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!

Dec
22
Sun
2024
Rainbow Falls Holiday 5K & Kids Run
Dec 22 @ 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

Jan
5
Sun
2025
Polo Field 5K & Kids Run
Jan 5 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

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

Start Time: 9:00am

Kids run is about 1/2 mile and begins after completion of the 5K. 
Start/Finish location is near start location of the 5K race.

Course Description:
Run https://dserunners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/placeholder-vertical-1.jpgtbound 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
PoloField5k2015

Feb
16
Sun
2025
Great Highway 5K & Kid’s Run
Feb 16 @ 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

Mar
16
Sun
2025
St. Patrick’s Day Crissy Field 5K & Kid’s Run
Mar 16 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

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

Start time: 9:00am

Kid’s run will start after finish of 5K race.

Course Description

S/F – Yacht Harbor parking lot. Run 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

Printable Map
StPatricksDay5k2016

Apr
20
Sun
2025
Easter Mountain Lake Park 5K & Kids Run
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

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.

Course Map

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

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
StPatricksDay5k2016

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