We will meet in front of Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park where we’ll be able to get a celebratory beverage and snack at Tartine’s after the run. This week, we have a 9.73 mi course and a 5.10 mi course. There might be a low turnout this week with the Livermore Half and Napa Marathon happening on Sunday. Good luck to those running.

Full Course, 9.73 mi with 554 ft elevation gain
Head west on MLK Drive, then turn right on Stow Lake Dr. and continue halfway around and exiting at the JFK Dr exit. Turn left on JFK Dr, then take the pedestrian path through Speedway Meadow and Polo Field. Turn left at Chain of Lakes Dr. then turn right at MLK Dr. Turn right on Lincoln Way, then turn right on Great Hwy. Continue up Point Lobos Ave, then turn left at El Camino Del Mar. Turn right on Seal Rock Dr. and continue on Clement St. Turn left on 25th Ave. then turn right on Lake St. Turn right on Arguello Blvd. Turn right on Conservatory Dr. then turn left on JFK Dr. Turn right at Nancy Pelosi Dr, then turn left at MLK Drive and continue to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5356353715/

Short Course, 5.10 mi with 218 ft elevation gain
Head west on MLK Drive, then turn right on Middle Drive. Turn right on Crossover Drive and continue on 25th Ave. Turn right on Geary Blvd. then turn right on Arguello Blvd. Turn right on Conservatory Dr. then turn right on JFK Dr. Turn left at Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, then turn left at MLK Drive and continue to the finish.
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Harry not only sings and dances, he’s an accomplished runner! One of us!

Hope to see you this Saturday – we are meeting at the Botanical Gardens for the month of September. It’s a club favorite.

We will meet in front of Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park where we’ll be able to get a celebratory beverage and snack at Tartine’s after the run. This week, we have a 9.91 mi course and a 5.09 mi course.

Full Course, 9.91mi with 606 ft elevation gain
Head east on MLK Drive, then turn right on 7th Ave. Continue on Laguna Honda Blvd. then continue on Woodside Ave. Turn right on Ulloa St. then turn left on West Portal Ave. Turn right on Sloat Blvd. then turn right on Great Highway. Turn right on MLK Drive and continue to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5342091991/

Short Course, 5.09mi with 387 ft elevation gain
Head east on MLK Drive, then turn right on 7th Ave. Continue on Laguna Honda Blvd. then turn right on Dewey Blvd. Keep right onto Taraval St. and turn right on 20th Ave. Turn right on Irving St. then turn left on 19th Ave. Turn right on MLK Drive and continue to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5342092057/

We will meet in front of Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park where we’ll be able to get a celebratory beverage and snack at Tartine’s after the run. This week, we have a 10.17 mi course and a 5.35 mi course.

Full Course, 10.17 mi with 449 ft elevation gain
Head east on MLK Drive, then take the pedestrian path on the north side of Kezar to bypass the traffic and rejoin at the start of the Panhandle. Head east through the Panhandle and continue on Oak St. Turn right on Scott St, then turn left on Haight St. Turn right on Pierce St. then turn left on Waller St. Turn right on Steiner St, then turn left on Duboce Ave. Turn right onto Dolores St. then turn left on 15th St. Turn right on Harrison St, then turn left on 16th St. 3rd Street marks the turn around point. Head back on 16th St. then turn right on Dolores St. then turn right on Duboce Ave. Take the wiggle path back on to Oak Street. Continue through the Panhandle and take the pedestrian path through Koret Children’s Playground back onto MLK Dr to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6447538795/

Short Course, 5.35 mi with 228 ft elevation gain
Head east on MLK Drive, then take the pedestrian path on the north side of Kezar to bypass the traffic and rejoin at the start of the Panhandle. Head east through the Panhandle and continue on Oak St. Turn right on Scott St, then turn left on Haight St. Turn right on Pierce St. then turn left on Waller St. Turn right on Steiner St, then turn right on Duboce Ave. Turn right on Scott St. then turn left on Oak Street. Continue through the Panhandle and take the pedestrian path through Koret Children’s Playground back onto MLK Dr to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6447539386

We will meet in front of Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park where we’ll be able to get a celebratory beverage and snack at Tartine’s after the run. This week, we have a 10.11 mi course and a 5.12 mi course.

Full Course, 10.11mi with 463 ft elevation gain
We start eastbound from MLK to Bowling Green Dr and head toward the Conversatory of Flowers. We will run the full Phil Arnold Trail that loops around the Conservatory of Flowers and exits at Bunny Meadow. Continue west on JFK Drive then make a right at Transverse Drive and continue onto Crossover Drive. Turn left onto Fulton Trail all the way toward Ocean Beach. Turn left at Great Highway and then turn left at Ortega Street. Turn left on Sunset Blvd. then turn right on MLK Drive. Make a left at the pedestrian path to then turn right on Middle Drive West and take Overlook Drive to JFK Drive. Turn right on Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive then turn left on MLK Drive to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5476150474

Short Course, 5.12mi with 267 ft elevation gain
We start eastbound from MLK to Bowling Green Dr and head toward the Conversatory of Flowers. We will run the full Phil Arnold Trail that loops around the Conservatory of Flowers and exits at Bunny Meadow. Continue west on JFK Drive then make a right at Transverse Drive and continue onto Crossover Drive. Turn left onto Fulton Trail then turn left on 30th Ave. Turn left onto JFK Drive. then turn right on Transverse Drive. Turn left on MLK Drive to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5476150408

We will meet at Precita Cafe where we’ll be able to get a celebratory beverage and snack after the run. This week, we have a 9.96 mi course and a 4.64 mi course.

