Golden Gate Park Open Cross Country 2018
START/FINISH LOCATION CHANGE 2018: Polo Fields upper dirt track above North Tunnel, (see map)
Come out and run the Golden Gate Park Open in Golden Gate Park Sunday Sept 9!
Note last year's course will be used again this year next year back to Lindley Meadow!
Registration fees
Women's Race Closed
9:00 am start Open & Masters Women (race together)
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$20.00Aug 1 - Sep 5
Master Men's Race Closed
9:45 am start Masters, over 40 only
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$20.00Aug 1 - Sep 5
Open Men's Race Closed
10:30 am start
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$20.00Aug 1 - Sep 5
Parking
Park closer to Spreckles Lake than Lindley Meadow, this year's Start/Finish is only 400 meters west from Lindley Meadow, and yes, maybe 50 yards South as well... Access Polo fields by parking on JFK Drive, then walk South to old horse stables or north tunnel of polo fields, go to bleachers facing the polo fields, start/finish and other race functions, including registration is above the bleachers on the dirt trotting path.
Ample parking on JFK Drive near stables/Sprecklea Lake. Since this is Sunday, the East part of the Park on JFK to past Stow Lake (aprox where 19th Avenue goes through the park) is closed to traffic, much the better idea is to drive along the North of the Park on Fulton Street and then turn South into the park at 30th Avenue (stoplight there, just what you normally do)). Go about 100 yards and 30th Ave deadends into Kennedy Drive, right across the street to the south is Lindley Meadow, usual start location, then simply turn West (right) and go 400 yards, park near Spreckles Lake. Go through tunnel to paved bike path around polo fields, set up your team headquarters in bleacheers, S/F is above bleachers on dirt trotting track.
See map for finer detail, subject to changes.
Course is same as last year's, and like that course, it does not go thru Lindley Meadow AT ALL.
Mail-in registrations
Mail in registrations:
Send to Homer Chan, Cross Country Registrar, 874 Filbert Street, San Francisco, CA 94133, pay to "SF Running", mail so that registration will arrive by Thursday, Sept 6, 2018. Earlier the better! Remember that Monday is Sept 3 and a Labor Day holiday, so mail won't go anywhere that day! Teams who send or bring large envelopes of whole-team registrations greatly appreciated, and you can pick up your race bibs all at once in the morning-- how great is that?
Race Day Registrations
After Wednesday, Hump Day, Sept 5, mail-in and on-line registration are CLOSED, please simply pay event day by cash or check ("SF Running"). Race day fee is $25. Exact cash is greatly appreciated so we don't have to change all the ATM dollars into smaller bills, usually 2 x 20 = 40, need to give back $15 change, take two bills, give back 3 maybe.
This year particularly, sign up ahead on line. You save $5 too,
Event schedule
- Sun, September 9, 2018 9:00 AM - Women's Race
- Sun, September 9, 2018 9:45 AM - Master Men's Race
- Sun, September 9, 2018 10:30 AM - Open Men's Race
Contact information
- Event contact
- Tim Wason
- tim@sfrunning.com
- Phone
- +1 415-823-2276
- Website
- Visit website
