RUNNERS AND WALKERS!

NO MATTER WHAT YOUR AGE OR FITNESS LEVEL
JOIN THE LOPERS CLUB AND TRAIN FOR THE

SURF CITY MARATHON 2010
To be held on February 7, 2010

We also have alternative programs for those who wish to train for 5K, 10K or Half Marathon races, or who just wish to get in shape!
You don't have to do a marathon to benefit from the Lopers Marathon Clinic!

Sign ups will start on July 12, 2009 at 6:30 - 7:30 AM

Click here for more information!

Registered Lopers should join the Lopers Club Network, to receive email notifications of interest to active Lopers (not too many!) and for other benefits. Go to http://lopersnetwork.ning.com for more information or to join. This is for Lopers members only; you will need your membership number on your Lopers tag for your application to join to be accepted.

The on-line discussion group for the Lopers Speed Group is available at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/loperspeed_news/

Click here for Suggested Maintenance, Full and Half Marathon Training and Marathon Recovery Schedules that can be used for any race that you select.

The issues of the Lopergram are available on our newsletter page.

The Lopers Club now has a chapter in Riverside, California as well as Loma Linda. The Riverside Chapter meets at 6:30 AM on Sunday mornings at the California Citrus State Park, at 9400 Dufferin Avenue (at the corner of Van Buren), in Riverside (see MapQuest map). Parking is available at the dirt lot on Dufferin Avenue across the street from the park slightly to the north of the main entrance. Enter the park through the gate across the street from the parking lot. (The main entrance is normally closed when we meet.)

The Riverside Chapter is conducting the Marathon clinic in parallel with that in Loma Linda (see below), with the same program and training schedule. We have programs for both Marathon and Half Marathon training, and also for those who would like to train just for fitness or shorter races. The Clinic opening day will be on July 12, and will continue each Sunday thereafter. Click here for additional information about the ongoing Marathon Clinic.

A map of the new marathon training route for the Riverside chapter is now available. Click here for a map of the route on PDF format. The route is also available on MapMyRun.com.

The Lopers club was founded in Loma Linda, California, and continues to have a successful program there. The Loma Linda Chapter meets at 6:30 AM on Sundays at Drayson Center, on the campus of the Loma Linda University.

The Loma Linda Chapter is conducting the Marathon Clinic in parallel with that in Riverside (see above), with the same program and training schedule. We have programs for both Marathon and Half Marathon training, and also for those who would like to train just for fitness or shorter races. The Clinic opening day will be on July 12, and will continue each Sunday thereafter. Click here for additional information about the ongoing Marathon Clinic.

The marathon training route for the Loma Linda has changed. Click here for additional information and maps.

The Team Lopers Speed Group meets at the Drayson Center track every Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM.  This is open to Riverside as well as Loma Linda members. The Lopers wish to thank Russ Barber for leading this group. Russ can be contacted by email at marathoner26.2@sbcglobal.net or by phone at (909) 825-7566. This group is for experienced runners of any speed who want to improve their running times. (If the gate to the track is locked, you can use your Lopers ID to enter the field through the building.) The web site for the Lopers Speed group is at http://runnersmania.com. There is also an on-line discussion group for the Lopers Speed Group, which is available at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/loperspeed_news/

The Lopers Club has something to offer everyone interested in improving their fitness through walking, jogging, or running. From the slowest beginning walker to the fastest experienced runners, we provide training geared to all fitness levels.  We meet each Sunday morning at 6:30 at the Drayson Center on the campus of Loma Linda University or at the California Citrus State Park, at 9400 Dufferin Avenue (at the corner of Van Buren), in Riverside (see MapQuest map).

The Lopers Club is one of the largest running and fitness club in Southern California, with over 700 members.

One of the main activities of the Lopers' Club is to train walkers, runners, or joggers to complete their first full 26.2 mile marathon or 13.1 mile half marathon each year. Nearly 100% of the Lopers who enter our training Marathon or Half Marathon finish it! See our clinic announcement page for more information.

We also offer our members the opportunity to train with our Team Lopers speed group, which meets at the Drayson Center Tuesday night at 6:30 PM. Team Lopers is for veteran runners who wish to improve their running speed.

For further information, see the President's Message, the Welcome Message, or call: (951) 769-8300 and leave message, or email info2@lopersclub.org.

Comments or suggestions concerning the Lopers Web Pages are welcome.  Send them to info2@lopersclub.org.

Click here for links to all the race results that are available on the Lopers web site for races prior to the 2003 Los Angeles Marathon. (Links to external race results sites that are invalid or no longer contain the information on the past race have been deleted.)