This route starts/ends at A Runner’s Mind and includes some quality mileage in GGP and on the Great Highway (for those traveling more than 9 miles).
Here’s a link to the course map….
Here’s a description of said course…
- Launch from A Runner’s Mind. Turn LEFT on Cherry across California Street and continue onto Jordan Ave. Look for chalk arrows/markings.
- Continue on Jordan Ave. to Geary. Take a ‘slight’ left and run across Geary on Stanyan St.
- Follow Stanyan to the intersection of JFK/Stanyan (big, controlled intersection with stoplights)
- Turn RIGHT on JFK and continue running into Golden Gate Park. This is just under 1.5 miles into the run.
- Continue running through Golden Gate Park until you run under the overpass and reach the intersection of JFK/Transverse. This is a controlled intersection (four way stop). This is 3 miles. Continue running along JFK to JFK/Transverse. Move over to the LEFT side of JFK.
- 1/2 a mile later you will reach the intersection of JFK/Chain of Lakes Drive East. This is FOUR miles. Keep running!
- Continue through this intersection and continue on the left side of JFK until you reach the T-intersection at JFK/Bernice Rodgers Way. This is 4.5 miles. Turnaround and head back to A Runner’s Mind for 9 MILES!
- Everyone else runs through the pedestrian crosswalk and turn RIGHT to continue on JFK (you will be on the dirt path on the LEFT of JFK) past the BEACH CHALET SOCCER FIELDS ON YOUR LEFT. Continue on JFK towards the Great Highway.
- Turn LEFT on the Great Highway until you reach the Beach Chalet. This is five miles. Turn around here and head back to A Runner’s Mind for 10 MILES!
- Continue running along the Great Highway.
- At Great Highway/Irving you will have logged 5.5 miles. Turn around here and head back to A Runner’s Mind for 11 MILES!
- Continue along the Great Highway until to reach Moraga. Turn around here and head back to A Runner’s Mind for 12 MILES!
- At Great Highway/Quintara, you will have logged 6.5 miles. Turn around here and head back to A Runner’s Mind for 13 MILES!
- If you want to notch 14, continue on the Great Highway to Ulloa. Once you reach this spot, you will have logged 7 miles. Turn around here and head back to A Runner’s Mind for 14 MILES!