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Sacramento: Free Team Registration, Prizes, and Improved Health with #TeamChicas!

09 Tuesday Apr 2019

Posted by Angela in Health, Running Group, shoe drive, TeamChicas

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#TeamChicas is back! Join us for our weekly run/jog/walks on Wednesday evenings in downtown/east Sacramento.

Want to take it a step further? During the month of April bring a NEW pair of closed-toe shoes to donate to our Annual “Starting Off on the Right Foot” shoe drive, and you could win a prize!!! New prize every week and prizes not claimed roll over to the next week (hint, hint, nudge… double-prize week 4/10).

Want to take it ANOTHER step further?!?! To kick-off our #TeamChicas’ season, we’ll be participating in 2019 NAMIWalks on May 4 — to help increase mental health awareness. Registration is FREE, walkers are encouraged, and there are multiple distances to choose from. To register to walk/run with our team, visit:
https://www.namiwalks.org/team/28507

NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

#TeamChicas is a group of fun health-minded women (and yes, a few men) dedicated to making a positive impact by participating in events that give back to our community. By joining our weekly walk/jog/runs you’re taking (literal) steps towards physical and mental health in a supportive and social environment. All levels are welcomed. We meet every Wednesday at 6:30pm during the spring/summer and 6pm during the fall.

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*Please check our FB/Instagram for timely updates
*Meet in front of Mckinley Park Library
*Bring your running shoes (and maybe a pair to donate)
*Bring water
*Bring a friend (furry friends ok)
*Let’s get moving! (All walking/running levels welcomed)

 

 

#TeamChicas Celebrates 5 Years of Run to Feed the Hungry in Sacramento, Join us!

14 Tuesday Aug 2018

Posted by Angela in Health, Running Group, TeamChicas

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#TeamChicas is excited to join the 25th annual Run to Feed the Hungry benefiting Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, for our 5th year participating! Sacramento’s annual run is the largest Thanksgiving Day run in the country, and we invite you to be a part of it, by joining #TeamChicas in our Sacramento Thanksgiving Day Tradition!

View #TeamChicas Pledge page, here: bit.ly/ChicasRTFTH2018 (where you can donate, join, invite, share…!)

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23755186_10154928903861821_3636897428264217439_nTo join #TeamChicas: 
• Create an account on RaceRoster
• Register yourself using the Adult Team Option
• Select team name: #TeamChicas
• Complete registration process
• Invite your friends & family to join our team — all are welcomed: any age, any fitness level! 

Visit and share our Facebook Event page
* * * All team members must register by November 1, 2018 * * *
The team registration fee is $55 per adult and $35 per youth.
Team registration includes a team shirt, team picture, access to VIP area… and more! 

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ABOUT RUN TO FEED THE HUNGRY 
WHAT: 10K Run & 5K Run/Walk to support Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services

WHEN: Thanksgiving morning – Thursday, November 22, 2018 — Rain or Shine!
10K – 8:15 a.m. • 5K – 9 a.m.

WHERE:  The race starts on J Street just west of the entrance to the Sacramento State campus and runs through the beautiful tree lined streets of East Sacramento.
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📢✨ HOW TO GET CHICAS LATINAS DE SACRAMENTO TO COVER YOUR RTFTH REGISTRATION FEE 📢✨

Join #TeamChicas for SIX Wednesday runs (between Aug. 1 – Nov. 1) and we’ll cover the RTFTH Registration fee for 5 participants. 😲😲

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* The deadline for team registration is November 1, 2018. Team registration and accompanying team shirts will not be available TBD.
View #TeamChicas Pledge page, here: bit.ly/ChicasRTFTH2018

Join #TeamChicas at Run to Feed the Hungry in Sacramento!

21 Thursday Sep 2017

Posted by Angela in Health, Running Group, TeamChicas

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#TeamChicas is excited to join the 24th annual Run to Feed the Hungry benefiting Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, for our 4th year in a row! Sacramento’s annual run is the largest Thanksgiving Day run in the country, and we invite you to be a part of it, by joining #TeamChicas in our Sacramento Thanksgiving Day Tradition!

View #TeamChicas Pledge page, here: http://bit.ly/ChicasRTFTH2017 (where you can donate, join, invite, share…!)

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To join #TeamChicas: 
• Create an account on RaceRoster
https://raceroster.com/events/2017/13212/run-to-feed-the-hungry-10k5k/register
• Register yourself using the Adult Team Option
• Click Add This Participant to a Team
• Select team name from drop down (#TeamChicas)
• Complete registration process
• Invite your friends & family to join our team — all are welcomed, any fitness level! 

