Welcome!

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:

info@goldenvalleyharriers.org

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