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/Finish:
Parking lot at the corner of San Marlo Way and Dondee Way
Start time: 9:00am
Course Description
Start at the parking lot at the corner of San Marlo Way and Dondee Way.
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 promenade trail until the turnaround near the white benches towards the end of the trail. Turn around and run back the same way back to the start/finish.
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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.
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Start/Finish: Taraval and the Great Highway
Race start: 9:00am
Course Description
Starting at Taraval st. run north on the Great Highway, transfer to Ocean beach promenade after Lincoln Way.
Remain on ocean-side sidewalk, running north uphill to Point Lobos Ave., run past Cliff house and Sutro Baths parking lot, turn left onto Lands End Trail.
Stay on trail for 1/3 of a mile, turning around at the Eastern Coastal Trail Overlook (viewing spot for the Golden gate Bridge and Baker beach).
Return to start via the same course.
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Race start: 9:00am
Start/Finish: West end of Mountain Lake Park path near 11th Ave & Lake St.
Course Description
Run East on Mountain Trail, turn left running North beside Mountain Lake
Continue on under tunnel, bear right until 14th avenue, turn around at steel posts
Run North on Park trail, keep straight uphill, turn around at Golf General Store running back on Park trail
Turn left to pass under tunnel again, follow path beside lake
Turn left to head East on Mountain trail, run uphill, turning around before Arguello, return straight on path to start
*Kid’s Run starts after finish of 5K race.
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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 https://dserunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/placeholder-vertical-1.jpgt along GG Promenade, left up the staircase, run https://dserunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/placeholder-vertical-1.jpgt 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.
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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 https://dserunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/placeholder-vertical-1.jpgtbound (downhill) along Kennedy Drive from start to finish
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 https://dserunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/placeholder-vertical-1.jpgtbound 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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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