Training Groups

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We haven't paid much attention to this listing in a while. Please help us get this information up to date. Search by city name. You'll have to check all surrounding cities to find a group near you. These are the Track Clubs and groups that do track workouts and the like in some orderly fashion. Most of the annual entry fees are club memberships, (I can't speak for any of the clubs) though I've found most groups will welcome a one time visitor. If you know of a group that is not included here or can provide accurate information about the groups that are incomplete, please send me an e.mail to info@trackinfo.org

Agoura Hills Agoura High School DIRT TRACK	Mon. 6 p.m. Wed. 6 p.m.	Future Track Track Club Fee: $30/year	Long Distance, Middle Distance Bryan Dameworth, Amy Skiersz, Deena Drossin, Ryan Wilson, Derek Kite have all worked with this coach.	Coach: Bill Duley (818) 591-8786
Berkeley UC Berkeley, Edwards Stadium	Thur. 5:30 p.m.	East Bay Striders Fee: $10/year	Middle Distance, Long distance	Coach: Tom Trimble (510) 680-8159 trimble@bdt.com
Brentwood	Time unknown	Santa Monica Runners Club Fee: unknown	Track workouts. Thur. hill/fartlek runs.	Coach: George (310) 826-3515
Burbank Burroughs High School DIRT TRACK	Tues. 5:30 p.m. Thur. 5:30 p.m.	San Fernando Valley Track Club Fee: $40/year plus $35 each month	Middle Distance/Long Distance Laszlo Tabori was the third man to break the four minute mile.	Coach: Lazlo Toabori (818) 556-1563
Burlingame Burlingame High School	Tues. at 6:15 p.m.	Excelsior Running Club Fee: $25/yr	Middle Distance, Long Distance	Coach: Bob Darling (415) 566-7860
Carlsbad Carlsbad High School Tues. 5:40 p.m.	.	San Diego Track Club Fee: Free	Middle Distance/Long Distance Intervals start a 5:40, get there early enough to be warmed up before.	Coach: Mike Plumb (760) 720-0798 mike@tripower.org
Carmel Carmel High School Mon. 4:30 p.m.	.	Corral de Tierra (Wednesday Night Laundry) Runners Fee: $10/year	Middle Distance/Long Distance Long runs Thur. 6 a.m. from Hartnell College, Salinas	Coach: Glynn Wood (408) 375-8202
Carson CSU Dominguez Hills (Alt. Location) Compton C.C. Tues. and Thurs. 6 p.m.	.	Monsoon Track Club Fee: $26/year	Sprints Relay oriented club. Small coached workouts with improved performance goals.	Leroy Clipps, Jr., (310)637-7822 , (310)367-2576 (Cel) CLIPPSL15615@SBCGLOBAL.NET
Chino Hills Ayala High School DIRT TRACK	Thurs.	Chino Hills Panthers Running Club Fee: Unknown	Long Distance Track Workouts. Other Fun Runs On Mon., Tues. and Wed. All abilities welcome.	Contact: Personal Best Runner's Resource (909) 393-2000
Culver City West Los Angeles College DIRT TRACK	Time unknown	Fee: Unknown	Sprints/Hurdles	Coach: Leo Davis (909) 595-9674
Culver City Culver City High School DIRT TRACK	Mon. 5:30 p.m. Wed. 5:30 p.m.	San Fernando Valley Track Club Fee: $40/year plus $35 each month	Middle Distance/Long Distance Laszlo Tabori was the third man to break the four minute mile.	Coach: Lazlo Toabori (818) 556-1563 (w)
Cupertino DeAnza College Track	Tuesdays 6:30 p.m.	Silicon Valley Triathlon Club Fee: $5 non-members	Distance training	Contact: Lisa Engles lisardragonfly@yahoo.com
Cupertino DeAnza College Track	2nd and 4th Saturdays 9 a.m.	Golden Gate Racewalkers (South Bay) Fee: Unknown	Racewalk training	Contact: Laura Cribbins (408) 621-5857 lcwalk@aol.com
Davis UC Davis	Tues. 5:45 p.m.	Golden Valley Running Club Fee: $10/year	Middle Distance, Long distance	Coach: Richard McClann (916) 757-6363
