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!

Apr
28
Sun
2024
Coastal Trail Challenge 10K [Off-Road]
Apr 28 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

NEW Start/Finish: Upper Baker Beach parking lot adjacent to triangular tourist board

Course Description
Exit parking lot onto Sandy beach via wooden bridge, run .28m east, right uphill onto Sand Ladder. At top turn left (stay inside the guard rail of Lincoln Blvd.) run uphill/downhill along Coastal Trail. Exit left onto path that transverses under GG Bridge. Take the left fork onto .1m criss/cross path. Exit left, run down the staircase. Exit across Long Avenue. Right onto Golden Gate Promenade. Turnaround (50 yards prior to Concrete Stab adjacent to Yacht Harbor). Return the same way. Run west along GG Promenade, left up the staircase, run west under GG Bridge, right onto Coastal Trail, stay inside Lincoln Blvd. guard rail. Run downhill along Lincoln Blvd. trail that past Sand Ladder; at fork turn left via “Battery section” run back to
Upper Baker Beach parking lot. Take a quick left turn to Finish.

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
Aug
24
Sat
2024
Walt Stack DSE Double Dipsea
Aug 24 all-day

DSE is once again partnering with Brazen Racing to help manage the growing popularity of the race and the increasing demands of permitting agencies, all for the purpose of ensuring this race continues to be available for many years to come.

New as of 2015 – To improve the safety of all participants, headphones and trekking poles will not be allowed on the course. Please visit the Brazen Racing Double Dipsea Site for more details.

Course Description

It begins at Stinson Beach, runs the length of the Dipsea Trail to Mill Valley then back to Stinson Beach. Epic views, adventures — and lots of stairs — await you!

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Sep
15
Sun
2024
San Pedro Park Trail 5K, Kids Run & Member Picnic
Sep 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Start/Finish: San Pedro Park. Near 600 Oddstad Blvd, Pacifica, CA 94044

Kids Race will follow the finish of the 5K race
Members Only Picnic will follow finish of Kids Race

Parking fees inside the park are $6, otherwise there is street parking in the adjacent neighborhoods; please be courteous and mindful of local regulations. Do not park in the church parking lot!

More information at San Pedro Valley Park Website.

Course Description
Course is a hilly trail run for the first mile with tricky technical rocky trail running and fire trail roads.

Race starts near volleyball court on footpath beside restrooms.
Run North across footbridge, turn left on Weiler Ranch Rd trail.
Run West approx 500ft to cone turnaround.
Run back East bearing left up onto Valley View Trail.
Follow trail up and back down to Weiler Ranch Rd trail.
Turn Sharp left on Weiler Ranch Rd trail.
Run East turning around at “Loop”.
Stay on Weiler Ranch Rd trail back towards Picnic Area.
Turn Left to finish back at Picnic area.

Course Map

Oct
6
Sun
2024
McLaren Park Shelley Drive 5K
Oct 6 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Start time: 9:00am

Start/Finish:
Large parking lot located at 21 Shelley Drive (the larger lot closer to Mansell, not the smaller lot near the amphitheater)

Course Description
Two clockwise loops. Start at the Parking Lot located at 21 Shelley Drive (the larger lot closer to Mansell, not the smaller lot near the amphitheater). Exit the parking lot, turn right on Shelley Drive, right onto Mansell, and right on Shelley Drive West.   Follow Shelley Drive to the start. Repeat loop.

 

Course Map

 

Oct
20
Sun
2024
Presidio Wall 5K [Off-Road]
Oct 20 @ 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

Printable Map

Presidio XC 5K Course Map