Tuesday Downtown Run Description & Course Maps
Tuesday’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.
Follow the San Francisco Bay Trail BEHIND the ballpark until you hit 3RD STREET. Connect with the paved path that runs along Mission Creek . Once you hit 4th Street you will have logged 2 miles. Beginner level runners will turn around here and head back to PSOAS for 4 miles!
Everyone else will continue running along the paved path. Run past the basketball courts and underneath the highway overpass. Once you reach the sidewalk adjacent to Berry Street, you will have logged 2.5 miles. Intermediate level runners will turn around here and head back to PSOAS for 5 MILES!
Advanced and Race level runners will continue running along the sidewalk (which turns left) adjacent to Berry Street. You will turn LEFT again under the highway overpass and head towards Channel Street. Veer left onto the waterfront path close to Mission Creek. Continue running until you reach Mission Creek Park Pavilion. This is three miles! Advanced level runners will turn around and head back to PSOAS the way you came for 6 MILES!
Race level runners will continue along Mission Creek until you run into 4th Street. Turn RIGHT on 4th Street and run until you reach Mission Bay Boulevard South. Turn around and head back to PSOAS the way you came for 7 MILES!
Golden Gate Park Run Course Map(s) & Description
You will be logging between 4-7 miles depending upon your training level. Here’s a link to the course map for your reference-
Everyone will launch from the paved path at the top of the stairs leading down to the ballfields.
You will follow Martin Luther King until it connects with Bowling Green Drive. Veer left on Bowling Green Drive. After roughly 200 meters, you will reach a stop sign. Turn right on this stop sign and head towards John F Kennedy Drive. Cross over to the RIGHT side of JFK and turn LEFT and head towards Ocean Beach (WEST) on JFK.
Continue running along JFK into Golden Gate Park. Eventually you will pass the Stow Lake Pavilion which is on the LEFT off of Stow Lake Drive. Once you pass Stow Lake Drive you will see a YELLOW sign indicating ’13’0 Clearance’. This is 1.5 miles. Continue running along JFK.
Continue running along JFK underneath the overpass and through the intersection of JFK/Transverse. At this intersection there is a water fountain if you need it. Shortly after you run through this intersection, you will pass ‘Lloyd Lake’ on your RIGHT. Just past this lake you will see a sign/banner for ‘SF Rec & Park’. Look for a chalk marking indicating ‘RC 4’ on the path. BEGINNER runners will turn around here and head back to the ballfield for a total of 4 MILES!
Everyone will continue running for another half mile until they approach Lake Spreckles on the RIGHT. As you approach Lake Spreckles, look for a chalk marking indicating ‘RC 5’ on the path. INTERMEDIATE level runners will turn around here and head back to the ballfield for a total of 5 MILES!
Advanced and Race level runners will CROSS over to the LEFT side of JFK. This side of JFK is a dirt path that gets a bit rocky at times, so please watch your footing carefully! You will be running slightly downhill for the next half mile until you reach the intersection of JFK and Chain of Lakes Drive East. This is a controlled, four way stop intersection. This is 3 MILES from where we started. ADVANCED level runners will turn around here and head back to the ballfield for a total of 6 MILES!
Race level runners will run through this intersection and continue on the left side of JFK until you reach the intersection of JFK runs into South Fork Drive. You will turn RIGHT to continue on JFK (but you will again be on the dirt path on the LEFT of JFK) until you reach the parking lot area for the BEACH CHALET SOCCER FIELDS ON YOUR LEFT.
This is 3.5 miles. Turn around here and head back to the ballfield for 7 MILES!