Links and Clubs

Triathlon

Links:

CitySports Magazine: Northern CA multi-sport magazine.

Dead Runners Society Triathlete's Home Page: Instructions for subscribing to the triathlon mailing list.

Joe Friel’s Ultrafit Training: Coach and author of The Triathlete’s Training Bible. Subscribe to an informative free e-mail newsletter.

Marc Evans, Director of Evans-Riekes Endurance Performance, an Olympic-like training facility. Author of Triathlete's Edge, he coaches athletes of all abilities.

ontri.com : Training programs developed by USAT coach, Katherine Schwab.

SlowTwitch: Must read for anyone in “The Life.”

Team in Training: The Northern California chapter of the Leukemia Society's is currently recruiting participants to train for the Wildflower Half Ironman, Wildflower Olympic distance course, the Triathlon at Pacific Grove, and Ironman Canada. 415-625-1101.

Triathlon Week: Free Triathlon training community featuring triathlon forums, articles, race calendars and more. Join thousands of Triathletes, updated daily.

Trifuel: Triathlon “Yellow Pages” and race directory.

Tri-Newbies Online: Resource for newbies and basic training programs and nutritional information for all levels of triathletes.

TransitionTimes.com: Triathlon magazine.

Triathlete Magazine

TriSite.com- Search engine/internet directory for multi-sport, swimming, cycling and running information.

USA Triathlon

Triathlon Clubs:

Carmel Valley Triathlon Club: Monterey Peninsula. Contact Leon Pitts.

Davis Triathlon Club: (530) 756-2291.

The Embarcadero YMCA is one of the city's largest fitness facilities, and offers a woman’s triathlon training program. A men’s program is being planned.

GGTC-Golden Gate Triathlon Club: San Francisco.

San Francisco Triathlon Club: Road races and fun runs/rides/swims, classes, group runs, safety programs, and clinics.

Silicon Valley Triathlon Club: (SVTC) is the South Bay's premier multi-sport club. It is a great place to meet other triathletes, find training partners and join in social gatherings. Multiple weekly workouts to choose from, informal socials, and terrific discounts from great sponsors.

Tri-City Triathlon Club: Fremont, Union City and Newark. Contact Coach Steve Gonzales. (510) 657-6429.

Tri Club Marin : North Bay.

Tri Team Peninsula: Redwood City, (650) 364-6272.

TRIbe Triathlon Club: Santa Clara.

Swimming

Links:

BayInsider Swimming: Short list of Bay Area swimming pools.

Eleven Great Pools in the West: Unique swimming pools in Arizona, California, British Columbia, Hawaii, Utah, and Oregon.

Length Conversion: Type in your swimming distance to convert to any measurement unit.

Oceanswims: The site for ocean and open water swimming.

Total Immersion Swimming: Reduce your stroke count. Find a Coach.

World Long Distance Swimming Calendar

Clubs:

Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club: Open water swimming (sans wetsuit) at Aquatic Park.

Pacific Masters Swimming: Best resource for places to swim and Masters programs in Northern CA.

South End Rowing Club: Open water swimming and events club at Aquatic Park.

Cycling

Links:

AIDS/LifeCycle: Official cycling event of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

BayInsider Cycling: Local rides.

Cycle California Magazine

Cycling Performance Tips: Excellent nutritional information for training and optimizing performance. Be sure to see the sport science and masters athlete links.

Hill climbing Techniques: This site also has pictures on some great hilly routes like Old La Honda Road. Slowtwitch's ascending article.

Santa Clara/San Mateo/Santa Cruz County climbs.

Go Greenbelt! IMHO, the finest 480 mile bicycle tour. Go Greenbelt! travels through some of the Bay Area's most scenic backroads during the peak of wildflower season. The ride is challenging but rewarding. If you're looking for a great ride and a chance to help protect the Bay Area's Greenbelt, Go Greenbelt!

Bike rentals.

International Bike Route Directory: Commute routes, family rides, training and off-road rides. Submit your favorite routes.

Official CA Triple Crown Web Site: Does a double century sound challenging? Try three in one year!

Clubs:

Diablo Cyclists: Walnut Creek.

Different Spokes: San Francisco Gay and Lesbian bicycle club.

Grizzley Peaks Cyclists: Berkeley.

Oakland Yellowjackets

Sacramento Area Cycling

Skyline Cycling Club: Sunnyvale and South Bay.