Irvine Irvine High School (see also Irvine and Carson) Tues. 5:30 p.m.	.	Monsoon Track Club Fee: $26/year	Sprints Relay oriented club. Small coached workouts with improved performance goals.	Contact Leroy Clipps, Jr., (310)637-7822 , (310)367-2576 (Cel) CLIPPSL15615@SBCGLOBAL.NET
Irvine UC Irvine	Tues. 5 p.m.	California Coast Track Club Fee: Unknown	Middle Distance, Long Distance? Also does hill repeat workouts, and long runs on other days	Coach: Bill Sumner (714) 854-3266 http://www.athlete.com/ia/teams/detail/California_Coast_Track_Club.html
Kentfield College of Marin	Tues. Evening Time $20 to $35/Family	Tamalpa Runners Fee: unknown	Intervals from 200 to Mile. All levels of runners are welcome.	Contact: Jim Myers at (415) 383-3961
Kentfield College of Marin	Thur. Morning 7 a.m.	Tamalpa Runners Fee: $20 to $35/Family	Emphasizes form and pacing. Group has many other weekly runs and events.http://www.tamalparunners.org/activities.htm	Contact: Kees Tuinzing at (415) 472-7917
La Jolla UC, San Diego	Daily. at 5:30 p.m.	Fee: unknown	Specialty unknown	Ted VanArsdale (619)534-0328
Long Beach CSU, Long Beach	Time unknown	Fee: Unknown	Sprints, Middle Distance, Strength/Fitness	Coach: George Mehale (310) 398-8405
Long Beach CSU, Long Beach	Time unknown	Fee: Unknown	Middle Distance, Throws, Strength/Fitness	Coach: Dave Rodda (310) 866-9771 ex. 400 (w)
Long Beach CSU, Long Beach?	Time unknown	Fee: Unknown	Throws	Coach: Wilbur "Moose" Thompson (310) 596-0360
Los Altos Foothill College Track	Tues. 5:15 p.m./Women, 5:45 p.m./Men	Reebok Aggies Fee: $35/year $60/Family	Elite team	http://www.reality.sgi.com/csp/aggies/
Los Altos Foothill College Track	Tues. 6 p.m.	Golden Gate Racewalkers (South Bay) Fee: Unknown	Racewalk training	Contact: Laura Cribbins (408) 621-5857 lcwalk@aol.com
Los Angeles USC	Monday and Wednesday 6 p.m. (warm up), 7 p.m. (workout)	Show Time Track Club Fee: Unknown	Sprints Group informal, led by volunteer.	Contact: Eugene Driver (213) 7JUNKIE TRAKJUNKY@aol.com
Los Angeles UCLA, Westwood	Sunday 8:30 a.m.	Los Angeles Valley Athletic Club, Southern California Striders Fee: Unknown	Sprints, Hurdles, Middle Distance Group informal, led by volunteer.	Contact: George Simon (818) 784-0496 or Jackson Steffes
Los Angeles Birmingham High School (Van Nuys)	Tues. 6 p.m.	Los Angeles Road Runners Fee: About $25/mo	Long Distance, Middle Distance Primarily is a slower training group for L.A. and other marathoners (up to 100 each night), but has faster group and Middle Distance oriented runners.	Coach: Pat Connelly (818) 994-0682
Manhattan Beach Location Unknown	Time unknown	Manhattan Beach Track Club Fee: Unknown	Unknown	Coach: Dale Frank (310) 318-5531
Merced Merced Community College	Tuesdays 5:30 p.m.	Merced Track Club Fee: Unknown	Road/Distance oriented	http://www.elite.net/mtc/calendar/track.htm
Mountain View Shoreline Park	Sunays 8:30 a.m.	Golden Gate Racewalkers (South Bay) Fee: Unknown	Racewalk training	Contact: Laura Cribbins (408) 621-5857 lcwalk@aol.com
Oakland Oakland Tech High School	Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.	Speed Zone Track Club Fee: Unknown	Sprints, Middle Distance, Long Distance, Field Events	Coach Noah Hinkston (510) 830-6708 nhinkston@hotmail.com
Oakland Oakland Tech High School	Saturdays 9 a.m.	Speed Zone Track Club Fee: Unknown	Sprints, Middle Distance, Long Distance, Field Events	Coach Noah Hinkston (510) 830-6708 nhinkston@hotmail.com
