Coach Toby Silver has been curating Run Club’s wildcard runs since their inception, and this summer he’s excited to let you in on some new and personal city adventures. We’ll be mixing up locations all summer long! This week is a preview of what lies ahead.

“Fifty Shades of Pavement” is Toby’s side project, an ambitious endeavor he began in 2017 to run and explore every street in San Francisco. On each run he has stumbled onto something special, and as his running landscape shifted, so has his perspective on training, community, and life.

Covered in murals and street art, today’s run takes you through some of the Mission District’s less traveled streets and alley ways. After a relatively flat (for San Francisco) two and a half miles in the Mission, you’ll tackle a challenging climb in Noe Valley on your way back to the start.

Feel free to start this route anywhere along the way. Jump on, jump off, enjoy the art, and share your run on Instagram, Facebook and Strava.

Strava Map: https://www.strava.com/routes/27106547

Directions:

-Start and Finish: Top of Dolores Park: Church and 19th Streets
-Head east on 19th St, running through Dolores Park
-Right on Shotwell St
-Right on 26th St
-Right on Cypress St
-Left on 24th St
-Left on Lilac St
-Right on 26th St
-Right on Osage St
-Left on 24th St
-Left on Orange Alley
-Right on 26th St
-Right on Sanchez St
-Right on 19th St
-Back to Top of Dolores Park – Done!

Follow Fifty Shades of Pavement on Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/604809
Follow Fifty Shades of Pavement on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fifty_shades_of_pavement