Saturday Long Run Description (1/18/14)

You'll be logging 10-15 miles on Saturday depending upon your training level. Here's a link to the course map-

Saturday Long Run

We'll launch this run from Crissy Field and head out on the Marina Promenade towards the Warming Hut.

Upon reaching the Warming Hut, 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.

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.  

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. Stop here to grab some water, use the restroom, and/or take a gel, clif shot, etc. Everyone will turn around here and head back across the bridge.

For those running the Honey Badger Half next week, you will have logged 6 miles once you get back to our starting point on Crissy Field.

Everyone else will continue running EAST towards East Beach. Run past East beach into the parking lot for 'Little Marina Green'. Veer right through the volleyball court area onto Marina Boulevard. Follow Marina Boulevard past the Marina Green Monkey Bars.

Head towards Fort Mason Hill. Beginners will crest this hill and head back to our starting point for 10 MILES! 
  
Everyone else will head down into Aquatic Park. At the end of Aquatic Park/edge of Fisherman's Wharf, Intermediate runners will turn around here and head back to the starting point for 11 MILES!

Advanced and Race level runners will run along the waterfront into Fisherman's Wharf. You will be on Jefferson. Please keep a watchful eye for tourists, cyclists, and other traffic in Fisherman's Wharf. Continue running to the intersection of Jefferson/Powell. There is a large art gallery on the right. This is Advanced level runners turn around here and head back to the monkey bars for 12 MILES!

Race level runners will continue running to the main entrance of the Ferry Building. Turn around here and head back to our starting point for 15 MILES!