I've never run trails before. I run on the street. I've been running
most of my life and love it.  do not go fast but want to run with
other women. Trails sound great! Could someone message me back and let
me know what kind of pace is expected and how often do you all run
together?
thanks Sarah

Hi Ladies,

There have been a couple of questions about pace of LUNA Chix runs.

Team LUNA Chix team members volunteer as Lead and Sweep runners for each
distance offered at our training runs so no one will be left behind. The
sweep runner always knows where the slowest runner is, makes sure she is
not alone, and can help plan a short-cut back to the start if necessary.

We do not have formal pace groups, and have a diversity of paces on each
of our training runs. Because we often run hilly trails, "average paces"
aren't a very good way to describe our runs.  A 9 minute per mile pace on
the trail can be comparable to a 7:30 minute mile on the road. On past
hilly training runs, it often takes us 2 hrs to run 10 miles, including
bathroom and water breaks. Some of our runners religiously hike the steep
uphills, to conserve strength for more runnable terrain, and that's okay
too!

Our group seeks to provide an environment for women runners of all
abilities to enjoy trail running and camraderie, and to learn more about
the Breast Cancer Fund.  To date, we have not had issues with huge
disparities in paces.  If you are feeling too slow or too fast-- please
don't dwell on it and just come out and run!

I hope this is helpful.

Sarah Syed

Team LUNA Chix Trail Gals
Bay Area Running Team








> Hello,
> I am considering running with your run group.  Does your group offer pace
> groups or do you all run at a similar pace?  If pace groups, what are the
> paces and if everyone runs at a similar pace, what is the pace?
> Thanks,
> Jodi
>
>
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Hi Laura,

My name is Theresa and I just signed up to this yahoo group last night!  I am new to trail running and have only been road jogging for a few months and am at a 12 min pace. I've jogged up at Tilden a few times to try and start the whole trail running thing. I've been kicking around the idea of trying the 6 mile this Saturday. If we both go we can know at least two of us are bringing up the rear!  

Sincerely,

Theresa hatch

T

On Apr 28, 2008, at 7:32 AM, laura johnston <laurapc98@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi Sara,

I'd like to join you guys on Saturday, but I'm really slow. I used to be a distance runner, but I've gained 40 pounds and stopped running years ago. Is there anyone who will be doing the 6 mile at about a 11 to 12min mile pace :-)? If not, please let me know the pace of the slowest runner and I'll join the team once I reach that pace.

Thank you!!
Laura

sarahysyed <ssyed@sonic.net> wrote:

hi Trail Gals,

Join Team LUNA Chix for our next training run Saturday May 3rd at Joaquin Miller Park in
the Oakland hills. Two Runs to choose from: 6 miles OR 10 miles. Both are through
gorgeous old-growth forest and cover hilly terrain. All paces/skill levels welcome. No
woman will be left behind!

Run leaves from the Parking Lot by Park Headquarters at 9AM. Please arrive 5-10 minutes
early to meet folks, apply sunscreen, and grab LUNA bars, so we can start the run on-
time. Please bring a water bottle to carry on the run. Joaquin Miller Park is located at
3600 Joaquin Miller Road, Oakland, CA.

Link to Google Driving directions to park:
http://tinyurl.com/3fe2vf

Don't miss the left turn off Joaquin Miller Road into the Park, you'll see a "Woodminister"
sign. Then, ~1/3 mile into the park, turn to the left to pass the park hdqtrs, bathrooms,
and you'll see the parking lot.

Also, City of Oakland Joaquin Miller Park details:
http://www.oaklandnet.com/JoaquinMillerPark/

Questions? Contact Sarah at ssyed@sonic.net or on the day of the run call: 510-914-
8376.

Happy Trails!

