Tag: los angeles

The winter is coming get your winter Pacers swag.

September 20, 2021
Did we tell you red looks good on you? ‘Cause it does. It totally does. Show your Pacer love by suiting up in Pasadena Pacer swag. We’ve got our friends at Run With Us coming out to our Saturday Morning long run on Saturday, September 25th at 7am. They will be sizing us for Jackets… more

The Start of Los Angeles Marathon Training 2022

September 13, 2021
Setting a goal and getting started gives you the feeling that everything is going to be all right. Personal goals have a way of putting your life in order, then one goal seems to set you on a path where everything becomes orderly and life comes into alignment. But goals have to be worthy of… more

Beginner Running Gear Guide

June 30, 2021
  New runners can get overwhelmed with the amount of available running gear and often don’t know where to start. Consider this your start line. For your very first run, just about any gear will do. But as you make this a regular thing, you’re going to want to be as comfortable as possible. This… more

It All Started 25 Years Ago

June 4, 2021
By Dr. Steve Smith, Pacers Founder and Team Doc On the first Sunday in June, Robin and I stood dead center of the Rose Bowl’s Lot K. It was early and the parking lot was empty. Nearly a year of planning and it all came down to this. We sent out flyers by mail and… more

Downhill Race Training

August 27, 2019
By Dr. Steve Smith, Pacers Founder and Team Doc Revel Big Bear is on our race calendar and it’s time to start training. It’s a big downhill race, big for the altitude loss of nearly 5,000 feet. I don’t know of another race with that big of a loss anywhere else in the country.  It… more

Dave McCarthy, Pre-Conditioner Coach, Steps Down after 13+ Years

April 23, 2019
The Pasadena Pacers announce Dave McCarthy, our Pre-Conditioner Coach, will retire from coaching at the conclusion of this cycle on Saturday, April 27. We are saddened to see him leave this position, but know it is not goodbye, just a changing of the guard. Dave has been a long-time champion of runners—all runners. He steadfastly… more

There is No Finish Line

March 26, 2019
By Dr. Steve Smith, Pasadena Pacer Founder and Team Doc Crossing the finish line is a feeling like no other. Barriers have been breached. You have attempted the impossible, and you did it! You can feel the power of accomplishment and you are looking into the future with a whole new attitude. You know you… more

Get to know: the Pasadena Pacer 2019 Los Angeles Marathon Support Team

November 12, 2018
Learn more about our Los Angeles Marathon training program. Safe to say that 2019 will be our biggest Los Angeles Marathon (LAM) yet! Since our very first LAM more than 20 years ago, we’ve helped and cheered for thousands of Pasadena Pacers as they trained for and crossed that LAM finish line. But, it takes… more

Meet Your Pace Leader & LAM Captain: Team 11.5, Gina

November 12, 2018
Learn more about the Pasadena Pacer’s LA Marathon training program. Join Team 11.5’s closed Facebook group. Gina Leon 11:30 min/mile Pace Leader (Editor’s note: Gina also serves our Los Angeles Marathon Team Captain.) How long have you been with the Pasadena Pacers: Since 2015. How many marathons have you run? 10, with six of them… more

Meet Your LAM Team Manager: Krista

November 12, 2018
Learn more about the Pasadena Pacer’s LA Marathon training program. Krista Moll Pasadena Pacers LAM Team Manager (Editor’s Note: Krista also serves on our Social Media Team) How long have you been with the Pasadena Pacers? Three years. How many marathons have you run? Three (Dublin and Los Angeles x2) Why do you run? I have… more