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If you have any questions, it's best just to show up on Wednesday night at 6:00 PM in the NE corner of the REI parking lot and talk with the group. You can also contact Tom, The Web Guy, with questions about the club or comments on this web site - webmaster at FoothillFlyers dot org
Run With Us Running Store located at 235 N. Lake Ave in Pasadena - map. Foothill Flyers members, receive a 10% discount at the store. You can also buy Foothill Flyers Club shirts there. They have a great selection of running shoes and apparel. Peter, the store owner, is very knowledgeable when it comes to selecting the right running shoe for you. Every Monday at 6:00PM they hold a free run from the store - 4 or 6 mile run or a 3 mile walk. Snacks and drinks are provided, chances to win prizes, and meet members of the Run With Us Race Team. Occasionally there are representatives from well known running companies who put on demos of the latest running shoes and gear. They have a Sunday Trail Run/Walk starting at 7am every week rotating between 4 different local mountain trails.
A Snail's Pace Running Store - 750 S. Myrtle Ave, Monrovia - Map.
Club members receive a 10% discount. They have a Tuesday night fun run starting at 6:00pm from their store and a Pub run with a free beer after the 4th Tuesday of the months run. Wednesday mornings at 6am they have a trail run in Monrovia Canyon. A few times a year they host one of our Wednesday night runs from the store featuring a running shoe manufacturer who brings the latest models for us to try out and then free pizza after.
Other running and related clubs in the area
Ham Radio
Foothill Flyers Radio Club is a club within the club whose purpose is to support runner safety at trail races with ham radio comunications.
Running
Pasadena Pacers Running Club. Meets 7AM Saturday morinings at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center parking lot. Good 10 week beginners program. Dr. Steve Smith is a chiropractor, runner and founder of the Pasadena Pacers.
Los Feliz Flyers Running Club - Runs Tuesdays, 6:00 PM in Griffith Park.
Glendora Ridge Runners - Runs most days of the week, see their calendar for locations.
LA Leggers Running Club - weekend runs in Santa Monica training for the LA Marathon.
Hash House Harriers - An irreverent international Running Club with many chapters in our area including the Foothill H3 which runs once a month on trails and was founded by members of the Foothill Flyers in 1991. Check out this article to find out what hashing is all about.
LA Frontrunners Running Club - Thursdays, 6:30PM, Brookside Park Rose Garden.
Ultra Ladies Running Club
Students Run LA Some of the kid's from Bob Spears school run our special events. Check out their activities page for local races.
Road Runners Clubs of America - over 700 clubs in the USA listed.
Swimming
Caltech Masters Swim Club. Good workouts and coaching.
Perfect your stroke, train for a tri or overall low impact fitness.
Membership dues $20/month.
Schedule: Tuesday and Thursday 7-8:30 PM at the Caltech Braun Pool in Pasadena.
Lap Swimming
Arcadia County Pool Norman Johnson Aquatic Center 405 South Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia 626-821-5894.
Cost: $15 for 5 entries or $80 for 30 entries on line only - On-Line Sign Up.
Currently closed until further notice - they cite shortage of lifeguards.
City of Duarte Fitness Center 1600 Huntington Dr 626-357-6118
See web site for times. 8 lanes, 2 swimmers per lane with 45 min. limit if people waiting. 11am-1pm, 6 lanes available
for lap swimmers + area for 12 self directed aerobics. Cost $2 per entry, $1 for seniors.
Rose Bowl Aquatic Center 360 N Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103 | Phone: 626-564-0330.
Operating Hours | Mon-Fri: 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM | Sat: 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Sun: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sierra Madre pool at Sierra Vista park 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd 626-355-2356.
Call for hours.
Bike and Tri
Stan's Monrovia Bike Club - is now a Meet-Up group called Ride On Cycling or ROC. No cost. Rides 7:30am Saturday,Tuesday and Friday morning. Easy Sunday morning rides of about 25 miles from VONS parking lot NE corner, 1309 W Foothill, Monrovia to a local restaurant and back starting at 8:00 AM.
Pasadena Athletic Association - aka PAA. Weekly road and mountain bike rides of various levels. Saturday 7am beginners Ride from Empire Bikes, 625 S. Myrtle, Monrovia.
Foothill Cycle Club - Saturday and Sunday bike rides typ. 30 to 50 milies with route sheets, weekly 20 mile Sunday "easy" ride from Pasadena
Orange County Rebel Riders - friendly bike club in OC that likes to ride and eat.
Los Angeles California Bike Paths, details L.A. County's 1,252 Miles of Bikeways and more.
Inland Inferno Triathlon Club based in San Dimas area.
Pasadena Triathlon Club - Triathlon club and training based in Pasadena.
Other running related links and information
Race Place - Most complete listings of races in Southern California with information and applications.
Ultrarunning - Magazine and web site with articles and tips about trail running and events.
Trail Runner - Magazine and web site emphasizing trail running with a large listing of events.
Let's Do This - Large listing of all kinds of endurance events and is a membership registration service.
Race Grader - Comprehensive race directory listing and reviews.
Kathy Loper Events - low cost running adventures to exotic places in the world (ask Tom).