Sarah Syed

LUNA Chix Trail Gals
Bay Area Running Team

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Hi Sara,

I'd like to join you guys on Saturday, but I'm really slow. I used to be a distance runner, but I've gained 40 pounds and stopped running years ago. Is there anyone who will be doing the 6 mile at about a 11 to 12min mile pace :-)? If not, please let me know the pace of the slowest runner and I'll join the team once I reach that pace.

Thank you!!
Laura

sarahysyed <ssyed@sonic.net> wrote:

hi Trail Gals,

Join Team LUNA Chix for our next training run Saturday May 3rd at Joaquin Miller Park in
the Oakland hills. Two Runs to choose from: 6 miles OR 10 miles. Both are through
gorgeous old-growth forest and cover hilly terrain. All paces/skill levels welcome. No
woman will be left behind!

Run leaves from the Parking Lot by Park Headquarters at 9AM. Please arrive 5-10 minutes
early to meet folks, apply sunscreen, and grab LUNA bars, so we can start the run on-
time. Please bring a water bottle to carry on the run. Joaquin Miller Park is located at
3600 Joaquin Miller Road, Oakland, CA.

Link to Google Driving directions to park:
http://tinyurl.com/3fe2vf

Don't miss the left turn off Joaquin Miller Road into the Park, you'll see a "Woodminister"
sign. Then, ~1/3 mile into the park, turn to the left to pass the park hdqtrs, bathrooms,
and you'll see the parking lot.

Also, City of Oakland Joaquin Miller Park details:
http://www.oaklandnet.com/JoaquinMillerPark/

Questions? Contact Sarah at ssyed@sonic.net or on the day of the run call: 510-914-
8376.

Happy Trails!

Sarah Syed

LUNA Chix Trail Gals
Bay Area Running Team

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hi Trail Gals,

Join Team LUNA Chix for our next training run Saturday May 3rd at Joaquin Miller Park in
the Oakland hills. Two Runs to choose from: 6 miles OR 10 miles. Both are through
gorgeous old-growth forest and cover hilly terrain. All paces/skill levels welcome. No
woman will be left behind!

Run leaves from the Parking Lot by Park Headquarters at 9AM. Please arrive 5-10 minutes
early to meet folks, apply sunscreen, and grab LUNA bars, so we can start the run on-
time. Please bring a water bottle to carry on the run. Joaquin Miller Park is located at
3600 Joaquin Miller Road, Oakland, CA.

Link to Google Driving directions to park:
http://tinyurl.com/3fe2vf

Don't miss the left turn off Joaquin Miller Road into the Park, you'll see a "Woodminister"
sign. Then, ~1/3 mile into the park, turn to the left to pass the park hdqtrs, bathrooms,
and you'll see the parking lot.

Also, City of Oakland Joaquin Miller Park details:
http://www.oaklandnet.com/JoaquinMillerPark/

Questions? Contact Sarah at ssyed@sonic.net or on the day of the run call: 510-914-
8376.

Happy Trails!

Sarah Syed

LUNA Chix Trail Gals
Bay Area Running Team

hi Trail Gals,

Join Team LUNA Chix for our next training run Saturday May 3rd at Joaquin Miller
Park in
the Oakland hills. Two Runs to choose from:  6 miles OR 10 miles.  Both are
through
gorgeous old-growth forest and cover hilly terrain.  All paces/skill levels
welcome.  No
woman will be left behind!

Run leaves from the Parking Lot by Park Headquarters at 9AM.  Please arrive 5-10
minutes
early to meet folks, apply sunscreen, and grab LUNA bars, so we can start the
run on-
time.  Please bring a water bottle to carry on the run.  Joaquin Miller Park is
located at
3600 Joaquin Miller Road, Oakland, CA.

Link to Google Driving directions to park:
http://tinyurl.com/3fe2vf

Don't miss the left turn off Joaquin Miller Road into the Park, you'll see a
"Woodminister"
sign.   Then, ~1/3 mile into the park, turn to the left to pass the park hdqtrs,
bathrooms,
and you'll see the parking lot.