Full Course 9.96 mi with 707 ft elevation gain
Start by heading west on Precita Avenue, then turn left on Mission St. Turn right on Randall St. then turn left on Arlington St. Turn right on Bosworth St. and continue on O’Shaughnessy Blvd. Stay straight and continue on Woodside Ave. then turn right on Laguna Honda Blvd. Continue on 7th Ave. then turn right on Hugo St. Turn left on 3rd Ave. then contin on Kezar Drive. Take the pedestrian path to Haight Street and continue east. Turn right on Pierce St. then turn left on Waller St. Turn right on Steiner St. then turn left on Duboce Ave. Turn right on Dolores St. then turn left on 17th St. Turn right on Valencia then turn left on Cesar Chavez St. Turn right on Folsom then turn left on Precita Avenue and continue to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5335757095/

Short Course 4.64 mi with 324 ft elevation gain
Start by heading west on Precita Avenue, then turn left on Mission St. Turn right on 30th St. then turn right on Church St. Turn left on 24th St. then turn right on Castro St. Turn right on 21st St. then turn left on Church St. Turn right on 20th St. Turn right on Valencia then turn left on Cesar Chavez St. Turn right on Folsom then turn left on Precita Avenue and continue to the finish.

https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6614457509/

We will meet at Precita Cafe where we’ll be able to get a celebratory beverage and snack after the run. We will keep it flat this week and rerun the 10 mi course and a 5.14 mi course.

Full Course, 10.05 mi with 168 ft elevation gain
Start by heading north on Alabama St. Turn left on Cesar Chavez St. then turn right on Valencia St. Turn right on 18th St. then turn left on Harrison St. Turn right on 16th St. and then turn left on 3rd St. Loop around Oracle Park and continue on Embarcadero. Continue on Embarcadero until Rincon Park (the one with Cupid’s Arrow structure) then turn around and return back on Embarcadero. Turn left on 3rd St. then turn right on 16th St. Turn left on Harrison St. then turn left on Precita Ave to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6252171661

Short Course, 5.14mi with 66 ft elevation gain
Start by heading north on Alabama St. Turn left on Cesar Chavez St. then turn right on Valencia St. Turn right on 18th St. then turn left on Harrison St. Turn right on 16th St. and then turn right on Arkansas St. Turn right on 17th St. Turn left on Harrison St. then turn left on Precita Ave to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6252166975

We will meet at Precita Cafe where we’ll be able to get a celebratory beverage and snack after the run. We have a 10 mi course and a 4.82 mi course.

Full Course, 10mi with 746 ft elevation gain
Start by heading west on Precita Ave. then turn left on Mission St. Turn right on Randall St. then turn left on Arlington St. and continue onto Bosworth St. Turn left on Diamond St. and continue onto Monterey Blvd. Continue onto Santa Clara Ave. then turn right on Portola Dr. Continue on Market St. Turn right on 15th St. then turn right on Valencia St. Turn left on Cesar Chavez St. then turn right on Alabama St. to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5881600807

Short Course, 5.11mi with 510 ft elevation gain
Start by heading west on Precita Ave. then turn left on Mission St. Turn right on Randall St. then turn left on Arlington St. and continue onto Bosworth St. Turn right on Elk St. and continue onto Diamond Heights Blvd. At Gold Mine Dr., take the stairs to go up the pedestrian path and continue north on Douglass St. Turn right on Clipper St. then turn right on Sanchez St. Turn left on Cesar Chavez St. then turn right on Alabama St. to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5881604401

We will meet at Precita Cafe where we’ll be able to get a celebratory beverage and snack after the run. We have a 9.93 mi course and a 5.17 mi course.

Full Course, 9.93mi with 573 ft elevation gain
Start by heading north on Harrison St. then turn left on 15th St. Turn right on Castro St., then turn left on Oak St. and continue west through the Panhandle into Golden Gate Park. Continue west on JFK Drive, then turn left on Nancy Pelosi Dr. Take a left on MLK Drive, then continue on Kezar Dr. and take the pedestrian path to exit at Haight St. Continue on Haight St. then turn right on Divisadero St. Continue south on Castro St. then turn left on 17th St. Turn right on Dolores St. then turn left on Cesar Chavez St. Turn right on Shotwell St. then turn left on Precita Ave to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6232011481/

Full Course, 5.17mi with 300 ft elevation gain
Start by heading north on Harrison St. then turn left on 15th St. Turn left on Market St., then turn left on 17th St. Turn right on Dolores St. then turn left on Cesar Chavez St. Turn right on Shotwell St. the turn left on Precita Ave to the finish.
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6232026778