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!

Races have a 15 minute/mile pace time limit, and course/finish lines will close accordingly. If you expect to run over a 15 minute mile, please consider our self-timer option.

May
11
Sun
2025
Mother’s Day Crissy Field 5K & Kid’s Run
May 11 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am

Start time: 9:00am

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

* Kid’s run starts after finish of 5K

Course Description

S/F – Yacht Harbor parking lot. Run https://dserunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/placeholder-vertical-1.jpgt 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
18
Sun
2025
No DSE Run – Bay to Breakers
May 18 all-day

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

May
25
Sun
2025
Kennedy Drive 8K
May 25 @ 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
1
Sun
2025
No DSE Run – Opportunity to enter the Statuto Race
Jun 1 all-day

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

Jun
5
Thu
2025
Thursday night JFK Promenade 5K, Summer Series #1 – DSE members only
Jun 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The Thursday Night Summer Series is limited to DSE members only.

Start/Finish: JFK Dr. & Transverse Dr.

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 to finish.

Course Map

Jun
8
Sun
2025
Presidio Wall 5K XC
Jun 8 @ 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

Jun
12
Thu
2025
Thursday night JFK Promenade 5K, Summer Series #2 – DSE members only
Jun 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The Thursday Night Summer Series is limited to DSE members only.

Start/Finish: JFK Dr. & Transverse Dr.

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 to finish.

Course Map

Jun
15
Sun
2025
Father’s Day Rainbow Falls 5K & Kid’s Run
Jun 15 @ 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

Jun
19
Thu
2025
Thursday night JFK Promenade 5K, Summer Series #3 – DSE members only
Jun 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The Thursday Night Summer Series is limited to DSE members only.

Start/Finish: JFK Dr. & Transverse Dr.

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 to finish.

Course Map

Jun
22
Sun
2025
Twin Peaks 4M
Jun 22 @ 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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