Best of Competitor 2010–Northern California
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Jan. 31, 2011
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Best Running Store
Sports Basement
Two San Francisco locations; Sunnyvale, Walnut Creek
sportsbasement.com
Running Skirts
Retailers in Burlingame and San Jose
runningskirts.com
Best Bike Shop/Tri Shop
Sports Basement
Two San Francisco locations; Sunnyvale, Walnut Creek
sportsbasement.com
Best Running Event
Nike Women’s Marathon
San Francisco
nikerunning.com
TIE
Glide Floss Bridge to Bridge
San Francisco
bridgetobridge.com
TIE
San Francisco Marathon
San Francisco
thesfmarathon.com
Best Cycling Event
The Arthritis Foundation’s California Coast Classic
San Francisco to Los Angeles
californiacoastclassic.org
Marin Century
San Rafael
marincyclists.com/marincentury.com
TIE
Amgen Tour of California
South Lake Tahoe to Thousand Oaks
amgentourofcalifornia.com
Best Triathlon
Avia Wildflower Triathlon
Monterey County
tricalifornia.com
Escape from Alcatraz
San Francisco
escapefromalcatraztriathlon.com
TIE
Vineman Triathlon and Vineman Ironman 70.3
Sonoma County
vineman.com
Best Dirty/Wacky Event
Tough Mudder
Bear Valley
toughmudder.com/events/northern-california
Columbia Muddy Buddy
San Jose
muddy-buddy.competitor.com
Best Charity Training Group
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training
San Jose (Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay Area Chapter)
teamintraining.org/sj
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Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is the senior producer at Competitor.com. He was a cross country All-American at Stonehill College, has run 2:28 in the marathon, and coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego.