Tuesday Downtown Run Description & Course Maps
Tueday’s run launches from outside 333 3rd Street between Folsom/Harrison.
If you need to use the restroom, change, and/or store some personal items, head up to PSOAS in Suite 205.
Here’s a link to the course map-
We will cross Folsom from 3rd Street onto the sidewalk and take a right. We will run along Folsom all the way to the Embarcadero. We will cross the street and take a RIGHT onto the Embarcadero.
Run along the Embarcadero towards the ballpark. Once you pass the intersection of Embarcadero/Harrison, you will run underneath the overpass for the Bay Bridge. Once underneath the bridge (near the intersection of Embarcadero/Spear), you will have 1 mile under your belt.
Continue running along the Embarcadero towards the ballpark. Look for Red’s Java House on the LEFT near the intersection of Embarcadero/Townsend. Veer LEFT near Red’s Java House and get onto the ‘San Francisco Bay Trail’ (it’s a sidewalk). Just past Red’s Java House is 1.5 miles. Beginner runners will turn around here and head back to PSOAS for 3 miles!
Follow the San Francisco Bay Trail BEHIND the ballpark until you hit 3RD STREET. Turn LEFT on 3rd Street. Follow 3rd Street across the bridge and once you’re across the bridge, take a LEFT on the sidewalk running along the waterfront parallel to Terry A Francois Street. Just as the sidewalk starts to turn RIGHT, you will have logged 2 miles. Intermediate runners will turn around here and head back to PSOAS for 4 miles!
Everyone else will continue running along Terry A Francois Street until you reach the intersection of Terry A Francois Street & South Street. This is 2.5 miles. Advanced level runners will turn around here and head back to PSOAS for 5 MILES!
Race level runners will turn RIGHT on South Street and continue running. South Street eventually turns into Campus Way. Continue running along Campus Way until you reach ‘Koret Quad’. You will do a loop around Koret Quad and head back to PSOAS the way you came for 6 MILES!
Golden Gate Park Run Course Map(s) & Description
You will be logging between 3-6 miles depending upon your training level. Here’s a link to the course map for your reference-
Tuesday’s Golden Gate Park Run
We will be launching from the top of the staircase that leads down to the ballfield and heading WEST on Martin Luther King. This course will follow Martin Luther King for the first 2 miles out.
Continue running on the paved path on the RIGHT side of MLK towards the direction of 19th Avenue. Once you reach the intersection of MLK and 19th Ave, wait for the light to turn green and head straight across and continue running on the paved path on the RIGHT side of MLK.
Once you reach the paved path on the other side of the intersection, you will have logged 1 MILE. Continue running along the paved path parallel to MLK. Roughly half a mile later you will see a ‘MM 3’ in chalk on the path. Beginner runners will turn around here and head back for 3 MILES!
Everyone else will continue along MLK until you reach the intersection of MLK and Sunset Boulevard. This is 2 MILES. Look for a ‘MM 4’ in chalk on the ground. Intermediate runners will turn around here and head back for 4 MILES!
Advanced and Race level runners will turn LEFT onto Sunset and run on the paved sidewalk on the RIGHT of Sunset Boulevard.
Continue running along Sunset until you reach the intersection of Sunset and Lawton. This is roughly 2.5 miles. Advanced level runners will turn around here and head back for a total of 5 MILES!
Race level runners will continue running along Sunset for another half mile to the intersection of Sunset/Pacheco. This is 3 MILES. Race level runners turn around here and head back to the start of our run for 6 MILES!