Oakland Old Boathouse at Lake Merritt	Saturdays 8 a.m.	Golden Gate Racewalkers (East Bay) Fee: Unknown	Racewalk training	Contact: Laura Cribbins (408) 621-5857 lcwalk@aol.com
Palo Alto Stanford University (stadium track)	Wednesdays & Fridays, noon-1:30	Angell Field Ancients Fee: Unknown	Wednesday, Middle Distance, Friday Long to Middle Distance Wednesday All levels. Typical: 12x300, 8x600, Friday Typical: 6x1000, 4x1500, Ladders	Contact: Paul Skokowski
Pasadena Cal Tech	Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. warm up, 7:00 p.m. stretching, plyometrics, intervals	Los Feliz Flyers Fee: $20 annual club fee and $20/quarter track fees	Long (some Middle) Distance, All levels.	Contact: Don Gillman dongill@pacbell.net, (626) 449-1579, http://www.its.caltech.edu/~jmoss/flyers.htm
Pasadena Rose Bowl	Fridays 6:30 p.m. tempo runs	Los Feliz Flyers Fee: $20 annual club fee	Long (some Middle) Distance, All levels.	Contact: Don Gillman dongill@pacbell.net, (626) 449-1579, http://www.its.caltech.edu/~jmoss/flyers.htm
Riverside Riverside City College	Time unknown	Riverside Track Club Fee: Unknown	Pole Vault	Coach: Fred Hustead (909) 595-9564
Riverside UC Riverside?	Time unknown	Riverside Track Club Fee: Unknown	Sprints, Field Events, Pole Vault	Coach: Fred Hustead (909) 595-9564
Sacramento CSU Sacramento	Tues. 5:30 p.m.	Buffalo Chips Track Club Fee: $25/year	Long Distance 20 to 150 regular participants of all ages and abilities. The Billy Mills Workout 24x160 with 40 walk/jog recovery or something called Bleacher's 900	Coach: George Parrott, e-mail to geo241@saclink.csus.edu http://www.jps.net/runinfo/parrott.htm
Sacramento CSU Sacramento	Thur. 5:30 p.m.	Buffalo Chips Track Club Fee: $25/year	Long Distance 20 to 150 regular participants of all ages and abilities. The Billy Mills Workout 24x160 with 40 walk/jog recovery or something called Bleacher's 900	Coach: George Parrott, e-mail to geo241@saclink.csus.edu http://www.jps.net/runinfo/parrott.htm
San Diego Balboa Stadium, San Diego City College	Tues. and Thur. at 5:30 p.m.	San Diego Track Club Fee: $30/yr	Sprints, Middle Distance	Paul Greer (760) 633-1500http://www.sdtc.com/coach.html
San Diego (actually La Jolla) UC, San Diego	Daily. at 5:30 p.m.	Fee: unknown	Specialty unknown	Ted VanArsdale (619)534-0328
San Francisco Kezar Stadium, Golden Gate Park	Tues. and Wed. at 6 p.m.	Excelsior Running Club Fee: $25/yr	Middle Distance, Long Distance	Bob Darling (415) 566-7860
San Francisco Kezar Stadium, Golden Gate Park	Tues. at 6:45 p.m.	San Francisco Triathlon Club Fee: $10 per session or $50 for three months	Middle Distance, Long Distance Coach Tom McGlynn, Focus 'n Fly - http://www.focusnfly.com/ updated May 2003	info@sftriclub.org�
San Francisco Kezar Stadium, Golden Gate Park	Thurs. at 6:30 p.m.	Dolphin South End Runners Fee: $4 per session or $15 for four sessions	Middle Distance, Long Distance Club motto is "Start slowly then taper off."	Andy Chan (415) 334-7632
San Francisco Kezar Stadium, Golden Gate Park	Tues. at 6 p.m.	Impala Running Club Fee: $225/yr	Middle Distance, Long Distance Apparently a female only, elite level team	Mike Fanelli (415) 386-6602
San Luis Obispo Cal Poly	Wed. 5:30 p.m.	San Luis Distance Club Fee: $15/year	Long Distance, Middle Distance	Coach: Brian Waterbury (805) 543-6750
Santa Barbara Santa Barbara City College	Tues. 5 p.m. and Wed. 5:45 p.m. and Saturday morning distance run.	Club West Fee: Yes/"Commitment is required to make it worthwhile"	Long Distance, Middle Distance Small coached workouts with improved performance goals.	Coach: Drew Sutcliffe, (805) 687-7863