50 States Marathon Club - work toward finishing a marathon in each of the 50 states.
Angeles Crest 100 Mile Trail Race - Our club does the Chantry Flats Aid Station, mile 75, every year. Click here for information on trail running conditions in the Angeles National Forest
So. Cal. Ultra Series is another good race source.
Ultra Marathon Running - a global resource for ultras and trail running.
Ham Radio License - Info on passing the FCC no code Technician Class license so you can use a high power walkie talkie for emergency communications at mountain trail races or natural disasters when cell phones dont work.
Ironman Triathlon - info on Ironman quaifiers, lottery, next TV show, etc.
Run Map. Put in your run start address, and plot your run on line to get distances. Another one is map-pedometer.
Walking - Get a spouse or friend to start exersizing by just walking. Download this article from AOL Diet & Fitness to motivate someone and have them come out and join us on Wednesday nights. It has a great 10 week program with a training goal to finish walking a 10K.
Poison Oak - Leaves of three, leave them be. We have lots of poison oak in our local mountains and stream beds. The US Forestry has a photo and good info on avoiding or treating this oily plant.
Free Podiatrist Screening - See Dr. Dan Altchuler, D.P.M. and Nancy Tinker. Dr. Dan is one of the best running podiatrists in the area if you are having any recurring aches and pains on your runs - call 310 - 451-8045 for an appointment. If you have any foot questions first check out the Sole Support web site to find out about knee pain, plantar fasciitis, IT band, shin splints and more. Although it is sponsored by an orthotic company, the basic physiological info is good. Dr. Dan says he would be glad to respond to your emails if you mention you are a member of the Foothill Flyers - dalt @ usa.net
Free Sports Injury Screening by a sports orthopedist - Mondays, 4-6pm, Casa Colina Azusa Center, 910 E Alosta ave (at Citrus). Schedule appointment 626-334-8733.
 Cho-Pat - knee straps that can keep your IT band and other muscles from getting inflamed from constant sideways friction during running - saves your knees.
S!CAPS - salt and potassium electrolyte replacement in the right amounts can keep you from hitting the wall in a marathon or longer. Take 1 S!CAP after every 2 pints of fluid during the run starting 2 hours on a hot day and 3 hours on a cool day. Low sodium can slow fluid passing from the intestine to the blood stream and into cells.
Running for Weight Loss
Many join the club as part of a weight loss program. Minimizing your caloric input is the most effective way to lose weight, however, running can burn a few more than you are used to and at the same time improve your cardio-vascular fitness. Distance runners can live as much as 2.7 years longer and have 9 additional years without disabilities compared to non-runners who exersize if you get in 200 minutes per week per a 2002 Stanford Univ. study and even more in the follow on 2008 study. Runners who run just one intense hour at an aerobic rate per week can even decrease the chance of a heart attack by 42% and walkers 18% - National Institute of Health study.
Want to find out your fitness age and VO2 Max? Take the test. What does your VO2 Max mean? Check out this article in Trail Runner Magazine on Getting Better With Age.
What should your training heart rate be? It will vary with age and purpose. Check out Polars Heart Rate Zones / The Basics to figure out yours.
Another NIH study concluded that as long as you dont injure your knees by accident or unbalance your muscles, you will not wear out your joints from long distance running or encourage arthritis as previously believed. This article has some good tips on the most common running injuries - page 1 and page 2.
Here are some facts:
The average person gains 1 pound per year after 25. That's only eating 10 more calories per day than you burn - adding just 1 mile per week of walking or running can counter that.
To lose 1 real pound (not water weight) you must burn 3500 more calories than you eat.
Running can burn 400-600 calories per hour. Run one hour then eat 2 Krispi Kremes and you are back even or worse. Check the Original Glazed at 200 calories ea vs. the NY Cheesecake at 330 - better to choose the original and have just one, or run an extra hour or so to cover it.
Total calories consumed per day to stay even according to the National Academy of Sciences:
Ages 23-50 Men = 2700 Women = 2000
Ages 51+ Men = 2400 Women = 1800
Calculate your actual daily calories per day to stay even given your exact age, sex, height, weight and activity level per the Mayo Clinics calculator.
If you run off or eat 500 less calories per day than the above table for your age and sex, you can loose 1 pound per week. If you over indulge at dinner on Wednesday night and eat 1000 calories too much, compensate on Thursday and Friday by eating 500 calories less each day or run 2 extra hours.
Most are not aware of the number of calories in the foods they eat and also portions have gotten much larger. Below are the web sites of some of the more popular fast food places that give the nutritional and caloric information for their products. Some of the calorie counts may surprise you:
Calorie King has the most complete listing.
Mc Donalds
Burger King
El Pollo Loco
Taco Bell
In-n-Out
Domino's Pizza
Kentucky Fried Chicken
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Get your Foothill Flyers car window decals from Scott. He has ones for outside if your glass is tinted and ones for inside if clear. Cost is $1 ea.
The Foothill Flyers Running Club is a friendly and free association of non-smoking adults in the San Gabriel Valley section of Greater Los Angeles, California, whose purpose is to encourage and help members to achieve their personal running goals. Members may participate or not as they see fit in a variety of running or running related activities that any of the members bring up to the attention of the group. This way, club members acquaint and inform each other with new facets of running or training tips that one may not know about but might find interesting to try or to use to improve their ability. We also try to have fun doing it too.
