Races around the region for the weekend of October 24-25, 2009

October 23, 4:05 PMSan Jose Running ExaminerLynn Walker

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Races around the region for the weekend of October 24-25, 2009

This Sunday in Livermore the Grape Stomp Half Marathon, 10k and 5k will conclude with wine tasting festivities. For those who can’t get enough of running, there will be 12 hour and 24 hour runs in San Francisco on Saturday. Continuing until Sunday for those in the longer race.

Sunday's Grape Stomp races conclude with wine tasting festivities (AP Photo/Petar Petrov).

This is an excellent weekend for finding a USATF certified course to run. Among this weekends events that have USATF certified courses are the Grape Stomp races, the LMJS Fourth Sunday Runs, the Lake Natoma Four Bridges Half Marathon, the Komen Race for the Cure 5k, the Marsh Madness 5k, and the Lafayette Reservoir races. The Silicon Valley Marathon is certified but the Half Marathon and 5k are now run on different courses than courses that were certified in the past. The Big Sur River Run claims their course is certified, but the certification does not show up in the USATF database.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

12th Annual Shoreline Open PAUSATF Cross Country
9:00am – Women’s 5k; 9:45am – Men’s 4.6 Mile
Shoreline Park, Mountain View

Rocky Ridge Trail Half Marathon/10K/5K
8:30am – Half Marathon; 8:40am – 10k; 8:50am – 5k
Las Trampas Regional Park, 18012 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA

4th Annual Los Vaqueros Tarantula Run
8:00am – Half Marathon; 8:30am – 5k, 10k; 9:30am – Kid’s 1k
Los Vaqueros Reservoir, 100 Walnut Blvd, Brentwood, CA

Marsh Madness Run
10:20am – 10k; 10:25am – 5k
Palo Alto Baylands, at the end of Geng Road, Palo Alto, CA

20th Anniversary Red Ribbon 2 Mile Run
10:00am – 2 Mile
Dunne Park, 500 7th Street, Hollister, CA

Big Sur River Run
10:00am – 10k
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Hwy 1, Big Sur, CA

San Francisco One Day 12 & 24 Hour Events
9:00am – 12 hour run; 24 hour run
Crissy Field, Mason Street at Roberts Street, San Francisco, CA

HALLOWEEN Run
9:00am – 5k, 10k
Christmas Hill Park, 7050 Miller Avenue, site of the Garlic Festival, Gilroy, CA

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K
7:30am – Men’s 5k; 8:00am – Women’s 5k
California State University Fresno, Maple Mall/Satellite Student Union, Fresno, CA

Jenkinson Lake Fall Trail Run- 50K, 24M, 16M & 8M
Starting time not listed – 8 Mile, 16 Mile, 24 Mile, 50k
Jenkinson Lake, Pollock Pines, CA

Trail Half Marathon & 5K
9:00am – Half Marathon, 5K
Folsom Lake, Granite Bay, CA

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Grape Stomp Half Marathon, 10K 5K
8:00am – Half Marathon; 8:10am – 10k; 8:15am – 5k; All courses are USATF certified.
Robertson Park, Robertson Park Road, Livermore, CA

Kennedy Drive 8K
9:00am – 8k
Golden Gate Park, south side of Polo Field/Middle Drive, San Francisco, CA

Lafayette Reservoir Run
8:30am – 5k; 8:45am – 10k; 9:00am – 2 Mile; The 5k and 10k course are USATF certified.
Dowtown Lafayette, Corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Moraga Road, Lafayette, CA

LMJS Fourth Sunday Race
9:00am – 5k, 10k; Both courses are USATF certified.
Sailboat House, Lake Merritt, 568 Bellevue Ave., Oakland, CA

5K Fun Run/Walk for SAFEty
11:00am – 5k
Golden Gate Park, John F. Kennedy Drive and Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco, CA

Dean Karnazes Silicon Valley Marathon, Half and 5K
7:00am – Marathon, Half Marathon; 7:30am – 5k
Corner of Park Ave. & Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA

Lake Natoma Four Bridges Half Marathon & Relay
8:00am – Half Marathon; 8:30am – Kid’s scary scamper
Folsom City Hall & Folsom Community Center, 52 Natoma St, Folsom, CA