GVH is a running club located in Davis, CA dedicated to promoting running in the community. Members come in all shapes and sizes—from elite ex-college runners to folks who are just starting to run and everything in between. The club is organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations to the club are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Our Tax ID# is 14-1841731.
Tuesday Night Speed Workout
Event Volunteering
Cross Country Racing
Everyone is welcome to come out and run with us (membership is not required!). But we appreciate a positive attitude. (Please note that our RRCA insurance requires that runners under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.)
GVH currently meets for workouts on:
Tuesday evening at 5:45 pm at the various locations identified in the weekly e-mail message sent out by Craighton.
Thursday morning at 7:45 am - An informal group in GVH meets at the UC Davis track, 101 Russell Blvd, Davis, CA 95616.
Thursday evening at 5:55 pm at the Shovels by the Arboretum (near the Davis Commons parking lot).
Saturday mornings at 8 am at Fleet Feet Davis, 615 2nd Street, Davis, CA (Fleet Feet website).
For more details, see Nicole's weekly e-mail message (if a GVH member), or go to the This Week's Workouts page.
To keep up with the latest GVH news, access race registration discounts, and more, check out our membership page: GVH Membership
07/12/2025
06/2025
Moonlight Run 2025
07/12/2025
Dipsea Trail Run
07/06/2025
06/28-29/2025
06/28-29/2025
Fellow Runners,
Back on June 7th, David Gerner ran blazing fast times in the 5000-meter and 1500-meter events at the Golden West track meet.
On Saturday at the Pride Meet in San Francisco, Michael Guss broke 22 minutes for the 5K. He also ran the 400- and 800-meter events.
Up in Olympic Valley, Megon Noble and David Gerner ran the 11K and 18K races, respectively, at the Broken Arrow Skyrace.
Out in the mountains of Wyoming, Chris Dalton and Ed Ballerini tackled the Bighorn trail run. Ed earned an age-group prize at the 50K, while Chris finished the extremely hilly 52-miler in under 12 hours.
On Sunday, Jennifer Desideri, Julia Croteau, and Elizabeth Heinberger completed the Rock Tahoe half marathon.
Did I miss you? Please email me at so I can add your result.
Congratulations, runners!
GOLDEN WEST INVITATIONAL MEET (Rancho Cordova, CA 6/7)
Event/ Name/ Age Group Place/ Overall Time/
5000M/ DAVID GERNER/ 2/ 20:40/
1500M/ DAVID GERNER/ 1/ 5:15/
SAN FRANCISCO PRIDE MEET (San Francisco, CA 6/21)
Event/ Overall Place/ Name/ Overall Time/
5000M/ 10/ MICHAEL GUSS/ 21:51/
400M/ 11/ MICHAEL GUSS/ 1:35/
800M/ 9/ MICHAEL GUSS/ 3:26/
BROKEN ARROW SKYRACE (Olympic Valley, CA 6/21)
11K
Overall Place/ Name/ Age Group Place/ Overall Time/ Pace
239/ MEGON NOBLE/ 29/ 1:37:47/ 14:42/M
18K
Overall Place/ Name/ Age Group Place/ Overall Time/ Pace
69/ DAVID GERNER/ 6/ 2:14:45/ 12:56/M
BIGHORN TRAIL RUN (Dayton, WY 6/21)
32-Miler
Overall Place/ Name/ Age Group Place/ Overall Time/ Pace
91/ EDWARD BALLERINI/ 3/ 7:47:42/ 14:48/M => Third in Age Group
52-Miler
Overall Place/ Name/ Age Group Place/ Overall Time/ Pace
25/ CHRISTOPHER DALTON/ 8/ 11:48:45/ 13:37/M
ROCK TAHOE HALF MARATHON (Stateline, NV 6/22)
Overall Place/ Name/ Age Group Place/ Overall Time/ Pace
742/ JENNIFER DESIDERI/ 27/ 2:25:51/ 11:08/M
1020/ JULIA CROTEAU/ 25/ 2:42:51/ 12:26/M
1446/ ELIZABETH HEINBERGER/ 115/ 3:29:42/ 16:00/M
Contact Us
Email:
Mailing Address:
Golden Valley Harriers
3430 La Playa Dr., Davis, CA, 95618
Facebook: Join our Facebook group.
Strava: Join our Strava club
Instagram: Follow us @gvh_davis
Community Actions:
In August 2022, GVH donated $1815 total to 3 high school XC running programs: Dixon, Woodland, and Pioneer (in Woodland)
Supported our aid station at mile 65 of the Western States 100 mile race
Hosted a PAUSATF race: GVH Lagoon Valley XC Challenge
You can donate directly to the club general fund or to specific activities via PayPal: Donate
Here is the link to the 2024 High School Cross Country Teams Fundraiser https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RW8MBCEARZQAQ
GVH donated $525 to each XC team at Woodland HS and Pioneer HS as part of our 2023 program to support local running programs. The coaches came to our Saturday morning run to express thanks and tell us how the donations have been used. Last year, Alex, the Woodland coach, used the 2022 donation to buy a pop-up tent with the school logo which is wildly popular with the XC and track team.