Visit and share our Facebook Event page
* * * All team members must register by November 5, 2017 * * *
The team registration fee is $55 per adult and $35 per youth

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ABOUT RUN TO FEED THE HUNGRY 
WHAT: 10K Run & 5K Run/Walk to support Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services

WHEN: Thanksgiving morning – Thursday, November 23, 2017 — Rain or Shine!
10K – 8:15 a.m. • 5K – 9 a.m.

WHERE:  The race starts on J Street just west of the entrance to the Sacramento State campus and runs through the beautiful tree lined streets of East Sacramento.
👟🦃👟🦃👟🦃👟🦃👟

📢✨ HOW TO GET CHICAS LATINAS DE SACRAMENTO TO COVER YOUR RTFTH REGISTRATION FEE 📢✨

Join #TeamChicas for THREE Wednesday runs (between Sept. 20 – Nov. 1) and we’ll cover the RTFTH Registration fee for 5 participants. 😲😲

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* The deadline for team registration is November 5, 2017. Team registration and accompanying team shirts will not be available after Sunday, November 5, 2017.
View #TeamChicas Pledge page, here: http://bit.ly/ChicasRTFTH2017

There’s a first for everything, backpacking with Chicas Latinas and Latino Outdoors

07 Monday Dec 2015

Posted by Angela in Guest Blog, Health, Latino Outdoors, Leadership, Running Group, TeamChicas

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Blog contribution by Chicas Latinas de Sacramento Board Member and Programs & Event Chair, Susana Becerra: 

I never backpacked before, but was always interested in it. I had talked to my friends about backpacking and always wanted to organize an outing, but to be honest I didn’t know where to start. The gear alone felt intimidating.

Chicas Latinas de Sacramento partnered with Latino Outdoors earlier this year. Together we began hosting day-hikes and other outdoor adventures for our Chicas Latinas members, and it was only a matter of time before a backpacking trip was in the works. The plan, Latino Outdoors would provide all the education, gear, and the guide required for a backpacking trip — for free!! All we (I) had to do was show up. How much easier could that be?! 

 

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Board Member, Susana Becerra

Thanks to the partnership of Chicas Latinas and Latino Outdoors, in November I went on my very first backpacking trip! Since my return, a few people have asked me what the highlights of my trip were. My response is hard to put into words because the entire experience was a highlight. Regardless, here are my thoughts about my first backpacking trip…

We set out on a cool sunny Saturday to Henry Coe State Park about 2.5 hours from Sacramento. Three Chicas Latinas and our Latino Outdoor guide chatted throughout the car ride.  We chatted during our hikes, we chatted throughout the night, we chatted chatted chatted. You get the idea. The point being is backpacking proved to be a way to connect to my fellow comrades. When else are you going to get 24 hours of human connectedness without the interruptions of cell phones, obligations, and responsibilities? When else do you take the time to share stories and laugh until food comes out of your mouth (yes, this happened)? When else do you sit in the dark and play games and I’m not talking video games on our cells/ipads/game consoles?  We went in to this adventure as strangers and came out friends with a mutual respect for each other for what we had accomplished together, as a team.

 

I have to admit that one of the reasons I enjoyed backpacking so much is that social conventions are thrown out the window.  So you haven’t showered or brushed your teeth for a while? No problem! Growing up my dad would frequently call me “cochina” when I licked my fingers and he insisted I use a napkin.  When backpacking, licking your fingers is highly encouraged, heck, wipe your mouth on your sleeve for all we care. It’s a way to produce less garbage because with Leave No Trace principals it means everything you use/bring you have to take back with you. When carrying a heavy load with minimal space every little bit counts. Literally licking your bowl and utensils clean is applauded. And you know you are with Latinos when a can of jalapeños en vinagre is brought out to accompany a meal, but what do you do with the left over vinegar? Drink it of course. What do you do with the water left over after boiling our dinner noodles? You guessed it, drink it! These acts are cheered and seen as taking one for the team.  It almost became a game to see how far we would go to Leave No Trace. It was a much welcomed change of pace to not have to be prim and proper for an entire weekend.

