We’re heading to the Marina for a route that’s been a part of Run Club history since the very beginning (circa 2007). We’ll rendezvous at the Marina Green Monkey Bars (adjacent to Marina/Webster) and head out on Marina Boulevard to the iconic & always inspiring Golden Gate Bridge.

If you’re going ‘short’ (5.6 miles), you’ll make it ‘just’ to the south side of the bridge. If you’re going ‘long’ (9 miles), you’ll make it to the north side and get a quick peek at what we’ll be tackling NEXT week at the Visitor Center before you turn around and head back! (*HINT-It ‘may’ have something to do with the Marin Headlands)

Here’s a link to the course map for our Golden Gate Bridge flavored adventure run….

Adventure Run 5ish/9ish miles

Here’s the lowdown on navigating this adventure run…

• Everyone will head NORTH along the Marina towards the Warming Hut. Roughly half a mile into our run (near Baker Street) we will make a RIGHT TURN and cross through the volleyball court area into the Yacht Club parking lot and TURN LEFT onto the Marina Promenade. This is a gravel/dirt path that heads towards the Warming Hut.
• Upon reaching the Warming Hut(roughly 2 miles), you will run past the Warming Hut and take an IMMEDIATE left to head towards LONG AVENUE. Long Avenue is effectively a short hill that heads up towards Lincoln.
• Everyone will head up Long Avenue along the shoulder until you reach a stop sign. This is LINCOLN. Take a right on to the paved cyclist/pedestrian path and follow this path to your right. Stick to this path as it heads towards the Golden Gate Bridge. Make sure that you are on this path and NOT on Lincoln. You do not want to be running on Lincoln for this course.
• You will follow the path for roughly 1/2-3/4 of a mile. There will be a few points at which the path may fork, but stick to the MAIN path. You will soon see the Golden Gate Bridge approaching.
• You will reach a point where you can continue running and run underneath the bridge or take a hairpin LEFT and wind your way up to the pedestrian side of the bridge. You want to do the LATTER and turn left and head onto the pedestrian side of the bridge. If you’re running the ‘short’ course, turn around just at the beginning of the pedestrian sidewalk and head back to the Marina monkey bars for 5.6 miles!
• If you’re going ‘long’, continue towards the North end of the bridge. PLEASE BE CAREFUL! THERE ARE TYPICALLY A REASONABLE NUMBER OF TOURISTS WHO AREN’T PAYING ATTENTION. BE SMART AND BE POLITE IF YOU NEED TO GET AROUND SOMEONE.
• Continue to the end of the bridge to the Visitor Center. This is 4.5 MILES. Stop here to grab some water, use the restroom, and/or take a gel, clif shot, etc. Everyone will turn around here and return to the monkey bars.
• Upon return to the monkey bars, you will have logged 9 MILES!