on health careers and teacher preparation programs. Touro University is composed of two campuses—the main campus located in Vallejo, California and the branch campus in Henderson, Nevada. This University is one of more than 25 division campuses within Touro College, a Jewish sponsored not-for-profit educational system principally located in New York. Touro University maintains a Web site at www.tu.edu.

13th Annual Salmon Duathlon - 5K Run Nov. 7

On Your Mark Events presents its 13th Annual Salmon Duathlon and 5K Run on Saturday, November 7, 9:00 a.m., in the historic hamlet (and it’s surroundings) of Knights Ferry, California. The Salmon Duathlon and 5K Run (two separate competitions) will benefit the preservation of the salmon natural spawning habitat in the Stanislaus River.

This fall classic has become a very popular event for serious and weekend athletes throughout California. The Salmon Duathlon course distances consist, in the order of, a 5K Run, 30K Bike, and 2.5K Run. The Duathlon and the 5K run courses are on paved surfaces that run through rolling hills and features running along the Stanislaus River, through the Nights Ferry Covered Bridge (that's right, California's longest covered bridge), and into and around Knights Ferry – all of this, plus the beautiful fall foliage in full season!

The duathlon also includes a very special competition between some Northern California’s major university’s triathlon club teams. Competing colleges in the past have included University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Davis; Fresno State University, and Stanford University.

Participants will receive a commemorative T-shirt, snacks, refreshments (including beer), and entry into an exciting raffle. The traditional On Your Mark Events’ unique soapstone trophies will be awarded to the 1st overall male and female winners in the duathlon and 5K run and etched glass trophies will be given to the masters overall male and female finishers of both run and duathlon. In addition, medals will be awarded to both men and women, three deep (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place), in ten-year age groups through 70+ in each race.

Both, the Salmon Duathlon and 5K Run will start at 9:00 a.m., with check-in and registration beginning at 7:30 a.m., in the parking lot of the Knights Ferry State Park.

Fourth Annual Los Vaqueros Tarantula Run

Come out and enjoy an beautiful autumn day, in a gorgeous setting as you race, jog, stroll, or walk in the Fourth Annual Los Vaqueros Tarantula Run, on Saturday morning, October 24, at Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed, in Brentwood. This very special event was created to increase awareness about the Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed, an amazing wilderness that is made up of nearly 20,000 acres of steep and hill protect land, with 55 miles trails for hiking and running – right in our back yard!

This ever-growing event features a run or a walk, for every member of the family: 1K Kids Run (flat), 5K Run/Walk (few steep hills), 10K Run (two long, steep hills and a few stairs), and Half Marathon (12.2 miles in length, very hill and very steep). All courses are primarily made up of hilly dirt and gravel roads and trails. Participants will certainly witness plenty of wild animals and birds, and just maybe a tarantula or two. As of August 15, all courses are now marked, for those who would like to give them a test drive. Map of courses

Each entrant will receive a commemorative T-shirt, beverages, snacks, goody bag, raffle entry, and free admissions to Los Vaqueros Reservoir and Watershed.

Los Vaqueros is located at 100 Walnut Avenue, Brentwood. The event’s check-in area, as well as the start and finish area will be set up at the Kellogg Creek Picnic Area (1/2 mile south of the stated address). Directions:

The Half Marathon Race will start at 8:00 a.m., with the 5K Run / Walk and 10K Run beginning at 8:30 a.m., and the Kids’1K Run finishing up with a 9:00 a.m. Check-in and race day registration opens at 6:30 a.m.

For more Los Vaqueros Tarantula Run information and/or an application, contact Jim Freschi at the Contra Costa Water District at 925-688-8175.

5th Annual Happy Fish Run 4 Education

The Happy Fish Swim School presents their 5th annual Happy Fish Run 4 Education, this Sunday, October 11, at Lake Elizabeth, in Fremont. This is a fundraiser for the Fremont Education Foundation’s Guy Emanuele Sports Fund. The Happy Fish Run for Education offers a 5K Run/Walk and a 10K Run, features courses that are flat and fast, and they both follow around the beautiful Lake Elizabeth, which is located in inside Central Park in Fremont. The children’s Tiny Trot ½ Mile and ¼ Mile events will also take place near the lake.

That's right, Fremont's Favorite Son, Anthony Montano, will be there!!!!

All registrants will receive a commemorative T-shirt, refreshments, goody bag, and entry into after-race raffle. Participants can also take in the event’s Family Fitness Expo, featuring local vendors with an assortment of free food. Awards will be given three-deep to the finishers in each male and female age category in 10-year increments. Special awards will go to overall male and female finishers.

Tiny Trotters get ready to race!

Check-in and race-day registration for the Happy Fish Run will open at 7:30 a.m., with both 10K and 5K events starting at 9:00 a.m. The children’s Tiny Trot ¼-Mile and ½-Mile runs will begin around 10:45 a.m. Fremont’s Central Park is located at 40000 Paseo Padre Parkway, at Grimmer Road.