Santa Barbara Santa Barbara City College	Tues. 6 p.m.	Santa Barbara Athletic Association Fee: None	Long Distance, Middle Distance Informal group of top local runners	No contact as of yet, just show up, they'll be there
Santa Cruz Soquel High School	Mon. 6 p.m. February to August Sprint Workouts	Santa Cruz Track Club Fee: Club Membership $50, $30/students, $25 additional family	Sprint, Middle Distance, Speed Development groups	Adult Coach: Marty Kruger (408)429-8025, Santa Cruz Track Club, Post Office Box 1803, Capitola 95010 http://www.infopoint.com/sc/sports/sctc/
Santa Cruz Soquel High School	Wed. 6 p.m. General Track Workouts Workouts	Santa Cruz Track Club Fee: Club Membership $50, $30/students, $25 additional family	Sprint, Middle Distance, Long Distance groups	Adult Coach: Marty Kruger (408)429-8025, Santa Cruz Track Club, Post Office Box 1803, Capitola 95010 http://www.infopoint.com/sc/sports/sctc/
Santa Cruz Soquel High School	Sat. 9 a.m. August to February Middle Distance Workouts	Santa Cruz Track Club Fee: Club Membership $50, $30/students, $25 additional family	Sprint, Middle Distance, Long Distance groups	Adult Coach: Marty Kruger (408)429-8025, Santa Cruz Track Club, Post Office Box 1803, Capitola 95010 http://www.infopoint.com/sc/sports/sctc/
Santa Cruz U.C. Santa Cruz/H3>	Sat. 3 p.m. February to August Middle Distance Workouts	Santa Cruz Track Club Fee: Club Membership $50, $30/students, $25 additional family	Sprint, Middle Distance, Long Distance groups	Adult Coach: Marty Kruger (408)429-8025, Santa Cruz Track Club, Post Office Box 1803, Capitola 95010 http://www.infopoint.com/sc/sports/sctc/
Santa Cruz Soquel High School	Wed. 5 p.m. February to August Field Event Workouts	Santa Cruz Track Club Fee: Club Membership $50, $30/students, $25 additional family	Sprint, Middle Distance, Speed Development groups	Adult Coach: Marty Kruger (408)429-8025, Santa Cruz Track Club, Post Office Box 1803, Capitola 95010 http://www.infopoint.com/sc/sports/sctc/
Santa Cruz U.C. Santa Cruz	Sat. 2 p.m. February to August Field Event Workouts	Santa Cruz Track Club Fee: Club Membership $50, $30/students, $25 additional family	Sprint, Middle Distance, Speed Development groups	Adult Coach: Marty Kruger (408)429-8025, Santa Cruz Track Club, Post Office Box 1803, Capitola 95010 http://www.infopoint.com/sc/sports/sctc/
Santa Monica Santa Monica City College	Mon./Wed. 5:00pm, Sat. 8 or 9:00am	Reebok VO2 Max Track Club Fee: $50/mo	Elite level, middle distance/long distance Jan-June track workouts, plus club pays all entry fees and travel expenses. July 15-Dec at various Santa Monica/Palisades parks and road & trail loops. Club provides coaching, other athletes to train with, access to training facilities, medical support, uniforms & apparel, training & racing shoes, and a schedule of top-flight competition in track & field, road racing, and cross country within the structure of a highly organized team. Meeting the following performance standards and training with the team are requirements for memembership: MEN: 800-1:53 1500-3:57 Stplchs-9:30 5000-15:00 10,000-32:00 WOMEN: 800-2:15 1500-4:45 3000 10:20 5000-18:00 10,000-39:00	Contact: Skip Stolley day (213) 730-9617 eve (310) 453-7655, Skip_Stolley_at_AAF__LA@mailgate.aafla.com
Santa Monica Santa Monica High School	Tues. 6 p.m.	Track Club L.A. Fee: $80/year	Long Distance, Middle Distance "Serious middle of the packers"	Coach: Eric Barron (310) 825-9562 barron@law.ucla.edu http://trackclubla.org
