Mark your calendars. The April Group Dinner will take place next Thursday, April 4th, after the run. We will be going to Alza Osteria In Brea. http://www.alzaosteria.com/

We’ll meet tomorrow at 7am in the parking lot of Whole Foods Market located at the north east corner of Imperial Highway and Valencia  Avenue in Brea. The address is 3301 E Imperial Hwy, Brea, CA 92823. Let’s meet in the north  east corner of the parking lot.

We will be running the TRACKS AT BREA TRAIL starting from Whole Foods. You can turn around anytime to make it a shorter run or repeat for longer runs.

WHOLE FOODS RUN (7.3 MILES)

NORTH ON VALENCIA

LEFT ON NASA

RIGHT ON SURVEYOR

LEFT ON TRAIL

CROSS KRAMER

CONTINUE ON TRAIL THRU GOLF COURSE

LEFT AT BIRCH

RIGHT ON TRAIL

CROSS STATE COLLEGE

CONTINUE ON TRAIL

CROSS BREA BLVD

CONTINUE ON TRAIL TILL END

TURN AROUND AND RETURN

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We are going to meet today near the NW corner of Brea Blvd. and Birch St at 6:00 p.m. You can park in the parking structure located on Brea Blvd. behind the movie theaters. This is a 6 miles run but you can turn around at anytime. You can also stay on the trail on the way back or run along  Birch street  instead of returning via  Kramer and Imperial Highway.

Rich Birch Run (6 miles)

North on Brea Blvd

Right on Tracks at Brea

Cross State College

Continue on trail.

Left on Birch

Right on Kramer

Right on Imperial

Right on Associated

Left on Birch

Right on State College

Left on Tracks at Brea

Left on Brea to Birch

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We’ll meet in the parking lot near Men’s Wearhouse (985 E. Birch) at 6:00 p.m. It is located in the Target/24 Hour Fitness Shopping Center. We’ll be doing Rosemarie’s Run. If anybody would like a shorter run…you can make this an out-and-back run. If you run up Santa Fe Drive to Naranjal…that is around the 2 mile mark. You could turn around here, instead of going all the way to Valencia. Another option (4 miles) is to stay on Birch and run to Valencia and back.

https://brearunners.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/rosemaries-run-5-4-miles.pdf

Directions for Rosemarie’s Run

Run EAST on Birch St.

LEFT on Kraemer Blvd.

Cross Lambert & continue running up Kraemer

Kraemer becomes Santa Fe Rd. & curves to the right

RIGHT on Valencia Ave.

RIGHT on Birch St.

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Kayaking Adventure update: Cindy Will be be booking the Channel Islands Painted Cave Kayak tour on Monday 3/25/19. If you would like to join her and 5 Brea Runners and friends she will need your $35 non-refundable deposit by 8am Monday 3/25. Remaining balance is due 4/15/19. The day trip is scheduled for Saturday 7/13/19. The group rate for those booking on Monday is $252 per person. Group rate after that date is $279 per person. See end of this post for additional information.

We will meet tomorrow at 7:00 am at the Yorba Linda Community Center . The address is 4845 Casa Loma Ave. in Yorba Linda and the center is located at the intersection of Imperial Hwy and Casa Loma. We park in the parking lot off of Casa Loma. This is an out-and-back run and you may turn around at any point.

CA Cruisers YL Run (10 miles)From YL Community Center

Run EAST on the trail towards Nixon Library

LEFT on Grandview Ave. (2 mile point)

RIGHT on Mountain View Ave. (1st street on right)

Cross Kellogg and continue on Mountain View

RIGHT on Sunmist Dr.(1st street on the right – it looks like a driveway)

RIGHT on Arroyo Cajon Dr.

Quick LEFT onto El Cajon Trail (2.8 mile point)

Stay on the trail which runs along Imperial Hwy

You will see a water tower (3.6 miles point) and cont. on trail to Fairlynn Blvd.

RIGHT on Fairlynn Blvd.

LEFT on Esperanza Rd. (4.1 mile point – gas stations and store)

Run under the bridge

Turn around 0.1 mile past Lindsey Dr. for a 10 mile round trip run

6 Mile Run; Turn around at Imperial Hwy and return the same way

8 Mile Run: Turn around at Esperanza and Fairlynn and return the same way

10 Mile Run: Run just past Lindsey Dr and return the same

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We will be meeting at 6 pm at the Birch Hills Golf Course parking lot. The entrance to the parking lot is off Birch Street between Associated and Kraemer. The address is 2250 E Birch St, Brea, CA 92821.

