On Saturday, you will be logging between 8-11 miles depending upon your training level. The link below should give you a relatively clear sense of where we’re going. I’ve also included a verbal description beneath it:
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SATURDAY’S RUN–
In short, we will head NORTH from the Marina Green Monkey Bars on along Marina Boulevard for roughly 1/2 mile until we reach the grassy, volleyball court area on the right. Take a right and cut through the volleyball court area and run through the parking lot behind it. Turn LEFT onto the Marina Promenade which is a fire road/dirt trail.
Continue running on this path for roughly a mile. Eventually, this path will veer to the right towards the Warming Hut. Continue running towards the Warming Hut. For the uninitiated, the Warming Hut is A BIG WHITE BUILDING WITH TABLES AND BENCHES IN FRONT OF IT. Hopefully, it will be hard to miss). The Warming Hut is 2 MILES
Continue past the Warming Hut towards the base of the Golden Gate Bridge. You will run roughly half a mile until you reach ‘Hoppers Hands’ which is right at the base of the bridge. This is a dead end, so you have to turn around. This is 2.5 MILES. Everyone will have logged 5 MILES upon returning to the Monkey Bars.
Continue running SOUTH along the paved path past the Marina Safeway and UP Fort Mason Hill. Head down the hill and into Aquatic Park. Run along the sidewalk adjacent to the waterfront towards Fisherman’s Wharf.
Continue into Fisherman’s Wharf until you reach the intersection of Jefferson/Powell. This is a controlled intersection with a CVS Pharmacy on the RIGHT. Beginner level runners will turn around here and head back to the monkey bars for 8 MILES!
Everyone else will continue running along the Embarcadero towards the Ferry Building. At Embarcadero/Bay, you will see Hillstone restaurant on the RIGHT. Intermediate runners will turn around here and head back to the monkey bars for 9 MILES!
Advanced/Race level runners will continue running along the Embarcadero towards the Ferry Building. At Embarcadero/Green, you will see the Exploratorium on the LEFT. Advanced level runners will turn around here and head back to the monkey bars for 10 MILES!
Race level runners will continue running along the Embarcadero towards the Ferry Building. Once you reach the main entrance to the Ferry Building, turn around here and head back to the monkey bars for 11 MILES!