Welcome to our first Wildcard run! We’ll ease into the season with a visit to Buena Vista Park. Don’t worry, we won’t venture into the forest, but please do wear your headlamp and reflective gear. That goes for tonight and every Wildcard we’ll do together.
Facts:
Est. in 1867, Buena Vista Park is the oldest park in SF
A barren 36-acre hill was forested (and in more modern times reforested) with eucalyptus, cypress, and pine trees. Arbor Day win for SF school children.
When the city mass-relocated its cemeteries south to Colma, unclaimed tombstones were used for gutters in the park
Hippy Heritage. Enough’s enough! In the fall of 1967 after the Summer of Love, Haight neighborhood merchants staged a mock “Death of the Hippies” funeral here
Workout:
-3/4M warm up (easy pace)
-3 laps around the perimeter of Buena Vista Park (clockwise, counterclockwise, clockwise) – each approx 1M
-3/4M cool down
Links:
Warm Up/Cool Down
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2330532064
Buena Vista Park Perimeter
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2330533051
Directions:
- Exit Kezar Stadium's west entrance and turn left
- At Frederick St, turn left.
- Run to the very end of Frederick St, where it intersects with Buena Vista Ave West
- Cross street to Buena Vista Park.
- This is your start and finish for each loop around the perimeter of the park
- Run each loop along the sidewalk, and not on the road.
- Return to Kezar Stadium the way you came, via Frederick St
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Thursday, November 01, 2018
Wildcard Run (SUNDOWN IN THE SUNSET-SECRET STEPS CIRCUIT)-11/01/2018
Tonight’s workout location may be an unknown gem to many San Franciscans, but it’s no secret to Run Club that including climbing and descending stairs in our training makes us stronger and faster on the road or on the trail.
After a 10-minute warm up at the stadium, we’ll run over to the Hidden Garden Steps (location: 16th Ave and Kirkham) in the Inner Sunset for our workout.
After we are done we’ll do a cool-down run, retracing our steps back to Kezar. Join me, Matt and the rest of the team at Kezar Pizzetta across the street afterwards! Check out the course map....
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2304607870
Directions:
-Exit Kezar Stadium and turn left
-Cross Frederick Street and turn right
-Frederick Street turns into Lincoln Way
-Left onto 8th Avenue
-Right onto Kirkham St
-Stop at 16th Avenue and Kirkham (Hidden Garden Tiled Steps)
The steps circuit begins here. Head up the steps.
At the top, make a left onto Lawton Street. Run to 15th Avenue.
Turn left, heading down the steps back to Kirkham Street.
Make a left onto Kirkham Street and head back to 16th Avenue. Repeat (3x)
After a 10-minute warm up at the stadium, we’ll run over to the Hidden Garden Steps (location: 16th Ave and Kirkham) in the Inner Sunset for our workout.
After we are done we’ll do a cool-down run, retracing our steps back to Kezar. Join me, Matt and the rest of the team at Kezar Pizzetta across the street afterwards! Check out the course map....
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2304607870
Directions:
-Exit Kezar Stadium and turn left
-Cross Frederick Street and turn right
-Frederick Street turns into Lincoln Way
-Left onto 8th Avenue
-Right onto Kirkham St
-Stop at 16th Avenue and Kirkham (Hidden Garden Tiled Steps)
The steps circuit begins here. Head up the steps.
At the top, make a left onto Lawton Street. Run to 15th Avenue.
Turn left, heading down the steps back to Kirkham Street.
Make a left onto Kirkham Street and head back to 16th Avenue. Repeat (3x)
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