When the Silicon Valley Children's Hospital Foundation hosts the Silicon Valley Marathon on Halloween morning, it will be a run for the ages—all ages.

The marathon returns to San Jose on Oct. 31 with events for all Bay Area runners and their families. The day will include the marathon, but also a half marathon, a 5K fun run and kids races—all of them starting at Discovery Park in downtown San Jose.

Soccer great Brandi Chastain will stop by to present medals to the participants in the kids races, and there will be live music, face painting and more.

For more information, visit www. svmarathon.com.

Boys lacrosse

The West Valley Redhawks will hold boys lacrosse tryouts for the upcoming 2005 spring season on Nov. 13 and 14 and Jan. 8, 9:30 a.m.­noon, at Argonaut School in Saratoga.

Tryouts will be held Nov. 13 for the pups program (grades 5­6); Nov. 14 for the juniors (grades 7­8); and Jan. 8 for the junior varsity (grades 9­10). The tryout fee of $25 includes lunch.

The season runs February through May. For more information, visit www.redhawkslacrosse.com, call 408.867.1092 or email presleytroyer@hotmail.com.

Lacrosse festival

It's a fall festival, but it's got nothing to do with pumpkins, autumn leaves or Halloween.

Girls Lacrosse of San Jose will hold a fall lacrosse festival that will target two groups of girls ages 10­18—experienced players who want to get in shape, and others who are interested in learning more about the sport.

The festival—to be held Oct. 24 and Nov. 7 (noon­2 p.m. for girls in grades 5­8, 2:30­4:30 p.m. for high school girls) at the Kirk Community Center on Foxworthy Avenue near Meridian—will feature clinics, raffles of lacrosse gear and refreshments. Girls Lacrosse of San Jose coaches will provide the instruction and equipment will be provided.

A $10 donation will cover raffle tickets, insurance and expenses at the festival.

Girls Lacrosse of San Jose sponsored two teams of fifth to eighth graders last season and plans to add a high school club in the coming year. The season runs from February through May.

For more information, contact John Fensterwald at 408.265.2224 or john@sjextreme.org, or visit www. sjextreme.org.

Baseball camps

West Valley College will host a series of camps this fall on its home diamond on the school's Saratoga campus, featuring instruction from professional and collegiate players.

Pitching, hitting and defensive fundamentals will be stressed at the camps set for Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28. The cost is $50 per camp and players of all ages are welcome. Camp hours are 10 a.m.­noon (pitching), 12:30­2:30 p.m. (hitting) and 3­5 p.m. (defense). For more information, contact Mike Dorsa at 408.623.4212 or mdorsa@hotmail.com.

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