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You may be thinking that you have to be really strong to go backpacking. Well, sort of, but not really.  See, the strongest part of a woman’s body is in her legs and hip area and lo and behold that is where the backpack sits. The strap that goes across the hip/waist area shifts the weight from your back to your hips/legs, which is also why you have to use a backpack that fits your body/size.  We were carrying quite the load and we all agreed we felt like “burros” but it’s all part of the fun and challenging experience. We take many things for granted such as walking and this was a reminder to appreciate the ease in which I walk. With a heavy load I was unsteady and required concentration to accomplish what normally I can do with ease.  I’ve gone hiking before, but not with a heavy pack.  Our team of Chicas Latinas backpackers trekked fairly fast considering we were going uphill and carrying a heavy load. Perhaps it was because subconsciously we were trying to get out of the rain on day two.  The rain only added to us feeling absolutely awesome at the end of our journey. A feeling of “we did it! And in the rain!” Excuse the language, but there is no other way to describe it other than saying I FELT LIKE A BADASS! I am woman, hear me roar.

Last but not least I’d like to highlight the nature aspect of backpacking. We saw various wild life animals such as deer, newts, wood peckers, and a bald eagle. We would stop along our hike to appreciate the various foliage and try to translate the word from how our parents taught us in Spanish to the word in English leading to conversations about colloquialisms from one town to the next within even the same country. Basil in Spanish is Albahaca by the way…I learn something new every day.

As I went about my regular work week following our trip, I was reminded of my adventurous weekend every time I got up from a sitting position. My leg muscles were sore, but I couldn’t help but smile as I inched along the first few steps until my tight muscles loosen and I was able to walk again. I live in a two story home and when going down the stairs I literally said “ow ow ow” with every step I went down, while laughing at how funny I must look. This is not to discourage anyone from backpacking, on the contrary it’s to encourage you to try something that challenges your body just enough to push it outside its comfort zone because that is how we grow and evolve…to push outside our comfort zones. And if I can do it, you can too.

Thank you Sol, Adriana, and Eduardo for such a memorable experience.

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Latino Outdoors & #TeamChicas (more pics on Facebook)!

Please consider joining us, Chicas Latinas de Sacramento, as we continue to offer opportunities in partnership with Latino Outdoors.  We especially like having newbies and we are happy to ease any concerns you may have and answer any questions. 

Like our Facebook page and sign-up at bit.ly/ChicasRunningGroup to learn about #TeamChicas upcoming events!

Coming up: 

Fleet Feet Free Holiday Classic 5k Run/Walk Sunday, December 13, 2015

Join Fleet Feet Sports of Sacramento for the 9th annual Holiday Classic Fun Run.  The race is FREE.  The race began as a lighthearted reason to gather for a run during the holiday season and has developed into a toy drive for the Salvation Army.  This year the Salvation Army can use the support of the running community and the community at large in these tough economic times.  Our goal is to fill a Salvation Army truck with your donations. For more details visit Team Chicas meet up pagehttp://www.meetup.com/ChicasLatinas/events/226677376/

Winter Challenge Dec. 16 th-March 9th

Add up the miles!! Accumulate 50 miles training with Chicas and earn a nifty Team Chicas Sports bag. Challenge starts Dec. 16th. We meet at 6pm in front Mc Kindley Library every Wednesday.

#TeamChicas takes on @SacFoodBank’s Run to Feed the Hungry!

06 Friday Nov 2015

Posted by Stephanie in Donate, Health, Running Group, TeamChicas, Volunteer

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Good afternoon and Happy Friday!

We’re 20 days away from one of the largest runs in Sacramento (and in the nation on Thanksgiving) put on by the Sacramento Food Bank, Run to Feed the Hungry taking place Thursday, November 26!

Keep in mind, participating in this race not only does good for your health, but also means you’re giving back to our community. All profits from this race go to the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Serivces (SFBFS) that offers 14 diverse services, all focusing on education and moving families to self-sufficiency and financial independence. Click the link to sign up: https://register.chronotrack.com/reg/external-link-ref?la=f6a24f0fd433387fed42206cbf714db1cafaa459. Below is a screen shot upon choosing a team, be sure to choose “Join Existing Team” and use the search box to find #TeamChicas.

#TeamChicas is very grateful to be part of this great event. We encourage YOU to come out and train with us, from walkers to beginning runners, we invite you. We meet Wednesday’s at 6pm in front of McKinley Library in East Sacramento and Sunday’s at 8 am in Sutter’s Landing on 28th and C.

