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Davis Turkey Trot 2018 recap

Davis Turkey Trot 2018 recap

| December 18, 2018
The Davis Turkey Trot took place in December this year – a result of the hazardous air created from smoke and the Camp Fire in Paradise. The event was originally scheduled for Saturday, November 17, 2018, but thick smoke blanketing the Sacramento Valley forced a postponement. When runners and walkers finally did hit the streets, › Read more
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Runners and walkers have a rockin’ good time at Rocktobrewfest

Runners and walkers have a rockin’ good time at Rocktobrewfest

| October 16, 2018
It was neither  too cold, nor too hot, when the horn sounded at 5 o’clock p.m. on Saturday night at the annual ‘Rocktobrewfest’ race, held at Schilling Robotics in Davis. Hundreds of runners and walkers participated in the 5K and 5 mile road race, which ran along city streets and paths in East Davis in › Read more
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San Francisco Race for the Cure creates awareness and support for those affected by breast cancer

San Francisco Race for the Cure creates awareness and support for those affected by breast cancer

| October 3, 2018
Thousands of women, men and children filled San Francisco’s Embarcadero on Sunday morning, September 30th, many dressed from head to toe in pink. As the starting fog horn sounded (it was San Francisco, after all), the athletes took off from under a pink balloon arch and headed south towards AT&T Park. The event was the › Read more
5K, Charity Races, news, race recap, San Francisco, video
Palo Alto Moonlight Run kicks off annual campaign to help fund child-oriented nonprofits

Palo Alto Moonlight Run kicks off annual campaign to help fund child-oriented nonprofits

| September 22, 2018
The full moon lit  up the sky, but it was the smiles of 2,300 runners, walkers and even a few four-legged friends that were shining bright in Palo Alto on Friday night at the 34th Annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run and Walk. › Read more
10K, 5K, Charity Races, Half Marathon, news, Palo Alto, race recap, video
Female road race finishers dominate finish lines across the USA

Female road race finishers dominate finish lines across the USA

| September 14, 2018
In 1990, only 25 percent of road race finishers in the US were women? Today, females make up more than half of road race finishers in the United States. In 2017, more women than men finished road races in the U.S., and the most popular race distance was the 5K, according to Running USA, an organization › Read more
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Why is a marathon 26.2 miles?

Why is a marathon 26.2 miles?

| September 11, 2018
Many runners know that a marathon is 26.2 miles, or to be more specific, 26 miles plus 385 yards. But how did that distance originate? In a nod to Greek history, the first marathon running event at the inaugural Olympics in 1896 commemorated the story of Pheidippides, a soldier who reportedly ran from a battlefield › Read more
marathon, news, Olympic marathon, running history, running statistics, running trivia
2018 Davis Labor Day Race Wrap Up

2018 Davis Labor Day Race Wrap Up

| September 5, 2018
The 22nd Annual Davis Labor Day Races kicked off at 8:00 a.m. on a quiet Monday morning in Davis, CA. Five hundred runners and walkers – and even a few dogs – congregated at Downtown Davis’ Central Park for the festivities. Runners and walkers traveled from Downtown Davis to South Davis, taking a pedestrian tunnel › Read more
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Friday Inspiration: a 13 year old finishes the Davis Moonlight Run with her mom

Friday Inspiration: a 13 year old finishes the Davis Moonlight Run with her mom

| August 24, 2018
Friday Inspiration This post is from our July Moonlight Run, and it’s one of the most inspiring things I’ve read in a long time! ❤️Repost from @getfastfish on instagram:     View this post on Instagram   We were just about to turn a corner and see the finish line. I told Mia “here we go you › Read more
Davis, Half Marathon, news, race recap, running inspiration
My Heart Counts 5K/10K at Stanford University raises money and awareness, celebrates survivors

My Heart Counts 5K/10K at Stanford University raises money and awareness, celebrates survivors

| August 21, 2018
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10K, 5K, Charity Races, news, Palo Alto, race recap, Stanford University, video
A starry sky provides a perfect backdrop for the Davis Moo-nlight Run

A starry sky provides a perfect backdrop for the Davis Moo-nlight Run

| July 10, 2018
The 7th Annual Davis Moo-nlight Run kicked off on Saturday night, July 7th, hosting  over 1,500 people clad in glow-in-the-dark and bovine-themed outfits. Races began at 7:00 p.m., with the half marathon race taking off first. Runners in this division traveled along streets and bike paths of South and East Davis. After a kids fun › Read more
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