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.
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
The Thursday Night Summer Series is limited to DSE members only.
Sign-Up for Summer Series Race using this link
Course Description
Run one 4.5 mile clockwise loop around the lake staying entirely on jogging/pedestrian path.
Course Map
The Thursday Night Summer Series is limited to DSE members only.
Sign-Up for Summer Series Race using this link
Course Description
Run one 4.5 mile clockwise loop around the lake staying entirely on jogging/pedestrian path.
Course Map
The Thursday Night Summer Series is limited to DSE members only.
Sign-Up for Summer Series Race using this link
Course Description
Run one 4.5 mile clockwise loop around the lake staying entirely on jogging/pedestrian path.
Course Map
The Thursday Night Summer Series is limited to DSE members only.
Sign-Up for Summer Series Race using this link
Course Description
Run one 4.5 mile clockwise loop around the lake staying entirely on jogging/pedestrian path.
Course Map
The Thursday Night Summer Series is limited to DSE members only.
Sign-Up for Summer Series Race using this link
Course Description
Run one 4.5 mile clockwise loop around the lake staying entirely on jogging/pedestrian path. There is a 1 hour time limit. If you can’t complete the course in 1 hour (13:25 pace) you must self-time and start prior to 6:30pm. Finish line closes at 7:30pm.
Course Map
The Thursday Night Summer Series is limited to DSE members only.
Course Description
Run one 4.5 mile clockwise loop around the lake staying entirely on jogging/pedestrian path. There is a 1 hour time limit. If you can’t complete the course in 1 hour (13:25 pace) you must self-time and start prior to 6:30pm. Finish line closes at 7:30pm.
Course Map
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:
Two races in one! Challenge yourself with a moderately uphill 1 mile race, a scenic 5K loop or both!
1M 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.
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.
5K Start Time: After completion of 1-mile race, around 9:30am.
5K Course Description & Map
Start/Finish: Kennedy Drive near Spreckels Lake
Run https://dserunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/placeholder-vertical-1.jpgtbound 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.
