4/28/2026 Tuesday Speed Workout - Mt Poleline hill workout

Runners from Tamalpa, Santa Cruz, and Hoka Aggies joined GVH for a trail run and pot lot picnic Sunday at the Crockett Hills Regional Park. 

Workouts over the next couple of months will be geared towards the Lake Tahoe Relay. Expect longer intervals and some hills. 

5:50 pm

Meet up at the south end of the Poleline overpass near the Tesla charging lot.

6:10pm

30 minutes of hill work. Options:

1. Sprint up and jog or walk down hill. This maximizes strength and anaerobic training.

2. Continuous effort going up and down. This maximizes aerobic effort, downhill running form, and stresses your quads. Eccentric muscle training is where your muscles are elongating while under tension and running downhill places your quads under peak tension.

3. You can run continuously or you can start a new interval every 5 minutes. If you go from 5th street to the tree at the end of the playfields, that is about half a mile. Up and down Poleline is about 0.4 miles.

Training is mandatory, racing is optional. The best training plan is don’t get injured.

Recommended Training Paces for 5K to 15K runners

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Upcoming Events:

5/1-5/3/2026 Wildflower Experience, Bradley, CA

*5/3/2026 Iconic Mile of Truth, Devil Mountain Run, Danville

5/3/2026 Ave of the Giants Marathon, Half, 10K, run among the redwoods

5/16/2026 YOLO Run, Davis, CA

5/30/2026 San Jose Mile

*5/31/2026 San Jose 8K and Half

6/6/2026 Tahoe Relay, Lake Tahoe

6/27 - 6/28/2026 WSER, contact Andrea Brunsman to volunteer at our GVH aid station

*7/4/2026 Blue Heron 5K Golden Gate Park, SF

7/18/2026 Davis Moonlight Run

7/26 - 7/27/2026 San Francisco Marathon, Half, 10k, 5k, Ultra

*8/8/2026 Cooper Teare Classic Alameda 10 mile and 8k

8/22 - 8/23/2026 Santa Rosa Marathon, Half, 10k, 5k

9/26/2026 Urban Cow 5K

*9/27/2026 Urban Cow Half

*11/2/2026 Clarksburg Country Run 30K, Half, 10K, 5K - CIM training 

*12/6/2026 CIM - California International Marathon

*12/20/2026 Christmas Relays, SF

Let Craighton or Ethan know if there are events that you want added to the calendar.

*PA events are on the PAUSATF race series that involve individual and team scoring plus prize money. You must be a member of the PAUSATF to score.

Training Paces

https://www.goldenvalleyharriers.org/this-weeks-workouts/training-paces

5K race pace Mile race pace 200m interval time, sec 400m interval time 800m interval time

16:00 4:38 33 66 2:19

17:00 4:56 37 1:14 2:28

18:00 5:14 39 1:18 2:36

19:00 5:32 41 1:22 2:44

20:00 5:51 43 1:26 2:52

21:00 6:09 46 1:32 3:04

22:00 6:28 48 1:36 3:12

23:00 6:46 50 1:40 3:20

24:00 7:05 53 1:46 3:32

25:00 7:24 55 1:50 3:40

26:00 7:43 57 1:54 3:48

27:00 8:01 60 2:00 4:00

28:00 8:20 62 2:04 4:08

29:00 8:39 64 2:08 4:16

30:00 8:58 67 2:14 4:28

Weekly Workouts

Looking to run with others in Davis? 

• Tuesday Speed Workout - Meet at 5:45 PM: Craighton, craighton54@hotmail.com .  Speed Workout sounds intimidating but this is actually good for newer runners. There is a wide range of paces and at a track or short loop where someone new to the group is unlikely to get left behind.

• Thursday morning UC Davis Track Workout - Meet at 7:45 AM (101 Russell Blvd, Davis, CA 95616): Joachim, cooldood47_2000@gmail.com

• Thursday Evening Long Slow Run - Meet at 5:55 PM (the Shovels by the Arboretum).

• Saturday Morning Longer Faster Runs - Meet at 8:00 AM (Fleet Feet Davis, 615 2nd Street, Davis, CA) Most do the 7 or 10 mile loop but several take a short 4 mile loop in the arboretum.

Running Routes

https://www.goldenvalleyharriers.org/this-weeks-workouts/running-routes

Coaching

Tim Weaver, PhD (2024 CIM finisher in 3:00:13) will be joining Craighton Chin, MD in designing our workouts especially our Tuesday night speed workouts. These workouts are often adjusted to accommodate the changing weather conditions.  The workouts loosely follow Jack Daniels' 5K to 15K training plan phase II or III.  These workouts should enable you to run a decent 5K or 10K anytime of year.  We go by the dictum that the best training plan is to avoid injury.  We do not provide individualized coaching, but most runners will find that they can adjust the distances and intensity to fit their needs.  If you have questions, contact:  Craighton, GVH treasurer