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Golden Valley Harriers
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.
Everyone and anyone is welcome to come out and run with us, 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 Saturday mornings at 8 am at Fleet Feet Sports, 615 2nd Street, Davis, CA (Map, Fleet Feet website). Tuesday group runs meet at 5:45 pm at the location of the workout identified in the weekly e-mail message sent out by Craighton. Thursdays group runs meet at 5:55 pm at Central Park (corner of 3rd and C). An informal group in GVH meets at the UC Davis track on Thursday mornings at 8 am. For more details, see the weekly e-mail message sent out by Angie, or go to the Workouts and Events page.
3/21//2023
In 1785 Robert Burns wrote “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” Well, that certainly sums up last week’s club meeting.
Club Meeting – Rescheduled:
Mark your calendar! The rescheduled general club meeting will be held at Steve’s Pizza on March 28 following the Tuesday night workout. The meeting includes socializing and a recap of the February 13 board meeting. In advance of next week’s meeting, the attached document contains the February 13 board agenda, 2022 financial report and a tentative draft 2023 club calendar.
This Week's Workouts:
Tuesday (3/21) Meet up on H street behind the baseball playfields at F street and Covell at 5:45 PM; Covell overpass workout start at 6:10 (see Craighton Chin's March 18 email or click here for workout information)
Thursday Morning Track Workout (3/23); 7:45 am dynamic warmup; 8 am workout. Contact Joachim at cooldood47_2000@yahoo.com if there are questions.
Thursday (3/23) easy pace 7 mile summer loop (campus, Brooks Road, levee, Old Davis Road); 5:50 pm meet up at Central Park (corner C & 3 Street); departs at 5:55
Saturday (3/25) 7 or 10 mile loop; 8 am meet up at Fleet Feet; departs at 8:10
Volunteer Opportunity:
A Change of Pace is looking for volunteers to assist during Saturday’s Lucky Run in Davis. If you would like to volunteer in exchange for a free registration to a future Change of Pace race, please contact Ernest Shimizu (etshimizu@yahoo.com) for information.
Race Discount:
Gold Country run+sport is offering GVH club members a 10 percent registration fee discount for Gold Country Half Marathon & 5K, which will be held in El Dorado Hills on Sunday, May 21. The discount code is GVH10.
Upcoming Races:
3/25/2023 Lucky 7 5K and 7K – Davis, CA
4/2/2023 Sactown 10 miler – Sacramento, CA
4/17/2023 Boston Marathon – Boston, MA
4/29/2023 Parkway Half Marathon (American River Parkway) – Carmichael, CA
4/30/2023 Big Sur Marathon – Big Sur, CA
5/7/2023 Avenue of the Giants 10K, Half, Full– Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA
5/7/2023 Bloomsday – Spokane, WA
5/7/2023 Vancouver Marathon and Half – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5/21/2023 Gold Country Half Marathon & 5K – El Dorado Hills, CA
5/21/2023 Bay to Breakers – San Francisco, CA
6/11/2023 Dipsea – Mill Valley, CA
7/15/2023 Davis Moonlight Race – Davis, CA (GVH will be pacing)
7/23/2023 Wharf to Wharf – Capitola, CA
8/27/2023 Santa Rosa Marathon and Half – Santa Rosa, CA
10/15/2023 GVH Lagoon Valley XC Challenge – Vacaville, CA
Have a great week.
Norman
Contact Us
Email:
Mailing Address:
Golden Valley Harriers
P.O. Box 454
Davis, CA 95617-454
Facebook: Join our Facebook group.
Strava: Join our Strava club
Instagram: Follow us @gvh_davis
UPCOMING EVENTS (click on the links for more information)
Let me know if you have an event to add to the list.
3/28/2022 Tuesday Speed Workout go to This Week's Workouts -
3/28/2022 General Club meeting 7 pm Steve's Pizza
4/2/2023 Sactown 10 miler
4/17/2023 Boston Marathon
4/29/2023 Parkway Half Marathon along the American River
4/30/2023 Big Sur Marathon is sold out, but Reed has a friend that needs to sell an entry. The deadline to transfer entry is 2/28/2023.
5/7/2023 Avenue of the Giants 10K, Half, Full Marathon
5/7/2023 Bloomsday Spokane
5/7/2023 Vancouver Marathon and Half
5/21/2023 Bay to Breakers SF
6/11/2023 Dipsea
6/24/2023 Western States Endurance Run contact Ling-Ru to volunteer at the aid station and if you are interested in applying for the club slot in the run.
7/23/2023 Wharf to Wharf Capitola, this last storm took out the pier
8/27/2023 Santa Rosa Marathon and Half
10/15/2023 GVH Lagoon Valley XC Challenge - new date
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