DSE Race Schedule 

All races begin at 9:00am unless otherwise noted.  Race check-in/race day registration begins 45 minutes prior to race start.  Course details are subject to race day modifications based on weather, construction, and other factors.

Gold, Child, and Teen memberships include unlimited races.  Standard member race fee is $5.  Non-member race fee is $10.  Thank you!

Dec
8
Sun
2024
Baker Beach 5K
Dec 8 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Start Time: 9:00am

Start/Finish: Lower Baker Beach Parking Lot

Terrain: Asphalt, concrete/sand, gravel trail/wooden bridge/gravel trail

Course Description: Upon exiting lower Baker Beach parking lot, immediately turn left on Battery Chamberlin Rd and run up to and through upper parking lot. Exit through gate at far end and run east into short Battery section before completing .6 mile uphill climb. Run left (inside guard rail) along Lincoln Way. Just beyond Langdon Court (Street), take the left fork gravel trail and run the entire “new trail” section with wooden bridge. Do not exit onto asphalt pedestrian/bike lane leading to GG Bridge. Instead, turn around at end of trail and return the same way to finish.

Additional Parking is available in the upper parking lot off Battery Chamberlin Rd.
* Baby Strollers are not permitted for this race.

Course Map

Printable Map

Baker-Beach-5K-2016

Dec
15
Sun
2024
No DSE Run – Opportunity to enter West Valley Track Club Christmas Relays
Dec 15 all-day

No DSE Run – Opportunity to enter West Valley Track Club Christmas Relays

Dec
22
Sun
2024
Rainbow Falls Holiday 5K & Kids Run
Dec 22 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Start Time: 9:00am

Start/Finish: JFK Dr. & Transverse Dr.

Kid’s run starts after finish of 5K race

Course Description
Run eastbound on Kennedy Drive.
Right turn (uphill) onto Stow Lake Drive.
Run to Turnaround cone (.06m)
Reverse directions, right back onto Kennedy Drive.
Run east up Kennedy Drive to McLaren Lodge. Turnaround at Barricade at Kezar Drive, start back and turn right on East Conservatory Drive. Run up and around East Conservatory Drive then back onto Kennedy Drive and return https://dserunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/placeholder-vertical-1.jpgtbound to finish.

Course Map

Dec
29
Sun
2024
Windmill 10K
Dec 29 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Start time: 9:00am

Start/Finish:
JFK Drive & Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park

Course Description
Run eastbound up Kennedy Drive to intersection prior to McLaren Lodge (Kezar Drive/Second Barricade). Turnaround and return the same way back to finish.

Course Map

Print Map
Windmill10k2014

Jan
5
Sun
2025
Polo Field 5K & Kids Run
Jan 5 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Start/Finish: South side of Polo Field, Golden Gate Park

Start Time: 9:00am

Kids run is about 1/2 mile and begins after completion of the 5K. 
Start/Finish location is near start location of the 5K race.

Course Description:
Run https://dserunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/placeholder-vertical-1.jpgtbound on Middle Drive, right onto Bernice Rogers Way and right onto Kennedy Drive. Run up Kennedy Drive to Transverse Drive, right onto Transverse Drive, right onto Overlook (dirt trail) and right onto Middle Drive to finish.

Course Map
PoloField5k2015

Jan
12
Sun
2025
Twin Peaks 4M
Jan 12 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

START/FINISH:
Near reservoir at Galewood Circle & Clarendon Avenue

Race start time: 9:00am

Course Description
Challenging 4 mile loop around Twin Peaks with spectacular views. Complete inside reservoir counter-clockwise loop; exit downhill onto Clarendon, left onto Laguna Honda and run uphill to Woodside Ave. Continue up Woodside Ave past the gas station. Run uphill/downhill on Twin Peaks Blvd then left and run  uphill/downhill on Clarendon and finish inside reservoir.

Course Map

TwinPeak4M

Jan
19
Sun
2025
Oyster Point Marina 10 Mile & 5K
Jan 19 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Start/Finish
Oyster Point Marina Park, 1 Harbor Master Road, South San Francisco, CA 94080

Both the 10M and 5K start at 9:00am.
Flat, fast and scenic out/back courses. Both courses are paved and closed to traffic, following the Bay Trail along the waterfront.

10M Course Description
The start line is next to the ferry terminal. The course will be an out and back – twice. From the start, cross the road to the path on the south side of the Marina, run out 2.5 miles, turn around, go back to start and repeat.

5K Course Description
The start is next to the ferry terminal. The 5k will cross the road to the path on the south side of the Marina and run out 1.55 miles and turn around, go back to the start.

New Course Map coming soon!
🙂

Jan
26
Sun
2025
Rockaway Beach 5K/12K
Jan 26 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Start/Finish:
Rockaway Beach Parking Lot
Dondee St & San Marlo Way
Pacifica, CA 94044

Start time: 9:00am

5K Course Description

Start at the Rockaway Beach parking lot near Dondee Street and San Marlo Way. Run southbound on beach promenade, left onto Rockaway Beach Blvd, right onto Nick Gust Way. Continue over footbridge. Veer right and begin paved bike path. Stay on path crossing through the Taco Bell parking lot to rejoin path. Turn around at Pedro Point Shopping Center and return the same way to finish.

12K Course Description 

Follow the 5K course above.  Once you are back at the start/finish area, run north along the paved trail parallel to Cabrillo Highway.  At the Calera Creek Recycling Plant, continue along the sidewalk on Cabrillo Hwy.  Veer left at Mori Point Road. Follow Old Mori Road trail to the water, then turn right.  Continue running along Beach Boulevard until the turnaround past Pacifica Pier. Turn around and run back the same way back to the start/finish.

5K Course Map

Course Map for Rockaway Beach 5k

12K Course Map

Feb
2
Sun
2025
NO DSE Race – Opportunity to enter Kaiser Half Marathon/10K/5K
Feb 2 all-day

DSE is taking a break to volunteer and allow runners to participate in the Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon, 10K and 5K.

Feb
9
Sun
2025
Golden Gate Bridge Vista 10K [Off-Road]
Feb 9 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Race start time: 9:00am

Start/Finish: Upper level of El Camino del Mar parking lot

Course Description
Complete clockwise loop, traverse the upper level of El Camino del Mar parking lot then downhill to Seal Rock/Clement. Turn right onto lower Land’s End Trail and continue running east past Eagles Point. Exit left, downhill on El Camino del Mar.  Take lower fork at 30th Avenue staying on El Camino del Mar which merges into Lincoln Blvd. Turn left at Bowley and right into Baker Beach parking lot. Turn right onto Battery Chamberlain Rd., downhill and thru entire lower parking lot. Continue running east thru the battery section of Baker Beach then right uphill on dirt /gravel path to Lincoln. Turnaround at top of  Sand Ladder. Reverse direction and run back to finish.

Course Map

GoldenGateBridgeVista10K2016