Transports Team in Berkeley - Worthwhile???

Here's a list of the guys on the team so you can check to see if there are any of the people your friend mentioned were d-bags.

Hello - I was the mode of transportation for one of Transports' members. After months of abuse and neglect, I split town. I heard this same member cut ties with the team, for one year, in effort to become reunited with me. We had some good days but ended up parting ways again, on good terms this time.

I swing by the track every now and then to check in on this individual only to find a few other members doing repeat “piggy-back” 400s. Looks a bit odd but these guys swear by ‘em.

I heard that my old master moved abroad, to India in pursuit of his acting/singing career. Although he is not Hindu, he was a huge fan of Baliwood and we would always stroll around the studio apartment, him singing some of his favorite songs. He was particularly talented with the belly dance.

That’s all I knows about this team so hopefully it gives you enough intel to make a decision.

Keep the crank greased,

Bike-a-saurus

Those guys are some tough, beer drinkin studs. One guy prefers wine coolers though.

This team sucks and they know it. They think they're solid, winning the PA circuit but get their heads kicked in at club nats. I would rather run alone than with those clowns.

I don't see why you just train alone, run the PAUSATF circuit with $$$$, and kick their asses.

jaguar1 wrote:

I don't see why you just train alone, run the PAUSATF circuit with $$$$, and kick their asses.

Pick me pick me! I know why!

I might be putting together a solid Bay Area group. Leave an e-mail if you would like more info.

I don't know any of the guys well but I've met Boutlet and Moreno before and they both seemed like chill cool dudes. Don't know too much about how good they are except that they're a lot faster than I am.

jaguar1 wrote:

I don't see why you just train alone, run the PAUSATF circuit with $$$$, and kick their asses.

It's been done. It's called the Gilmore gambit.

I've run with a lot of those guys, and they all seem like really decent people. I think this thread is ridiculous.

Taken my Prius to Newark wrote:

Can anyone give me some news on this team?

When they attempt comedy they succeed.

Any and all advice is appreciated.

Work on your wit. This just wasn't funny. It wasn't even a good try.

The guys on the team don't all train together. There is no set coach or set workout time. Some of the guys occasionally get together for workouts though. Like most groups I've ever been associated with, there are some people who run well in workouts yet don't always seem to put it together in races, but no one is trying to "burn" anyone else.

Yes, we try to get the team together for enough PA races to win the series. The income we get from that usually pays our way to Club Nats, where sometimes we get our head beat in. But we get some free gear and a little share of the team prize money.

If you are really interested, and want to have an actual conversation about the team, you can shoot me an email, and i can get you more specific info.

Try the Aggies. We have a bunch of guys in the bay area, a great coach, and we'll stay away from the chili pepper. We will duct tape you to a tree if you get too drunk at camp.

Are the Aggies all studs like JT Service & Sergio Reyes, or is there room for slower guys? I'm in the 17s for 5K and am thinking of joining a club for 2008.

West Valley Track Club

They go to XC Nats, have some semblance of coaching, and organized workouts.

http://www.westvalleytc.org/

wow you are quite angry...did they pull a joke on you?

as dick said, we don't all train together. however, we have a solid group of guys in the south bay/peninsula that usually train together, and another in the east bay (oakland/berkeley). and some of us even head to SF from time to time to do some runs.

while we have no "coach", we do have someone quite knowledgeable who has given us workout plans which have proven pretty successful.

now, winning the PA may be about as important as winning the NBA eastern conference, but it's an accomplishment nonetheless. and there are a few pretty good teams that are eager to do so, transports being one of them.

as teammates, we all get along well, aside from the crap-talking about one another--which is done face-to-face, and makes the runs more enjoyable. and no one is trying to show how special they are by "burning" one another in workouts. in fact, in our workout last night, my teammate was hesistant to let 'er rip on our last mile even though he was capable of doing so (because we had a planned pace). i said, "if you feel good, go for it." which he did. then we sang "kum ba yah."