Saturday Long Run (7-11 miles)-06/25/16

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We’ll get things rolling with an easy 1/2 mile (approx) warmup run towards the Presidio Golf Course from A Runner’s Mind (3575 Sacramento St).

We’ll do some range of motion drills before starting the run. Here’s a link to the course map…

Saturday ARM Long Run Course Map

Here’s a description of said course…

-We’ll run along Mountain Lake Trail adjacent to the Presidio Golf Course underneath the 19t Ave/Park Presidio overpass.

-Take a hairpin RIGHT turn after running underneath the overpass.

-Follow paved path uphill through the Presidio Golf Course.

-Run through Golf Course via path until you run into Washington

-Turn LEFT after running through the Golf Course and then take an immediate RIGHT onto Park Boulevard.

-Make your way onto Park Trail and follow this trail downhill to the intersection of Lincoln/Mcdowell.

-Cross Lincoln and continue downhill via McDowell (the LEFT side) for about 200-300 meters.

-Turn LEFT onto the paved path. Follow the paved path past the horse stables and underneath the overpass.

-The paved path turns into Battery Trail East at the intersection of Lincoln/Long.

-Follow this path towards the Golden Gate Bridge.

-Once you’ve reached the pedestrian side of the bridge, you have logged 3.5 MILES. Look for a ‘RC 7’. Beginners turn around here and head back for 7 MILES!

-Continue running on the pedestrian side of the bridge. Roughly 300 meters past the first tier of the bridge, look for a RC8 in chalk on the path. Intermediate runners will turn around here and head back to A Runner’s Mind for 8 MILES!

-Advanced/Race level runners will continue running across the bridge.

-1/2 a mile later, you will see a RC9 in chalk on the path. Advanced runners turn around here and head back to A Runner’s Mind for 9 MILES!

-Race level runners will continue all the way across the bridge to the Visitor Center. Run a full loop around the visitor center and then turn around and head back to A Runner’s Mind for 11 MILES!

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