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UPCOMING EVENTS
SUNDAY STREETS
April 11 along the Great Highway
April 18 in the Bayview

Sunday Streets kicked off its 2010 season with a fabulous event along the Embarcadero. The next event is April 11 along The Great Highway and will be in conjunction with 1000 cities, 1000 lives, a campaign for World Health Day 2010 calls upon all cities worldwide to open up portions of streets to the people to promote health activities for one day during the week of 7-11 April 2010. Come out and play!

Shape Up will be there to promote the Rethink Your Drink campaign, so make sure to stop by to say hello and sample some delicious spa water. Make sure to check out the Sunday Streets website (www.sundaystreetssf.com) to find more details for all 9 events happening in 2010!

2nd BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY
Thursday, April 15
Participating schools and other info available at www.biketoschoolday.org.

On May 28th, 2009 approximately 500 students in 25 San Francisco Schools biked to school in the San Francisco's first organized citywide Bike to School Day! This year we hope that 1000 students will join us along with parents on "Bike Trains" to and from their schools this year. Visit the website for more information about trainings and the poster contest.

FREE INDIA BASIN SHORELINE WALKS
April 17, 10am
Meet at the entrance to Heron's Head Park (Cargo Way and Jennings St)

This is a FREE, informative walk along the India Basin Shoreline, which includes stretches of natural shoreline and some of the last undeveloped property in SF. Should it be condos, a recreation destination, boating center, performance venue, or something else? Check it out! The walk is about 2 miles of flat walking but takes 2 hours as you stop to talk along the way (www.indiabasin.org)

LOLLYPOP 5K RUN
benefiting Girls on the Run
Saturday, May 8
Music Concourse Bandshell at Golden Gate Park

This will be a fantastic run to end the Walking Challenge with a bang! Find more information at www.lollipoprun.org.

FREE SUNDAY YOGA
Sports Basement Bryant St, 1:00-2:00pm
Sports Basement Presidio, 11:00am-12:00pm
Sports Basement Walnut Creek, 11:00am-12:00pm
Location details available at www.sportsbasement.com.

Grab your yoga mat and join Sports Basement for relaxing weekend yoga. FREE classes every Sunday. All levels welcome. BYOM! (Bring Your Own Mat)

SPORTS BASEMENT FUN RUNS
Sports Basement Bryant St, Wednesdays @ 6:30pm
Sports Basement Presidio, Tuesdays @ 6:30pm
Sports Basement Walnut Creek, Mondays @ 6:30pm
Sports Basement Sunnyvale, Sundays @ 9am and Tuesdays @ 6:15pm
Location details available at www.sportsbasement.com.

Looking for a running buddy? Just got the urge to run? Fun Runs are a great way to meet local runners of every level. Meet in front of stores at designated times

FREE GROUP BIKE RIDES
Sports Basement Presidio, meet at 8:30am EVERY SUNDAY
Location details available at www.sportsbasement.com.

Join Sports Basement for a Sunday group ride. All levels welcome. Ride begins at 9am. Contact Kevin Rusch for more info (krusch@sportsbasement.com)

FREE FITNESS CLASSES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
Lunchtime fitness classes
Specific times and locations available at www.myhss.org.

Movement seminars are back for City Employees! Classes include Stretching, Qigong, Yoga, Belly Dancing and Zumba. Drop ins are welcome but priority is given to members who register in advance.

NEWSLETTERS
During all 10 weeks of the Challenge, we will be sending out a weekly newsletter to all participants that will feature tips, tricks, healthy recipes, recommended physical activity events in SF, and shared success stories from other teams. Please check back here for archived versions of these helpful tools.