<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="color:rgb(251,2,7);font-family:Arial;font-size:12px">Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions, </span><span style="color:rgb(251,2,7);font-family:Arial;font-size:12px">p</span><span style="color:rgb(251,2,7);font-family:Arial;font-size:12px">lease contact </span><a href="mailto:president@berkeleyathleticfund.net" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px">president@berkeleyathleticfund.net</a><span style="color:rgb(251,2,7);font-family:Arial;font-size:12px">.</span><span style="color:rgb(251,2,7);font-family:Arial;font-size:12px"> </span><br></div><div dir="ltr">
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>The Berkeley Athletic Fund invites our Berkeley High Athletic community to join us in conversation with award-winning sports and health journalist Christine Yu to discuss the way women can boost athletic performance, reduce injury, and stay healthy at all ages.</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Join us <b>Monday, May 22, at 6:30pm </b>in the M Gym at Berkeley High School.  Event is free and open to all, please help us out by pre-registering <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-author-of-up-to-speedthe-groundbreaking-science-of-women-athletes-tickets-625939159877" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">here</span></a>.  Books can be pre-ordered from local bookstore Mrs. Dalloway’s with a 15% discount <a href="https://www.mrsdalloways.com/book/9780593332399" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">here</span></a> using coupon code <b>UP2SPEED, </b>or will be available for purchase at the event.  </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Christine’s work focuses on the intersection of sports science and women athletes. Through her reporting she realized how little we know about and understand female physiology and sports performance. Her exploration into this relationship between science and athletic performance and the underlying systems that exclude women became her debut book, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671347/up-to-speed-by-christine-yu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(16,60,192)">UP TO SPEED: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes</span></a>.  Berkeley High student athlete and BAF Board member Gracie Koch will be interviewing Christine so we can all learn about her findings.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Throughout history, women have been kept off the pitch, the court, and the starting line, and they’ve also been kept out of the research labs. So much of what we take as gospel about exercise and sports is based solely on studies of men. Men’s experiences set the standards for athletic progression, training and nutrition guidelines, injury prevention protocols, and athletic gear design. </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Women deserve a system and culture of sports that help them thrive, one that’s based on science and tailored to their lived experience. UP TO SPEED explores questions like: why are women excluded from exercise physiology and sports science research, what are the implications of this data gap, and how can we empower people to excel at sports regardless of sex and gender? She disentangles myth and gender bias from real science, making a case for new approaches to help women athletes excel at every stage of life. </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Praise for UP TO SPEED</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">"Illuminating. . . Yu’s overview of the many ways women athletes are underserved enrages, and her mastery of the scientific literature impresses. This is a valuable contribution to the growing science on women in sports." —Publishers Weekly</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">“Up to Speed is a roadmap and toolbox for athletes of all ages. Every coach should read it and discuss it with their athletes. I wish I had been able to read this book while I was competing.” —Kara Goucher, Olympic long-distance runner and author of The Longest Race</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">“This book is a deeply important asset for building a better future for women in sport. Yu gives context to the experiences of so many female athletes and calls for a future where female athletes are studied, supported and valued equally.”—Kate Courtney, Olympian and World Champion mountain-bike racer</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)">CHRISTINE YU is an award-winning journalist whose work focuses on the intersection of sports science and women athletes. Her writing has appeared in Outside, The Washington Post, Runner's World, and other publications. She's a lifelong athlete and yoga teacher who loves running, surfing, and skiing. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157);min-height:14px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(98,98,98);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:15px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(24,25,27)"><b>_____________________________</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(55,82,139)">Nicole Chee, Jenny Fosket, Chaghig Walker, and Charlotte Le Liboux are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the E-tree; please direct any questions about the E-tree to them at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(15,76,155)">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a>.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(47,0,48)"> </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(16,60,192)"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" target="_blank">BHS E-tree archives</a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(16,60,192)"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank">BHS website</a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(16,60,192)"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BUSD-Calendar-K12-22-23.pdf" target="_blank">BUSD 2022-2023 Calendar</a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(16,60,192)"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XoKaZIol254f7rDheAHhgr1FEJWfEOS2e4nU7_4LcqM/edit" target="_blank">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación</a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(47,0,48)"> </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(55,82,139)">To post a message, send to: <a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(15,76,155)">bhs@lmi.net</span></a>.</p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(47,0,48)"> </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(55,82,139)">To <span style="color:rgb(246,0,11)">unsubscribe</span> from the E-tree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(15,76,155)">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: unsubscribe.  The request must be sent from the email address that is subscribed to the list. If that does not work, visit the URL at the bottom of each message, or put your email address at the end of this URL:  <a href="http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(15,76,155)">http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/</span></a>, or contact the E-tree moderators at <a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(15,76,155)">bhs-owner@lmi.net.</span></a></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(47,0,48)"> </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(55,82,139)">To subscribe to the E-tree, send an email to <a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(15,76,155)">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a> with one word only in the subject line: subscribe. </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(55,82,139);min-height:14px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(55,82,139)">PLEASE NOTE: The system will send a confirmation email; <b>the subscription or unsubscription will not be complete until you follow the link in that email and confirm that you want to subscribe or unsubscribe</b>. Tip: Check your spam folder if you do not see the confirmation message shortly after you subscribe/unsubscribe! </p>
<p style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(70,103,157);min-height:14px"><br></p></div>
</div></div>