Also, City of Oakland Joaquin Miller Park details:
http://www.oaklandnet.com/JoaquinMillerPark/

Questions? Contact Sarah at ssyed@... or on the day of the run call:
510-914-
8376.

Happy Trails!

Sarah Syed

LUNA Chix Trail Gals
Bay Area Running Team

This person has been banned from joining Luna Chix Trail Running group
again.  Thanks for your messages.

Best,
Monika
--- In trailunachix@yahoogroups.com, jenmayernyc@... wrote:
>
> Fyi - That matchbyfriends message is a spam message that gets posted
to a lot of yahoo! Groups - I've seen it on at least four others I
belong to. Chiding them won't work: the moderator should block the
user and report them to yahoo as a spammer.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Irene White <ivwhite@...>
>
> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:35:03 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
> To:trailunachix@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [trailunachix] Re: You have received a NEW friend request!
>
>
> Re: [trailunachix] Re: You have received a NEW friend request! - why
am i getting this matchbyfriends - i signed up for luna ? please take
me off the list for anything that is not running
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Laurel
> Sent: Apr 14, 2008 3:24 PM
> To: trailunachix@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [trailunachix] Re: You have received a NEW friend request!
>
>
>
>
>
> Please do not use our site for meeting people, this is strickly a
> running website for women only. --- In
> trailunachix@ <mailto:trailunachix%40yahoogroups.com>
yahoogroups.com, "matchbyrfriends" <matchbyrfriends@>
> wrote:
> >
> > You have received a NEW friend request! Check this request here:
> > http://fdguus. <http://fdguus.zoomshare.com/files/friend.htm>
zoomshare.com/files/friend.htm
> >
>

Fyi - That matchbyfriends message is a spam message that gets posted to a lot of
yahoo! Groups - I've seen it on at least four others I belong to. Chiding them
won't work: the moderator should block the user and report them to yahoo as a
spammer.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Irene White <ivwhite@...>

Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:35:03 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
To:trailunachix@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [trailunachix] Re: You have received a NEW friend request!


Re: [trailunachix] Re: You have received a NEW friend request! - why am i
getting this matchbyfriends - i signed up for luna ? please take me off the list
for anything that is not running


  -----Original Message-----
From: Laurel
Sent: Apr 14, 2008 3:24 PM
To: trailunachix@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [trailunachix] Re: You have received a NEW friend request!





Please do not use our site for meeting people, this is strickly a
running website for women only. --- In
trailunachix@ <mailto:trailunachix%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com,
"matchbyrfriends" <matchbyrfriends@...>
wrote:
>
> You have received a NEW friend request! Check this request here:
> http://fdguus. <http://fdguus.zoomshare.com/files/friend.htm>
zoomshare.com/files/friend.htm
>

-----Original Message-----
From: Laurel
Sent: Apr 14, 2008 3:24 PM
To: trailunachix@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [trailunachix] Re: You have received a NEW friend request!

Please do not use our site for meeting people, this is strickly a
running website for women only. --- In
trailunachix@yahoogroups.com, "matchbyrfriends" <matchbyrfriends@...>
wrote:
>
> You have received a NEW friend request! Check this request here:
> http://fdguus.zoomshare.com/files/friend.htm
>

I am running from Ross Commons in Ross to Phoenix lake on Thursday
night starting at 5p.m.  If you are interested please meet me in front
of the post office by 5:00 p.m.  We will run up Eldridge to Fish grade
and back. It is 6.04 miles.
Laurel

Please do not use our site for meeting people, this is strickly a
running website for women only. --- In
trailunachix@yahoogroups.com, "matchbyrfriends" <matchbyrfriends@...>
wrote:
>
> You have received a NEW friend request! Check this request here:
> http://fdguus.zoomshare.com/files/friend.htm
>

You have received a NEW friend request! Check this request here:
http://fdguus.zoomshare.com/files/friend.htm

