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-
Tuesday’s Golden Gate Park Run
We will be launching from the top of the staircase that leads down to the ballfield and heading WEST on Martin Luther King. This course will follow Martin Luther King for the first 2 miles out.
Continue running on the paved path on the RIGHT side of MLK towards the direction of 19th Avenue. Once you reach the intersection of MLK and 19th Ave, wait for the light to turn green and head straight across and continue running on the paved path on the RIGHT side of MLK.
Continue along MLK until you reach the intersection of MLK and Sunset Boulevard. This is 2 MILES. Look for a ‘RC 4’ in chalk on the ground. Beginner runners will turn around here and head back for 4 MILES!
Everyone else will continue running along MLK until you reach the intersection of MLK/Bernice Rodgers way. Look for a ‘RC 5’ in chalk on the ground. Intermediate runners will turn around here and head back for 5 MILES!
Advanced and Race level runners will continue running along MLK towards the Great Highway. Turn left on the Great Highway and follow until you reach the intersection of Great Highway and Irving. Advanced level runners will turn around here and head back for a total of 6 MILES!
Race level runners will continue running along the Great Highway for another half mile to the intersection of Great Highway/Moraga. Race level runners turn around here and head back to the start of our run for 7 MILES!