This week’s wildcard run will complement our back-to-back scheduled Saturday long runs (last weekend and again this weekend). The goal here is to run at an easy conversational pace – and to enjoy this beautiful GG Park loop with your Run Club mates!
Going light is right! Easy days are essential for any race distance prep be it a 5K or 100 miler. Coach Toby will share more about the benefits and importance of incorporating these types of workouts into your training.
Directions: Please review the route map via the posted link(s). Although this is a well-known counter clock-wise loop around the park, you may wish to bring a copy of the directions or the map with you.
-Exiting the stadium’s west entrance, we’ll cross Kezar Drive at the light and head into Golden Gate Park on MLK Jr Drive. Stay on the paved pedestrian path to the right of MLK. MLK will intersect Bowling Green Drive just shortly after we enter the park.
-Turn Right onto Bowling Green and then stay right to merge on to Nancy Pelosi Drive. At JFK and Nancy Pelosi, cross over JFK, turn left and then run along the paved pedestrian path on JFK.
-You’ll be on JFK for a couple of miles. At JFK and Bernice Rogers Way (just past 3 mile mark), turn left onto Bernice Rogers.This is a T-type intersection.
-Run along Bernice Rogers for just a short distance until you intersect with MLK Jr Drive.
-Turn left onto MLK Drive and on the paved path on the left side of the road. From here you will take MLK Jr all the way back to the start
-For the 5K distance, you will be making a left off JFK Drive onto Transverse Drive. Transverse will take you to MLK Jr Drive. At MLK Jr Drive, turn left and return to start.