Come on out and run the Skyline Ridge Half Marathon with the bay area
luna chix trail running team.  This race is hosted by Envirosports
and is on 4/19/08.  www.envirosports.com

Laurel

SKYLINE RIDGE HALF MARATHON & 10K - 18th annual
Date Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Location Skyline Open Space Preserve
21119 Skyline Blvd.
Palo Alto, CA 94062
Distances Half Marathon & 10K

Event  Time  Fee (per Person)
10K Sat 9:00 am $30.00 (to 4/04) Register
Half Marathon Sat 9:00 am $30.00 (to 4/04) Register
       Currently in Redwood City, CA
55.4°F Feels Like 51°F Humidity: 58.2%,  Wind: WNW, 18 mph w/ gusts
up to 28 mph






This event SOLD OUT early in 2006 & 2007. NO WAIT LISTS once it fills!


DESCRIPTION: Half Marathon & 10K

You'll follow hilly hiking trails through the Skyline and Russian
Ridge Open Space Preserves in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The route
covers diverse terrain, traversing ridgelines, open meadows and
forests along the way.

The 10K climbs and descends 800 feet.

The Half Marathon climbs and descends 1,600 feet.

Event Fees: 10K & Marathon ~ $30 early entrant fee
$35 after 2/28/08

You have received a NEW friend request! Check this request here:
http://renbfee.googlepages.com/index.htm

Sorry guys, I am coming down with cold and won't be able to join you
for the run tomorrow in San Franicsco's run.

Noushi

Sarah-

Were is the application to join the Trail LunaChix Team?  I can't
seem to find any links to it.

Ellen Holbrook
Weenies
BARF
etc, etc.
Email: run_anon@...
cell: 510-841-1240

--- In trailunachix@yahoogroups.com, "sarahysyed" <ssyed@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Trail Running Women:
>
> What an inspiring run a couple of weeks ago on the Coastal Trail.
> Thank you to the 8 new women who ran with us! We'll post a picture
> soon of our great group. Wish we had brought a camera at the top of
> Slacker Trail to capture the ocean vista. What a misnomer!
>
> We want to let everyone know that the team application deadline is
> this Friday by 5pm. If you didn't get a chance to meet and run with
> us already, please include a picture (running photos or regular
> photo) so we can match a face with your application.
>
> The LUNA Chix Trail Running team is a group of non-competitive
women
> runners from Marin, East Bay and San Francisco who simply love to
> run. We want to share our excitement and encourage women across all
> levels of running to get outside and run with us. We also are
> committed to raise money and awareness for the Breast Cancer
> Fund, whose tireless work to identify and advocate for the
> elimination of the environmental causes of breast cancer is an
> inspiration.
>
> Our athletic levels range from "fast" to "lets enjoy the race and
> scenery" runners. With different careers, busy lives, families,
> friends, and all the other activities imaginable, we savor our time
> running together and exploring new trails around the Bay Area.
>
> 2008 will be our 4th season and we are looking to grow our team. If
> you are a runner who just wants to run with a fun group of women--
we
> need more of you too, so come out and attend our runs, which are
free
> and open to all women. Being a team member requires leadership and
> commitment, above and beyond participating in training runs and
races.
>
> Our 2007 Season included biweekly training runs, monthly races, and
> events. See our 2007 calendar for more details:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trailunachix
>
> To find out more about LUNA and LUNA teams, check the following
> website: http://www.lunabar.com/pages/teamluna/
>
> Drop us a note if you have questions. Look for our 2008 Season
> Calendar of training runs and races to be out soon. Our season
> typically runs from April to October.  This year's Team LUNA Chix
> Summit is the evening of April 11th through April 13th in Mill
> Valley, CA.
>
> Happy trails,
>
> Monika, Shelly, Laurel, and Sarah
>
> runwithluna@...
>

Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
trailunachix group:

Would you attend a group run this Saturday in the Presidio, San Francisco, ~6
miles in length?  It has been suggested that we run Saturday at 9AM, departing
from the Warming Hut near Crissy Field. There is a 70% chance of rain at this
time (rain also predicted for Sunday).
Before we commit to attending, we want to see if there is sufficient interest,
as a main motivation is to give folks who couldn't attend the recent Meet the
Team run a chance to meet us. Thank you for responding at your earliest
convenience as we need to decide very soon.


   o Yes, even in the rain.
   o No, have other plans already.


