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!

May
12
Sun
2024
Crissy Field Mother’s Day 5K & Kid’s Run
May 12 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

START/FINISH: Yacht Harbor Parking Lot (Little Marina Green)

* NEW* Start time: 9:30am 

* Kid’s run starts after finish of 5K

Course Description

S/F – Yacht Harbor parking lot. Run west along Crissy Field/Golden Gate Promenade. Stay along path into Fort Point National Historic Site. Turnaround at orange cone and return same way to finish.

Course Map

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May
19
Sun
2024
No DSE Run – Bay to Breakers
May 19 all-day

DSE will be taking a break to allow runners to participate in San Francisco’s iconic Bay to Breakers!

May
26
Sun
2024
Kennedy Drive 8K
May 26 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Start/Finish: South side of Polo Field on Middle Drive in Golden Gate Park

Race start: 9:00am

Course Description:
Run (uphill) eastbound on Middle Drive, turn onto Overlook Drive (path), left at Transverse and right onto Kennedy Drive. Run eastbound on Kennedy Drive to barricade at Kezar Drive. Turn around at Barricade and return same way to finish.

Course Map:
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Jun
2
Sun
2024
No DSE Run – Opportunity to enter the Statuto Race
Jun 2 all-day

No DSE Run – Opportunity to enter the Statuto Race in North Beach

Jun
6
Thu
2024
Thursday night JFK Promenade 3 miles Summer Series #1 – DSE members only
Jun 6 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The Thursday Night Summer Series is limited to DSE members only.  Standard DSE membership is $20 per year for adults, $10 per year for teens 13-17, and free for children 12 and under and seniors 80+.  There is no additional race fee for Thursday night races.

Course Description

S/F at Kennedy and Transverse.  Run east up car-free 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, turn right onto Kennedy Drive and return to finish.

Link to map: Summer Series JFK Promenade 3 Mile Course Map

Course Map

Jun
9
Sun
2024
Presidio Wall 5K [Off-Road]
Jun 9 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Race start time: 9:00am

Start/Finish: Grass lawn adjacent to Presidio Wall Playground (near Pacific and Spruce Avenue).

Course Description
Start and finish on the grass lawn adjacent to Presidio Wall Playground (near Pacific and Spruce Avenue). Exit grass area, complete counter-clockwise Presidio Wall rectangular loop, right onto W. Pacific Avenue trail. Prior to Arguello Boulevard, complete mini-clockwise half-arc loop before turning left onto northbound (downhill) straightaway and exit trail onto asphalt surface. Turn around at stop sign, reverse direction and return to W. Pacific Avenue. Travel downhill (eastbound), complete clockwise Presidio Wall loop before finishing on the grass.

Course Map

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Presidio XC 5K Course Map
Jun
13
Thu
2024
Thursday night JFK Promenade 3 miles Summer Series #2 – DSE members only
Jun 13 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The Thursday Night Summer Series is limited to DSE members only.  Standard DSE membership is $20 per year for adults, $10 per year for teens 13-17, and free for children 12 and under and seniors 80+.  There is no additional race fee for Thursday night races.

Course Description

S/F at Kennedy and Transverse.  Run east up car-free 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, turn right onto Kennedy Drive and return to finish.

Link to map: Summer Series JFK Promenade 3 Mile Course Map

Course Map

Jun
16
Sun
2024
Father’s Day Rainbow Falls 5K & Kid’s Run
Jun 16 @ 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 westbound to finish.

Course Map

Jun
20
Thu
2024
Thursday night JFK Promenade 3 miles Summer Series #3 – DSE members only
Jun 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The Thursday Night Summer Series is limited to DSE members only.  Standard DSE membership is $20 per year for adults, $10 per year for teens 13-17, and free for children 12 and under and seniors 80+.  There is no additional race fee for Thursday night races.

Course Description

S/F at Kennedy and Transverse.  Run east up car-free 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, turn right onto Kennedy Drive and return to finish.

Link to map: Summer Series JFK Promenade 3 Mile Course Map

Course Map

Jun
23
Sun
2024
Great Highway 5K
Jun 23 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Start/Finish: Taraval and the Great Highway

Course Description:
Run 1.55 miles to Lincoln Boulevard and return the same way to finish.

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