Stockton Bike Club: - Gateway to the Sierra Foothills and home of the Delta Century.

Valley Spokesmen Bicycle Club: East Bay based, tours include the Hekaton Classic Century, and the Cinderella Classic, a woman's metric century. The women's VS racing team holds a no-drop training ride monthly, great training experience.

Western Wheelers Bicycle Club: Serves the peninsula from Santa Clara/Saratoga north to San Mateo.

Running

Links:

Adventure Run Series: Located in the beautiful park settings around the Bay Area. Recreation Connection (925) 680-4386.

BayInsider Hiking: Many are good trail runs.

California Schedule: Best resource for planning your racing schedule. Listings of CA running and some multi-sport events.

dead runners society: to sign on the Bay Area dead runners mailing list, send to the following e-mail address: majordomo@storm.cadcam.iupui.edu with this in the body of the message: SUBSCRIBE dead-runners-bay <your_e-mail_address>

Cool Running: A comprehensive guide to distance running. In addition to a sprawling archive of running advice, Kick! offers a U.S. race calendar (1000+ races), a weekly digest of the web's best writings about running, and "virtual races" that allow runners to compare race experiences.

The National AIDS Marathon Training Program: A six-month physical-conditioning program developed by Olympic athlete and world-renowned marathon trainer Jeff Galloway. Geared to both beginners and experienced runners, the training program combines running and walking to prepare you to complete a marathon. The money you raise will provide vital AIDS services to help keep people alive until there's a cure. AIDS Marathon has six training sites in the Bay Area.

Marathon Races in 59 Countries.

Runner's World Online: Click “On the Road” for San Francisco or places to run while traveling.

San Francisco Bay Trail: An incredible endeavor to encircle the San Francisco Bay. Take the virtual tour to see how much of the proposed 400 mile trail that you have already run. Maps available which cover the entire San Francisco Bay Area and shows the various trails that currently exist or are planned to eventually completely encircle the bay.

State of the Art Marathon Training: Weekly mileage plan and useful material for all abilities.

The Relay: Calistoga to Santa Cruz. California's Longest Party.

Clubs:

Bay Area Distance Runners-BADR: San Francisco running club oriented to the marathon. While most of the members are lesbian and gay, we welcome everyone who is comfortable in a lesbian and gay atmosphere.

Dolphin South End Running Club (DSE): Scenic, informal runs every Sunday at a reasonable 9:30AM. One of my favorite clubs, check out the Walt Stack Trail Run and the Double Dipsea.

San Francisco FrontRunners: Gay and Lesbian running club.

Pacific Striders: East Bay.

Tamalpa Runners: Marin County, (415) 892-0597.

The Palo Alto Running Club

Other Useful Links:

My Favorite Recipes: Many quick and easy to prepare foods and links. Includes sport drink and energy bar recipes.

Mental Training: Compilation of affirmations and inspirational quotes from athletes. Links for goal setting, imagery, focus, building self-confidence and achieving excellence.

Peak Performance Online: Latest sports science research.

The Physician and Sportsmedicine Online: Interesting articles about primary care sports medicine and personal health.

SPORTSCIENCE: Lots of interesting tidbits of information.

Thought of the Day: Many of these are gems, brought to you by the Cybermonks. Great way to spend a moment before you disconnect.

Women's Exercise Network: Find workout partners. Training tips for specific sports, injury prevention, race calendars, and other great information:

SF Bay Area Links:

Presidio Sport & Medicine: Chris Chorak, Physical Therapist. Clinic offers Water Running classes-run in a swimming pool to treat an injury and maintain fitness. San Francisco. (415) 561-6655.

East Bay Regional Parks and Trails. Some listed on the Scenic Trail Runs and Open Water Swims.

Golden Gate Council of Hostelling International: Hostels that provide affordable accommodations along California’s coast, in San Francisco and Sacramento. Some are located near great training areas.

Yahoo Driving Directions.

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area: General information and attractions. Many of the Scenic Trail Runs such as Aquatic Park and The Marin Headlands are located in this world's largest urban national park.

Pet Friendly Parks

San Francisco Transit: Transit information for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. See Popular Destinations for some routes that go to the Swims, Bikes, and Runs on this web page.

San Francisco Magazine Readers Restaurant Poll - San Francisco Chronicle Critic's Best 100 Restaurants. - Lee's Favorite Restaurants.

KPIX Weather Page.

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