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trailunachix/surveys?id=2660769

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!

Hi Trail Running Women:

What an inspiring run a couple of weeks ago on the Coastal Trail.
Thank you to the 8 new women who ran with us! We'll post a picture
soon of our great group. Wish we had brought a camera at the top of
Slacker Trail to capture the ocean vista. What a misnomer!

We want to let everyone know that the team application deadline is
this Friday by 5pm. If you didn't get a chance to meet and run with
us already, please include a picture (running photos or regular
photo) so we can match a face with your application.

The LUNA Chix Trail Running team is a group of non-competitive women
runners from Marin, East Bay and San Francisco who simply love to
run. We want to share our excitement and encourage women across all
levels of running to get outside and run with us. We also are
committed to raise money and awareness for the Breast Cancer
Fund, whose tireless work to identify and advocate for the
elimination of the environmental causes of breast cancer is an
inspiration.

Our athletic levels range from "fast" to "lets enjoy the race and
scenery" runners. With different careers, busy lives, families,
friends, and all the other activities imaginable, we savor our time
running together and exploring new trails around the Bay Area.

2008 will be our 4th season and we are looking to grow our team. If
you are a runner who just wants to run with a fun group of women-- we
need more of you too, so come out and attend our runs, which are free
and open to all women. Being a team member requires leadership and
commitment, above and beyond participating in training runs and races.

Our 2007 Season included biweekly training runs, monthly races, and
events. See our 2007 calendar for more details:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trailunachix

To find out more about LUNA and LUNA teams, check the following
website: http://www.lunabar.com/pages/teamluna/

Drop us a note if you have questions. Look for our 2008 Season
Calendar of training runs and races to be out soon. Our season
typically runs from April to October.  This year's Team LUNA Chix
Summit is the evening of April 11th through April 13th in Mill
Valley, CA.

Happy trails,

Monika, Shelly, Laurel, and Sarah

runwithluna@...

Come on out and meet Team LUNA Chix for a run on Sunday February 10th
from 9AM-Noon.  Meeting Point is the Golden Gate Bridge parking lot
on the Sausalito side. Opposite from the Golden Gate Vista point.
This is a small parking lot on Conzelman Rd.

The run to Rodeo Beach and back is ~10 miles.  It is an out-and-back
run, so shorter options are available.  It typically takes our team
~2 hrs to finish this run, which has beautiful vistas of San
Francisco, Marin headlands, and the Ocean.

Please bring water since there are no water stops till we get to the
Rodeo beach. We will bring LUNA bars, LUNA moons, and Recovery drinks
for after the run. There is no bathroom at the start; the only
bathroom available is at the halfway point at Rodeo Beach.

This is a great way to get a leg up on the team application process
and to learn more about us to see if you are a good fit for the team.

The run will start promptly, so please plan you arrival time
accordingly.  We will spend just a few minutes providing an overview
of our team and will be happy to answer any of your questions on the
trail or after the run over snacks!

As you may know, the LUNA Chix Trail Running team is a group of
non-competitive women runners from Marin, East Bay and San Francisco
who simply love to run. We want to share our excitement and encourage
women across all levels of running to get outside and run with us. We
also are committed to raise money and awareness for the Breast Cancer
Fund, whose tireless work to identify and advocate for the
elimination of the environmental causes of breast cancer is an
inspiration.

