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
5
Sun
2024
Spreckels Lake 5K & Lightning Mile
May 5 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Two races in one! Join us for either a fast, downhill 1 mile race or a scenic 5K loop, or both!
Start time for the mile is 9:00am. The 5K will begin immediately after the completion of the 1 mile. Start/finish on JFK near 36th Avenue.

Registration for both races will be on John F. Kennedy Drive near 36th Avenue and Spreckles Lake.

1-Mile Race

  • Start Time: 9:00 am  — please arrive by 8:40 am to allow enough time to register and make your way to the start about a mile away.
  • Start Location: Kennedy Drive near Transverse
  • Finish Location: Kennedy Drive near Spreckles Lake
  • 1M Course Description: Run westbound (downhill) along Kennedy Drive from start to finish

Printable Map

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5K Race

  • Start Time: After completion of 1-mile race, around 9:30 am.
  • Start/Finish Location: Kennedy Drive/36th Avenue near Spreckles Lake
  • 5K Course Description: Run westbound on Kennedy Drive, left onto Chain of Lakes dirt path, left onto ML King Drive pedestrian path, left onto Transverse Drive, left onto Kennedy Drive to downhill finish.
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Dec
1
Sun
2024
Spreckels Lake 5K & San Franciscan Mile
Dec 1 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Two races in one! Challenge yourself with a moderately uphill 1 mile race, a scenic 5K loop or both!

1M Couse Description and Map
Start: Kennedy Drive near Spreckels Lake, Golden Gate Park
Finish: Kennedy Drive near Transverse Drive

Run eastbound (uphill) along Kennedy Drive from Spreckels Lake to Transverse Drive.

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5K Course Description & Map
Start/Finish: Kennedy Drive near Spreckels Lake
Run westbound on Kennedy Drive, left onto Chain of Lakes dirt path, left onto Martin Luther King Jr. Drive pedestrian path, left onto Transverse Drive,   left onto Kennedy Drive to downhill finish.

Larger Printable Map