Focus Races
Impalas love to run fast
The Impalas’ main racing focus is the Pacific Association USATF Grand Prix--an annual series of 10-12 road races, ranging from the mile to the marathon--and the Pacific Association Cross Country Series. In each series, teams accumulate points toward the grand prize at the end of the year. The Impalas have won or placed in the top three in all age divisions over the past several years.
The team also selects several additional focus races for the team to compete against some of the country's best runners. Such focus races include National Championships for different race distances as well as other competitive and high-caliber races throughout the country.
2024 Focus Race Schedule
The focus race calendar includes Road, Track, Cross Country, and Mountain-Ultra-Trail races on the local Pacific Association USATF circuit as well as other regional and nationally competitive races. Note: Any race on the PA MUT schedule will be granted focus designation if the Impalas field a scoring team (3 runners).
January
1/21 - USATF Cross Country Championships - Richmond (USATF Masters GP)
February
2/3 - 2024 US Olympic Team Trials-Marathon - Orlando, FL (Team Race)
2/4 - Kaiser 5K/10K/Half Marathon - San Francisco (Team Race)
2/17 - Berkeley All Comers Meet 2 - Berkeley (Track)
2/24 - USATF Masters 5k Championships - Atlanta, GA (USATF Masters GP)
March
3/2 - NorCal John Frank Memorial 10-Mile - Redding (PA Long)
3/9 - Oxy Distance Carnival - Occidental (Track)
3/21 - 3/24 - USATF Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships - Chicago (USATF Masters Race)
3/23 - USATF Masters Half Marathon Championships - Syracuse, NY (USATF Masters GP)
3/29-3/30 - Mike Fanelli Track Classic - San Francisco (Track)
April
4/7 - Credit Union SACTOWN 10-Mile Run - Sacramento (PA Long, Masters GP)
4/12-4/13 - Johnny Mathis Invitational - San Francisco (Track)
4/15 - Lake Chabot Half (PA MUT)
4/14 - The Great Race 4.0 mi - Saratoga (PA Short)
4/15 - Boston Marathon - Boston, MA (Team Race)
4/21 - Horseshoe Lake Trail Half - La Honda, CA (PA MUT)
4/28 - USATF Masters 10k Championships - Dedham, MA (USATF Masters GP)
May
5/4 - Oxy Invitational - Los Angeles (Track)
5/9 - Patagonia 5k - San Francisco (Team Race)
5/19 - Mile of Truth, Danville (PA Short)
5/19 - Bay to Breakers - San Francisco (Team Race)
5/19 - USATF Masters 1 Mile Championships - Danville (USATF Masters GP)
June
6/1 - Impala Stampede 5k - San Francisco (PA Short)
6/8 - Tahoe Relays - Lake Tahoe (Team Race)
6/8-6/9 - Portland Track Festival - Portland, OR (Track)
6/9 - Dipsea - Mill Valley (Team Race)
6/29 - SF Front Runners Pride Run 5k/ 10k - San Francisco (Team Race)
July
TBD - PA Masters & Open T&F Championships (Track)
7/17-7/21 - USATF Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Sacramento (USATF Masters Race)
August
8/13-8/25 - World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships - Sweden (Masters)
8/17 - Tamalpa Headlands 50K - Sausalito (PA MUT)
8/24 - 23rd Annual SCTC XC Challenge - Santa Cruz (PA XC)
8/24 - USATF Masters 10 Mile Championships - Flint, MI (USATF Masters GP)
September
9/7 - Stevens Creek Striders Reservoir Trail Half Marathon - Cupertino (PA MUT)
9/8 - Golden Gate Park Open - San Francisco (PA XC)
9/17 - USATF Masters 12K Championships - Highlands, NJ (Masters Grand Prix)
9/21 - Rebels XC Challenge - Folsom (PA XC)
9/28 - Garin Park XC Challenge - Hayward (PA XC)
October
10/5 - Star City Half Marathon - Brisbane (PA MUT)
10/6 - Urban Cow Half Marathon - Sacramento (PA Long)
10/13 - Annual John Lawson Tamalpa Challenge - San Rafael (PA XC)
10/13 - Chicago Marathon - Chicago (Team Race)
10/20 - Annual Phil Widener Empire Open - Santa Rosa (PA XC)
10/26 - 26th Annual Matt Yeo Aggies XC Open - Martinez (PA XC)
TBD - GVH Lagoon Valley XC Challenge - Vacaville (PA XC)
TBD - USATF Masters 5K Cross Country Championships (USATF Masters GP)
November
11/3 - 15th Annual Willow Hills XC Open - Folsom (PA XC)
11/10 - Clarksburg Half Marathon - Clarksburg (PA long)
11/17 - PA XC Championships - San Francisco (PA XC)
11/28 - ARM Gobble Wobble 5K/10K – San Mateo (Team Race)
December
12/8 - California International Marathon - Folsom to Sacramento (PA long)
12/14 - USATF Club XC Championships - Seattle (PA XC)
12/15 - Christmas Relays - San Francisco (PA relay)