Our athletic levels range from "fast" to "lets enjoy the race and
scenery" runners. With different careers, busy lives, families,
friends, and all the other activities imaginable, we savor our time
running together and exploring new trails around the Bay Area.

2008 will be our 4th season and we are looking to grow our team. If
you are a runner who just wants to run with a fun group of women-- we
need more of you too, so come out and attend our runs, which are free
and open to all women.  Being a team member requires leadership and
commitment, above and beyond participating in training runs and races.

If interested in becoming a LUNA Chix team member please send us an
email requesting an application by February 20th or sooner to Laurel
at:  runwithluna@....

Our 2007 Season included biweekly training runs, monthly races, and
events. See our 2007 calendar for more details:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trailunachix

To find out more about LUNA and LUNA teams, check the following
website: http://www.lunabar.com/pages/teamluna/

We hope you can join us for the "Meet the Team" run this Sunday,
February 10th.  Drop us a note if you have questions. Look for our
2008 Season Calendar of training runs and races to be out soon.  Our
season typically runs from April to October.

Just want to mention again...we are running to have fun, feel great
and enjoy each other's company. No one will be left behind, so no
worries. We all run at different speeds.

Happy trails,

Monika, Shelly, Laurel, and Sarah

runwithluna@...

PS. If anyone is interested in carpooling together from
Berkeley/North Oakland area- please email Sarah directly at:
ssyed@...

I read your profile today, I thought I would drop you a line and hope to become
your friend! Check my personal page
http://privatedjfmsg.googlepages.com/girlrider.htm

Hi Trail Gals,

Come on out and meet Team LUNA Chix for a run on Sunday February 10th
from 9AM-Noon.

This is a great way to get a leg up on the team application process
and to learn more about us to see if you are a good fit for the team.

Meeting Point is the Golden Gate Bridge parking lot on the Sausalito
side. Opposite from the Golden Gate Vista point. This is a small
parking lot on Conzelman Rd.

Please bring water since there are no water stops till we get to the
Rodeo beach. We will bring luna energy bars, shot bloks, and recovery
drinks after the run.

Just want to mention again...we are running to have fun, feel great
and enjoy each other's company. No one will be left behind, so no
worries. We all run at different speeds. See you soon. Drop me a note
if you have questions.

Happy trails,

Monika, Shelly, Sarah, and Laurel

I created this cool friends network and added you to my friends network. Hit-up
now:
http://meetbzgirlfriend.googlepages.com/girlfriends.htm

Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the trailunachix
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If you are interested please fill out this application and email it to
runwithluna@...

You can access this file at the URL:
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Regards,

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Hello Running Gals,

As you already know Luna Chix Trail Running team is a group of
non-competitive women runners from Marin, East Bay and San Francisco
who simply love to run. We want to share our excitement and encourage
women across all levels of running to get outside and run with us.  We
also are committed to raise money and awareness for the Breast Cancer
Fund, whose tireless work to identify and advocate for the elimination
of the environmental causes of breast cancer is an inspiration.

Our athletic levels range from "fast" to "lets enjoy the race and
scenery" runners. With different careers, busy lives, families,
friends, and all the other activities imaginable, we savor our time
running together and exploring new trails around the Bay Area.

The 2008 will be our 4th season and we are looking to grow our team.
If you are interested in being considered please email Laurel our team
member at runwithluna@....  Joining the team is free and the
candidates that become part of our team are invited to participate in
an annual Luna Chix Summit held at the beginning of April. It is a
great way to develop lasting friendships, team bound through
activities and get exposed to LUNA Pro teams.  If interested in
becoming a LUNA Chix team member please send us an email requesting an
application by February 20th or sooner.

Happy Trail Running,

Monika
monikamazur2000@...

P.S.
Our 2007 Season included biweekly training runs, monthly races,
events, and running clinics.  See our 2007 calendar for more details:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trailunachix
To find out more about LUNA and LUNA teams, check the following
website: http://www.lunabar.com/pages/teamluna/