Elaine’s Birch Hills Run (4.9 Miles)

East on Trail

Cross Kraemer

Continue on Trail

Right on Surveyor

Left on NASA

Cross street at Valencia

Left on Valencia

Left on Santa Fe

Right on Lambert

Left on Associated

Cross Birch

Return to start

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We’ll meet tomorrow in the parking lot near Men’s Wearhouse (985 E. Birch) at 6:00 p.m. It is located in the Target/24 Hour Fitness Shopping Center

https://brearunners.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/julies-run-4-74-miles.pdf

Directions for Julie’s Run (4.7 miles)

Start at Men’s Wearhouse

Run EAST on Birch

LEFT on State College

LEFT on Tracks at Brea

RIGHT on Brea Blvd.

LEFT on Central Ave.

LEFT on Tamarack

LEFT on Lambert

RIGHT on Brea Blvd.

LEFT on Tracks at Brea

RIGHT on State College

RIGHT on Birch and back to MW

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALICIA  !!! Alicia’s birthday is tomorrow. Have a wonderful day and celebrate!!!

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We’ll meet by the trail near the Fullerton Courthouse at 7 a.m. (close to the intersection of Brea Blvd. & Harbor Blvd….behind the Ralph’s) .The address for directions is 1275 N. Berkeley Ave. Fullerton, CA 92832. We park in the lower parking lot. If you run to and around Laguna Lake and back…that is 5 miles.Directions will be available for longer runs.

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We’ll meet at 6:15 p.m. in the parking lot located at the  NE corner of Harbor Blvd. and Chapman Avenue in Fullerton. The parking lot is located behind the  Fox Theater and Angelo’ and Vinci’s restaurant. For directions use 500 N. Harbor Blvd, Fullerton. If the parking lot is full there are several nearby parking lots and parking structures in the area.

Pedro’s Run (4.1 Miles)

Start at Harbor/Chapman

South on Harbor

Right on Wilshire

Right on Woods

Right on Valley View

Right on Harbor

Left on Berkeley

Right on Chapman

Back to Harbor/Chapman

After the run we will be going to Tazon for drinks and dinner https://www.yelp.com/biz/tazon-fullerton?utm_source=ishare. It is located in the building adjacent to the Fox Theater and few steps away from Dripp Coffee.

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This Thursday (March 14) we will be going after the run to Tazon in downtown Fullerton for drinks and dinner https://www.yelp.com/biz/tazon-fullerton?utm_source=ishare

We’ll meet tomorrow near the Snail’s Pace store at 6:00 p.m. We gather in front of the In Flower floral shop (1050 E. Imperial Hwy in Brea), which is located between Snail’s Pace and Tempo Urban Grill. We will be running Pam’s 2 Parks Loop Run 5.0 Miles.

South on State College

Run thru Craig Park

Exit on Associated and Right

Left on Rolling Hills

Run thru Tri-City Park

Exit on Kraemer and Left (north)

Left on Birch

Left on Randolph

Congratulations Su !!! Su completed her first triathlon this past Saturday. It was the Pasadena Triathlon…a reverse sprint distance with a 5k run, 9 mile cycle ride, and a 150 meter swim in the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center pool.

Thank you Julie Hom for sharing the news and the picture.

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Next Thursday (March 14) we will be going after the run to Tazon in downtown Fullerton for drinks and dinner https://www.yelp.com/biz/tazon-fullerton?utm_source=ishare.

We will meet tomorrow at Grijalva Park and Sports Center in Orange at 7:00 a.m. The park is located just east of the Santiago Creek. The address is 368 N. Prospect St. Orange, CA 92869

Directions to Grijalva Park:

57 Fwy SOUTH

91 Fwy EAST

55 Fwy SOUTH

EXIT and LEFT on Chapman Ave.

LEFT on Prospect Ave.

Entrance is on East Spring Street – Make a LEFT

Drive all the way around the field and park in the parking lot at the opposite corner from the entrance near the buildings.

We will run on the Santiago Creek Bike Trail to Main Street (south-west direction). The distance to Main Street is approximately 3.9 miles (7.8 miles round trip). For shorter runs you can turn around at any point and return to the parking lot.

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