DSE Race Schedule 

All races begin at 9:00am unless otherwise noted.  The Top Five male, female, and nonbinary finishers in each race win place ribbons.    

DSE Members receive pre-registration links by email at the beginning of each month.  A limited number of non-member pre-registrations are available for select races on Active.com (search for DSE Runners).  Walk-up race day registration may be available, space permitting.  Gold, Child, and Teen memberships include unlimited races.  Standard member race fee is $5.  Non-member race fee is $10.  Please bring exact change. Thank you!

 

Dec
10
Sun
2023
Baker Beach 5K
Dec 10 @ 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

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Dec
24
Sun
2023
Rainbow Falls Holiday 5K & Kids Run
Dec 24 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Start time: 9:00am

Start/Finish: JFK & Transverse Drive, Golden Gate Park

Course Description
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.

*Kids Run begins after completion of the 5K – Start/Finish near same location as adult race.

Course Map
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Dec
31
Sun
2023
Windmill 10K
Dec 31 @ 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

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Jan
7
Sun
2024
Twin Peaks 4M
Jan 7 @ 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

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Jan
14
Sun
2024
Polo Field 5K
Jan 14 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

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

Start Time: 9:00am

Course Description:
Run westbound 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
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Jan
21
Sun
2024
Waterfront 10M & 5K
Jan 21 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Start/Finish
Southaast corner of Sierra Point parking lot

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 & Map
Run southbound on paved Bay Trail, past Oyster Point, Genentech, and Point San Bruno to the turnaround. Return same way to finish.

5K Course Description
Course start/finish is the same as the 10 mile course, but with the turnaround at 1.55 miles.  Run southbound on paved Bay Trail towards Oyster Point and return same way to finish.

Printable Map

 

Jan
28
Sun
2024
Rockaway Beach 5K/12K
Jan 28 @ 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 the Beach Boulevard trail until the turnaround near the end of the trail path. 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
11
Sun
2024
Golden Gate Bridge Vista 10K [Off-Road]
Feb 11 @ 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

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Feb
18
Sun
2024
Great Highway 5K
Feb 18 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Start Time: 9:00am

Start/Finish: Taraval and the Great Highway

Course Description

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

Course Map

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Feb
25
Sun
2024
Fort to Fort 10K
Feb 25 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Start time: 9:00am

Start/Finish:
Fort Mason Hill lawn (near Great Meadow).

Course Description:
“Out & Back” – Complete 0.3m Great Meadows clockwise loop, exit onto Marina Blvd., continue right through Yacht Harbor parking lot, run entire Crissy Field promenade trail, turnaround at Hopper’s Hands. Return to Finish Line.

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