Santa Monica Santa Monica High School	Wed. 6 p.m.	Los Angeles Road Runners Fee: About $25/mo	Long Distance, Middle Distance Primarily is a slower training group for L.A. and other marathoners (up to 75 each night), but has faster group and Middle Distance oriented runners.	Coach: Pat Connelly (818) 994-0682
Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Junior College	Tues. 5:30 p.m.	Empire Runners Fee: $15/year $25/Family	Long Distance, Middle Distance	Coach: Larry Meredith (707) 526-4536
Saratoga West Valley College	Days vary. 6 p.m.	West Valley College Fee: Unknown	Long Distance, Middle Distance Training group is treated as a class at the college, but goes almost year round. Days change during season. Please contact before attending.	Contact Bill Campbell Athletic Director West Valley College
Saratoga West Valley College	Saturday 7:30.m.	West Valley Joggers & Striders Fee: Unknown	Long Distance, Middle Distance Main workout is Saturday morning. 3/29/97 3.0 Miles 4/5/97 1 x 1.46-mile WVC Relay 4/12/97 4.76 Miles 4/19/97 2.75 Miles 4/26/97 16 x 300 Relay 5/3/97 12 x 600 Relay 5/10/97 4.68 Miles	http://www.accesscom.com/~jwhalen/Workouts.html Contact Jim or Maureen at jwhalen@accesscom.com
Saratoga West Valley College	Wed. 5:15 p.m.	West Valley Joggers & Striders Fee: Unknown	Long Distance, Middle Distance Wed. we run intervals with ~50% rest, rotating weekly through 12 x 400, 6 x 800, 4 x 1200, and 3 x 1600s. We have now added a 200 meter interval workout wherein we run 12 laps of alternating hard and easy 200s.	http://www.wvjs.org Contact Jim or Maureen at jwhalen@accesscom.com
South Orange County Trabuco Hills High School	Wed. 5:30 p.m Other workouts vary days and locations.	SO CAL Track Club Fee: $80/First year, renewal $35/year Uniform comes with first year membership	Long Distance, Middle Distance, wishing to add Sprints, Field Events USATF Registered Club #2007 Team is actively looking for more members in all events to make a big splash at National Master's Championships.	Mark Cleary (949) 589-0242 runnermark@cox.net http://www.xro.com/socal Attention: Membership Application P.O. BOX 80877 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
South Orange County Trabuco Hills High School (see also Irvine and Carson) Thurs. and Sat. 5:30 p.m.	.	Monsoon Track Club Fee: $26/year	Sprints Relay oriented club. Small coached workouts with improved performance goals.	Contact Leroy Clipps, Jr., (310)637-7822 , (310)367-2576 (Cel) CLIPPSL15615@SBCGLOBAL.NET
Stockton Delta College	Wed. 5:30 p.m.	Sundance Running Club Fee: $12/year	Long Distance, Middle Distance	Larry Frank, (209) 478-2802
Stockton Delta College	Wed. 4:30 p.m. (Winter Hours)	Tarahumara Running Club Fee: Unknown	Long Distance, Middle Distance	http://www.uop.edu/~ubnsalim/trc.html
Ventura Ventura High School DIRT TRACK	Tues. 5:45 p.m. Thur. 5:45 p.m. April 1 thru May 29	Team Inside Track Fee: $3 per session or $35 for the entire program	Long Distance, Middle Distance Several top local runners plus other slower runners join in. Gary Tuttle was a long time distance running legent, including National Marathon Championships and a 2nd at Boston.	Coach: Gary Tuttle (805) 643-1104
Walnut Mt. San Antonio College	Mon. and Wed. 5 p.m.	Southern California Cheetahs Fee: None	Sprints Stan Whitley leads this group. He is perenially National and World Masters Champion. This is a small group of good Masters, running and coaching the youth team that practices here Mon.-Thur.	Contact: Stan Whitley (909) 945-9800 (h)

