After private screenings of “Unbroken” and “Foxcatcher,” San Francisco Track & Field Club partners with Disney Pictures for a special preview screening at AMC Van Ness of the uplifting sports movie “McFarland, USA.” Based on a true story in the late eighties, “McFarland, USA” tells the story of how a football coach transformed an underprivileged community in California’s…
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It’s been a while since we canceled our team practice. Hope everyone stayed dry this rainy weekend and enjoyed the break! While everybody has his/her own goal for 2015, I wanted to share what’s ahead in terms of track and field competition this year and our effort to help you succeed in the competition. This…
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TEAM!! A great effort by all who participated in last weekend’s Folsom St. Fair fundraiser beer booth! While we’re waiting for the final tally to be announced, we now have two more fundraising opportunities, thanks to teammate Allen Eggman and the 440 Castro! We have two beer busts scheduled: Saturday, Oct. 18 and Saturday, Nov.…
DetailsBased on the official Track & Field results, I created info graphics above. It shows the level of impact we made at the Gay Games 9, in terms of showing and performance. At the individual level, Sean competed in 11 events, followed by Allen’s and Aaron’s 10 events. Allen lead the medal count, earning 10…
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Overnight rain cleared up, and it turned up to be a perfect morning for team track practice. With April almost gone, we have 15 weeks left until Gay Games 9 in Cleveland + Akron. We’d better put our training in high gear, and we did. The 400m group did one set of 600m, 500m and…
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The team practice returned to San Francisco State University track after the fundraiser last Sunday. The drills and workouts were familiar to our eyes, but our muscles may have not gotten used to those yet. But that’s when Coach Mark comes in and provides us with correction and reinforcement. Great to have someone who can…
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We are very excited to introduce Mark Jellison as our track and field coach for the 2014 season. Our active participation in various fundraisers has made it possible to bring this unique and highly valuable coaching free to you during this season. He came highly recommended by the local track and field community, and he…
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20 weeks till Gay Games 9 track and field competition opens in Akron, and the team members are slowly changing gears at the Sunday practice. As we start to focus on event specific practice, we are diverting from a single training program to multiple programs. Today, after the warm-up drills, one group did 2 x…
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It’s been a while since we had a large weekend team track practice like today. When we have a beautiful weekend, it is often difficult to gauge how many people will show up at the practice. A small group due to last-minute Sunday brunch invitations? Or, a large group due to people’s heightened motivation to…
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It would have been three weeks in a row to have a rainy Sunday morning if last night rain lingered. But it didn’t, and boy, did it turn out to be a beautiful morning! This totally made our practice, and it showed on everyone’s face. In addition to the great weather and happy faces, we…
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