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!
Start/Finish:
Great Highway & Taraval
Start time: 9:00am
Kid’s run starts after finish of adult 5K
Course Description
Run northbound from Great Highway & Taraval. Turnaround prior to Lincoln Way and return to finish.
Course Map
Course Description
Start/Finish at the north end Lake Merced Parking Lot (south end of Sunset Blvd). Run one clockwise loop around the lake staying entirely on jogging/pedestrian path.
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:
No DSE Run – Opportunity to enter Berkeley Half Marathon
Start time: 9:00am
Start/Finish:
Fort Mason Hill lawn (near Great Meadow).
Course Description:
“Out & Back” – Complete 0.3m Great Meadows clockwise loop, exit onto Marina Blvd., continue right through Yacht Harbor parking lot, run entire Crissy Field promenade trail, turnaround at Hopper’s Hands. Return to Finish Line.
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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.
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.
Start Time: 9:00am
Start/Finish: Lower Baker Beach Parking Lot
Terrain: Asphalt, concrete/sand, gravel trail/wooden bridge/gravel trail
Course Description: Upon exiting lower Baker Beach parking lot, immediately turn left on Battery Chamberlin Rd and run up to and through upper parking lot. Exit through gate at far end and run east into short Battery section before completing .6 mile uphill climb. Run left (inside guard rail) along Lincoln Way. Just beyond Langdon Court (Street), take the left fork gravel trail and run the entire “new trail” section with wooden bridge. Do not exit onto asphalt pedestrian/bike lane leading to GG Bridge. Instead, turn around at end of trail and return the same way to finish.
Additional Parking is available in the upper parking lot off Battery Chamberlin Rd.
* Baby Strollers are not permitted for this race.
Course Map
No DSE Run – Opportunity to enter West Valley Track Club Christmas Relays
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
Start time: 9:00am
Start/Finish:
JFK Drive & Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park
Course Description
Run eastbound up Kennedy Drive to intersection prior to McLaren Lodge (Kezar Drive/Second Barricade). Turnaround and return the same way back to finish.