Training Groups

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Agoura Hills

Agoura High School

**DIRT TRACK**

Mon. 6 p.m. Wed. 6 p.m.

Future Track Track Club

Fee: $30/year

Long Distance, Middle Distance

Coach: Bill Duley (818) 591-8786

Berkeley

UC Berkeley, Edwards Stadium

Thur. 5:30 p.m.

East Bay Striders

Fee: $10/year

Middle Distance, Long distance

Coach: Tom Trimble (510) 680-8159 trimble@bdt.com

Brentwood

Time unknown

Santa Monica Runners Club

Fee: unknown

Coach: George (310) 826-3515

Burbank

Burroughs High School

**DIRT TRACK**

Tues. 5:30 p.m. Thur. 5:30 p.m.

San Fernando Valley Track Club

Fee: $40/year plus $35 each month

Middle Distance/Long Distance

Coach: Lazlo Toabori (818) 556-1563

Burlingame

Burlingame High School

Tues. at 6:15 p.m.

Excelsior Running Club

Fee: $25/yr

Middle Distance, Long Distance

Coach: Bob Darling (415) 566-7860

Carlsbad

Carlsbad High School

Tues. 5:40 p.m.

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San Diego Track Club

Fee: Free

Middle Distance/Long Distance

Coach: Mike Plumb (760) 720-0798

Carmel

Carmel High School

Mon. 4:30 p.m.

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Corral de Tierra (Wednesday Night Laundry) Runners

Fee: $10/year

Middle Distance/Long Distance

Coach: Glynn Wood (408) 375-8202

Carson

CSU Dominguez Hills (Alt. Location) Compton C.C. Tues. and Thurs. 6 p.m.

Monsoon Track Club

Fee: $26/year

Sprints

Leroy Clipps, Jr., (310)637-7822 , (310)367-2576 (Cel) CLIPPSL15615@SBCGLOBAL.NET

Chino Hills

Ayala High School

**DIRT TRACK**

Thurs.

Chino Hills Panthers Running Club

Fee: Unknown

Long Distance

Contact: Personal Best Runner's Resource (909) 393-2000

Culver City

West Los Angeles College

**DIRT TRACK**

Time unknown

Fee: Unknown

Sprints/Hurdles

Coach: Leo Davis (909) 595-9674

Culver City

Culver City High School

**DIRT TRACK**

Mon. 5:30 p.m. Wed. 5:30 p.m.

San Fernando Valley Track Club

Fee: $40/year plus $35 each month

DIRT TRACK

Mon. 6 p.m.
Wed. 6 p.m.

Future Track
Track Club

Coach: Bill Duley
(818) 591-8786

Coach: Tom Trimble
(510) 680-8159
trimble@bdt.com

Coach: George
(310) 826-3515

DIRT TRACK

Tues. 5:30 p.m.
Thur. 5:30 p.m.

Coach: Lazlo Toabori
(818) 556-1563

Coach: Bob Darling
(415) 566-7860

Coach: Mike Plumb
(760) 720-0798

Coach: Glynn Wood
(408) 375-8202

CSU Dominguez Hills
(Alt. Location)
Compton C.C.
Tues. and Thurs. 6 p.m.

Leroy Clipps, Jr.,
(310)637-7822 , (310)367-2576 (Cel)
CLIPPSL15615@SBCGLOBAL.NET

DIRT TRACK

Contact: Personal Best Runner's Resource
(909) 393-2000

DIRT TRACK

Coach: Leo Davis
(909) 595-9674

DIRT TRACK

Mon. 5:30 p.m.
Wed. 5:30 p.m.

Coach: Lazlo Toabori
(818) 556-1563 (w)

Coach: Richard McClann
(916) 757-6363

Irvine High School
(see also Irvine and Carson)

Tues. 5:30 p.m.

Contact Leroy Clipps, Jr.,
(310)637-7822 , (310)367-2576 (Cel)
CLIPPSL15615@SBCGLOBAL.NET

Coach: Bill Sumner
(714) 854-3266 http://www.athlete.com/ia/teams/detail/California_Coast_Track_Club.html

Contact: Jim Myers at
(415) 383-3961

Contact: Kees Tuinzing at
(415) 472-7917