|
 |
|
The San Francisco Track & Field
Club is
hosting the 2nd International Pride
Track & Field Meet on
July 26, 2008.
See the Pride Meet website for details:
www.pridemeet.org |
 |
S.F. Track & Field Club - over 25 Years of Running, Together
|
The San Francisco Track & Field Club began in the Fall of 1982,
immediately following the first Gay Games in San Francisco.
Dr. Tom Waddell,
founder of the Gay Games, had put together a team of athletes to
represent San Francisco in track and field at the Games.
Those athletes had such a positive and uplifting experience from
participating in the 1st Gay Games that they banded together to
form the San Francisco Track & Field Club. The formation
of the Club enabled them to stay together and continue training
and competing in the years between each Gay Games, allowing them
to strive for personal excellence in athletics, which is a
hallmark of Waddell's Gay Games philosophy.
The San Francisco Track & Field Club seeks to
dignify and promote gay and lesbian athletes and athletics and to be
inclusive of all ages, all genders, all races and all abilities.
We stress the joy of sport while attempting to nurture athletic
ability, always encouraging each other to strive for personal
best achievements. You set the goals; we help you get
there with a training program and support that has been a model
of gay sports since our beginning. We hope to provide an
avenue for athletes to show their talent, pride, courage and ability to endure.
|
Training/Competition
|
The San Francisco Track & Field Club meets every Tuesday &
Thursday evening and Sunday morning during a season that
generally lasts from late January to early October. There are a
number of track meets available to athletes, from local
all-comer meets to National Championships and a list of
potential meets is available at each practice. Everyone is
encouraged to participate at the level they feel comfortable
with. No one is forced to compete or to come to practice. You
set your own personal goals and limits. Athletes are encouraged
to have a weight-training program of their own during off days.
|
Costs
|
There is no fee for joining the San Francisco Track & Field Club.
The Club is a member of
Team San Francisco, the blanket sports organization for San Francisco
teams competing at the Gay Games. There is a fee, however,
for joining Team San Francisco, if you wish to do so.
|
The Frank Demby Gay Games VIII Scholarship
|
Please submit all
donations in the form of check or money order made payable
to:
San Francisco Track & Field Club
c/o 617 Font Blvd.
S.F., CA 94132 |
 |
|