If you come out to one of our weeknight trainings please wear reflective/neon gear, and/or a headlight. Our training schedule for the next few days is as follows:

11/08/15- Sutter’s Landing- Runners 5 easy miles. Walkers 3-4

11/11/15- McKindley Park- Runners 5 miles tempo. Walkers 4

11/15/15- Run on your own. No Team Chicas training on this day

11/18/15- McKindley Park- Runners 5.5 miles tempo. Walkers 4.5

11/22/15- Sutter’s Landing- Runners 4 miles easy. Walkers 3

Hope to see you out there!

TeamChicas

Let us know if you’d like to sign up:

#TeamChicas: Spring round up

25 Saturday Apr 2015

Posted by Stephanie in Health

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Hola chicas and chicos! We’ve had such an exciting year thus far with a number of great events taking place throughout. Our latest one being our FUN RUN taking place in Auburn. Thank you again to those who joined us!

#TeamChicas in running/walking in Auburn.

#TeamChicas running/walking in Auburn.

We now find ourselves in the middle of Spring, approaching the middle of the year and we continue to think of more interesting (fun) runs and races to be apart of for later in the year. For our up and coming run, see below for details!unnamedIf you find yourself wanting to join us whether it’s Wednesday afternoons at McKinley Park at 6PM or Sunday’s at Sutters Landing at 8AM, please do with signing up for weekly updates! We love having both women AND men join us of all running levels. For any questions or queries, please fill out the form below.

Races to sign up:

Sunday June 7th– Kaiser Permanente Women’s Fitness Festival. Let’s make our presence known! We are training for this 5k race and would love to see you participate in this amazing event.

For race details go to: http://www.womensfitnessfestival.com/

Chicas on the run!

13 Friday Mar 2015

Posted by Stephanie in Health

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Just as we mentioned before, the Chicas Running group are making moves! Last week, several of our members made it to the UC Davis campus to run the 5K Caterpillar Crawl benefiting Camp Kesem. See below for shots of our Chicas in action!

THIS weekend we look forward to seeing more of our Chicas on the run for Sacramento’s Shamrock’n Half Marathon, Sunday, March 15th starting with the first wave at 7:45AM and last at 8:30AM in Raley Field.

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Click HERE for a map.

We wish our Chicas the BEST of luck this weekend!

Want to join the fun in running? Fill out the form below to stay in the loop for future running events:

Chica’s Running Group Q&A!

14 Saturday Feb 2015

Posted by Stephanie in Health, Uncategorized

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Having trouble understanding what it takes to hit the ground running? Come join us for a Chicas Running Group Q&A session/lunch on Sunday February 22 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at The Coffee Garden 2904 Franklin Blvd., Sacramento CA 95817.

We want to hear your questions and feedback about running! The Chicas Running Group is here to serve you as a beginning or advanced runner. All are welcome. Please RSVP and send your questions by February 18th, to Sol at solluvs2run@gmail.com or fill out the contact form below. Hope to see you there!

Chicas Running Group Spring Marathons for 2015!

24 Saturday Jan 2015

Posted by Stephanie in Culture, Health

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Don’t wait to join the Chicas Running Group! As we prepare for the two marathons this spring (info below) we will be giving opportunity for runners to earn either free admission or fun-run worthy prizes. Your chance to earn begins the first run on Sunday, February the 1st through the end of the month!

Saturday March 7, 2015

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More specific information is TBD. However, this is a 5k race benefiting Camp Kesem, a college student run organization whose mission is to help children through their parent’s cancer. Registration cost details coming soon. The first 10 runners that come to at least four Chicas running group workouts,* we’ll cover your entry fee.

Sunday March 15, 2015

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Blue Diamond Shamrock’n Half-Marathon in Sacramento. We won’t be offering free entry for this race, but we’ll be raffling off a few amazing prizes. You must attend at least four group workouts* to be enter into the raffle.

*You are not required to attend four consecutive runs, only four total. So let’s get going runners! #TeamChicas

Community Running Group Form: http://bit.ly/ChicasRunningGroup

ANNOUNCEMENT: Chicas running group Postponed

10 Wednesday Dec 2014

Posted by Stephanie in Health, Uncategorized, Volunteer

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Hello Chicas and chicos, unfortunately with the predictions harsh storm conditions this evening, we are going to postpone Wednesday’s run until next week. However, Sunday’s event is confirmed and ready for those who’re looking to run for a good cause. More information on that is soon to come.
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In the meantime, we apologize for the late notice and inconvenience. We encourage you to stay dry and drive safe on the roads!

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