DSE Race Schedule 

All races begin at 9:00am unless otherwise noted.  The Top Five male, female, and nonbinary finishers in each race win place ribbons.    

DSE Members receive pre-registration links by email at the beginning of each month.  A limited number of non-member pre-registrations are available for select races on Active.com (search for DSE Runners).  Walk-up race day registration may be available, space permitting.  Gold, Child, and Teen memberships include unlimited races.  Standard member race fee is $5.  Non-member race fee is $10.  Please bring exact change. Thank you!

 

Oct
8
Sun
2023
Spreckels Lake 5K & San Franciscan Mile
Oct 8 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

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.

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5K Course Description & Map
Start/Finish: Kennedy Drive near Spreckels Lake
Run westbound 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.

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Oct
15
Sun
2023
Rockaway Beach 5K
Oct 15 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Start/Finish:
Rockaway Beach Parking Lot
Dondee St & San Marlo Way
Pacifica, CA 94044

Start time: 9:00am

Course Description
Run southbound on beach promenade, left onto Rockaway Beach Blvd, right onto Nick Gust Way. Continue over footbridge. Veer right and begin paved bike path. Stay on path crossing through the Taco Bell parking lot to rejoin path. Turn around at Pedro Point Shopping Center and return same way to finish.

Course Map
Course Map for Rockaway Beach 5k

Oct
22
Sun
2023
Presidio Wall 5K [Off-Road]
Oct 22 @ 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
Oct
29
Sun
2023
Great “Halloween” Highway 5K & Kid’s Run
Oct 29 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

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 MapGreatHighway5K-2015

Nov
5
Sun
2023
Polo Field 5K
Nov 5 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Start/Finish: South side of Polo Field, Golden Gate Park

Start Time: 9:00am

Course Description:
Run westbound on Middle Drive, right onto Bernice Rogers Way and right onto Kennedy Drive. Run up Kennedy Drive to Transverse Drive, right onto Transverse Drive, right onto Overlook (dirt trail) and right onto Middle Drive to finish.

Course Map
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Nov
12
Sun
2023
McLaren Park Shelley Drive 5K
Nov 12 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Start time: 9:00am

Start/Finish:
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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Dec
10
Sun
2023
Baker Beach 5K
Dec 10 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

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

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Dec
24
Sun
2023
Rainbow Falls Holiday 5K & Kids Run
Dec 24 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Start time: 9:00am

Start/Finish: JFK & Transverse Drive, Golden Gate Park

Course Description
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 westbound to finish.

*Kids Run begins after completion of the 5K – Start/Finish near same location as adult race.

Course Map
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