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Hi PARC,



Join us on Sunday, October 20th for PARC's annual anniversary run and breakfast at nearby Hidden Villa. This beautiful local treasure tucked away in the Los Altos Hills foothills has a working organic farm, farm animals, and well-maintained trails (for running and walking, of course!).…

Dear PARC Members,



PARC will be holding our annual pizza night on August 14th in Peer's Park in Palo Alto. As usual, the club will provide pizzas as well as beverages. Keep an eye out for additional details.



PARC Pizza Night:

When: Wednesday, August 14th. Meet at 6:15pm. Pizza served post run at ~7:15pm

Where: Picnic tables at Peer's Park, 1899 Park Boulevard, Palo Alto (run will start and end at this…

Hello PARC members and guests.

Passing along info about an upcoming run that looks like it will be a lot of fun, the City Beer Runs 5K/10K BrewFest on 6/23. There is a team competition as well. More details below.

Date: June 23rd

Location: Coyote Point Park – San Mateo

Start Time: 10K @ 11AM and 5K @11:25AM

Website:…

Hello PARC members.



Come join PARC runners to celebrate Cinco de Mayo a little early on Wednesday, May 1.



Come run . . . learn . . . and eat burritos!



We will meet at Peers Park at 6:15 pm on Wednesday, May 1. After the run and a little ‘activity’ we’ll enjoy some yummy burritos.…

The Palo Alto Run Club Board invites you to join us at our annual holiday party!



When: Thursday, December 13th from 6:30-9:30 PM 

Where: JCC in Palo Alto located at 3921 Fabian Way, Room E104



This event always promises to be a fun evening and wonderful way to end a year of great running, racing, and socializing with one another, so we certainly hope you can be a part of it. The night will feature yummy appetizers, a delicious…

For Halloween, we'll do a costume run starting at Lucy Stern as usual, then afterward we'll do our monthly dinner at the nut house (and maybe get some PARC funds for snacks or drinks??). Costumes encouraged!

Hello PARC Members and Guests,

It’s that time again . . . the club’s anniversary morning run followed by breakfast!!

We will be having the event again at Hidden Villa on Sunday, October 14.  We will start the fun at…

Dear PARC Members,

The Palo Alto Run Club Board invites you to join us at PARC's annual holiday party on Thursday, December 14th from 6:30-9:30 PM at the JCC in Palo Alto located at 3921 Fabian Way. This event always promises to be a fun evening and wonderful way to end a year of great running, racing, and socializing with one another, so we certainly hope you can be a part of it. The night will feature yummy appetizers, a delicious catered dinner, wine and non-alcoholic drinks,…

Our final summer social event, our annual BBQ, is coming up this month on Wednesday, August 16th. This is always such a blast. We will have unique fun activities planned that will involve running, teamwork and exciting competition, and winners will be awarded generously with Fleet Feet gift cards. After the run, PARC board members will be grilling up some delicious burgers and veggies burgers for everyone to indulge in. We'll also host our annual dessert competition in which we invite…

Hi PARC-ers!

Next Wednesday, July 12th will be our annual summer Sandwich Night.

Plan to start the run from Peers Park (6:10 PM). Details about the run/route will be sent separately.

Join us after the run at the picnic tables in the back for sandwiches and some fun. We also have a little game after the run as well with prizes to the winners.

Hope to see you!

PARC Board

Starting next Thursday (4/14) we're going to kick off a NEW evening group run departing from the Lululemon Athletica store located in downtown Palo Alto. If you would like to join the fun, plan on meeting us at the store at 432 University Ave at 6:15pm ish. We'll have a couple/few short announcements before starting the run at 6:30pm. PARC will lead the run from the store to…

Members ... FYI: are you familiar with Flywheel Sports indoor cycling? Flywheel’s first location in Silicon Valley is located in Sunnyvale – on Washington Avenue, two blocks from Murphy Avenue. The Sunnyvale studio features Flywheel's signature stadium cycling classes complete with performance tracking technology, the TorqBoard, theatre lighting, and complimentary shoes & towels with every ride.

As a gift to PARC members, Flywheel is offering two free indoor cycling classes…

The 41st annual Christmas Relays are coming up next month on 12/14 in San Francisco (Lake Merced). PARC participates every year. Take a look at the website and think about putting a 4 person relay team together. It is a lot of fun. Folks who do not have a full team can use this space to indicate interest. We may be able to assemble teams from people who indicate interest here.

Each person on the relay team runs 4.464 miles. There are about 20 different relay categories. It's…

New PARC technical shirts have arrived! White microfiber polyester, moisture wicking, and antimicrobial. Women's are v-neck (S-M-L), men's are crew neck (S-M-L-XL). The back of the shirt has our PARC logo (designed by Lawrence D Chin) and the front of the shirt has a smaller image designed by Kyle…

FYI: Club sponsor Sportissimo is closing their Palo Alto store (the Los Gatos store remains open). Everything in the PA store is between 20-70%OFF until they close on February 28th. Better deals can be worked out (ex if buying 2 pairs of shoes you can probably get a better price).

Thanks, Kyle

News from club sponsor On Your Mark in Los Altos 

Next Wednesday (10/9) we're going to change things up a bit and have our run start and finish at Sportissimo in the Town & Country Village (http://sportissimo-us.com).  It will NOT start from the Lucie Stern Community Center.  On that evening Sportissimo will provide PARC members and friends a special discount on in-stock items.  Details will be sent in an…