Running Information for Visitors to San Diego
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Last Updated: May 8, 2008 I
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Running Information for Visitors to San Diego Welcome to San Diego!
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| San Diego Track Club races | Calendar, entry forms, race maps (printable and Gmaps Pedometer) |
| Raceplace.com | Calendar and Entry Forms (Running, Walking, Inline Skating, Swimming, Biking and other fitness activities) |
| Active.com | Online Event Registration |
| City of San Diego Special Events | Events in the City of San Diego |
| Balboa Park Special Events | Sports activities and cultural events in the park. See the "Calendar". |
Visitors - You are welcome to join us for the Metro and/or North County workouts while you are in town.
Please check in with a SDTC coach when you arrive.
Locals - You are welcome to come to one Tuesday night workout to check us out, then you are expected to join the SDTC if you
plan on attending further Tuesday night workouts.
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| 7:00 am | Bonita
Road Runners -
Parking Lot of the Bonita Library |
The Bonita branch of the San Diego Public Library is at 5047 Central Ave, Bonita, 91902. One of two weekend training runs hosted by the BRR. Please contact a Bonita Road Runner board member for details. | |
| 8:00 am | San Diego Marathon Clinic - De Anza Cove, Mission Bay | Every Sunday morning the San Diego Marathon Clinic meets in north Mission Bay at De Anza Cove. Groups run from 3 to 13 miles at various paces. | |
| 8:00 am | Front Runners & Walkers
SE corner of 6th and Laurel, Balboa Park |
Please check the Front Runners and Walkers web site for the Sunday Long Run Schedule. | |
| Mon | 6:45 am | SDTC - NE corner of 6th and Laurel, Balboa Park | Meet on the grass at the northeast corner of 6th Ave and Laurel St. "45 minutes easy trail & grass run. Just me & Leroy" Paul Baum (July 2007). |
| 6:00 pm | SDTC - Crown Point Shores, north parking lot, Mission Bay | Meet at the north end of the Crown Point Shores parking lots by the children's playground (Lamont Street turns into Corona Oriente Road; we start where the sidewalk begins). The group's members are running 5 to 7 miles. The route is marked every quarter mile. Some of us run for a total of about an hour, but you can turn around whenever you want. 8:30-9 min pace for most of the regulars, but all distance/paces welcome. Its an out and back run, so its easy to adjust the run to all levels. | |
| 6:00 pm | Movin Shoes Encinitas | Movin Shoes Monday Night Run @ the Encinitas store: 897 South Coast Hwy 101 in the Lumberyard Shopping Center, 760 634-2353. Run from there up and back along the coast and beach about 5 to 6 miles. Special 2007 series! See the flyer for details. | |
| 6:00 pm | Front Runners & Walkers -
SE corner of 6th and Laurel, Balboa Park |
Distance varies. See the Front Runners and Walkers web site for details and maps of the routes. | |
| Tue | 5:30 pm | SDTC track workouts | Visitors, you are welcome to join us at the club's Tuesday night track workouts; please check in with a SDTC coach - we'd like to welcome you. |
| Wed | 6:00 pm | Road
Runner Sports - Runner's Bathroom, * Mission Bay (area map) |
Road Runner Sports' year-round Wednesday Night 5-mile out-and-back run from the Runner's Bathroom in east Mission Bay. Everyone is welcome! |
| 6:00 pm | Movin Shoes Pacific Beach | Movin Shoes Wednesday Night Run @ the Pacific Beach store: 1892 Garnet Ave, 858 373-2310. Run about 5 miles out and back through parks and streets in the area. This is San Diego's oldest continuous weekly run - 22 years without missing a Wednesday night. | |
| 6:00 pm | Front Runners & Walkers -
SE corner of 6th and Laurel, Balboa Park |
Distance varies. See the Front Runners and Walkers web site for details and maps of the routes . | |
| Thu | 6:00 am | SDTC - Runner's Bathroom, * Mission Bay (area map) |
Meet at the
Runner's Bathroom in east Mission
Bay Update: May 8: The Thursday morning run group is going to announce our new summer hours.
Sunrise is currently before 6am and the temperature will only be getting hotter. Starting now and at least into August we will meet at 6:00am. This will allow more runner’s that work at 8:00am to join us. We currently are still thinking that we will continue the 8.2 loop but, it is a group decision so it depends who shows up and then democracy wins. We have a small but reliable group of runners that have been meeting for the last year. We normally run 8.2 miles during Rockin' 'n' Runnin' marathon training season (Jan - Jun). Over the summer we run 5.0 miles OR the 8.2-mile loop. Total time for our 8.2-mile loop is approximately 1 hour 10 minutes when we are running casual as a group -- just to let you all know our normal pace. Depending who all shows up, we are flexible to include all paces though. Happy running! Paul Baum (5/2008) Occasionally the group will do the course for the USAT&F February 2008 Cross County Championships. |
| 5:30 pm | SDTC -
Runner's Bathroom, * Mission Bay (area map) |
Meet at the Runner's Bathroom in east Mission Bay on Thursday nights at 5:30 pm for an approximate 8.2-mile tempo run around Mission Bay. Sometimes part of the group does an out-and-back run into the hills east of Mission Bay (see the "Bay Park Hills" map at the maps page). | |
| 5:30 pm | Greg's Group - Balboa Park at the Kate Sessions statue | Greg's Group aka The Running Group. 4 to 6 miles. Meet in Balboa Park at the Kate Sessions statue (southwest corner of El Prado and Balboa Drive). Join us for a safe, friendly, group run followed by dinner at Whole Foods Market at 6:30 pm at 711 University Avenue. You don't have to run to join us for dinner ! | |
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| Sat | morning, varies | SDTC - locations vary |
Check the SDTC message board for occasional group runs. Some of the fall/winter marathon training groups (Chicago, New York) are email-based and do not post their runs. You are welcome to contact the training group leaders who post occasional invitations at the message board. |
| 7:00 am | Bonita
Road Runners -
Parking Lot of the Bonita Library |
The Bonita branch of the San Diego Public Library is at 5047 Central Ave, Bonita, 91902. One of two weekend training runs hosted by the BRR. Please contact a Bonita Road Runner board member for details. | |
| 8:00
am See Note |
Front Runners & Walkers -
SE corner of 6th and Laurel, Balboa Park |
Distance varies. See the Front Runners and Walkers web site for details and maps of the routes.
Note: On major holidays the meetup time is 9:00 am. |
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| 7:30 am
or 8:00 am See Note |
Greg's Group - locations vary |
Greg's Group aka The Running Group
. New locations each week. Visit some of San Diego's most spectacular and popular running locations on a weekly basis.
Runs move from location to location and lengths of runs vary from 5 miles to 20 on a daily basis. Come run with us, and don't forget to bring your appetite, as the post-run breakfast is a great time as well..
Note: Please check The Running Group's web site http://www.runwithgreg.com/ on Fridays for the location and starting time. |
| Bonita Road Runners | The Bonita Road Runners is a non-profit public benefit corporation
committed to cultivating, promoting and participating in sports competition and other related activities that involve walking, jogging or running as a service to the community. See above for Saturday and Sunday training runs. |
| Front Runners & Walkers San Diego |
A running and walking club for lesbians, gay men, their families and friends, meets for runs and walks on Monday & Wednesday evenings and Saturday & Sunday mornings. Distances ranges from 1.5 to 6 miles for the shorter runs/walks and 6 to 13 miles for the Sunday morning long runs. Please check the Front Runners and Walkers website for details of the San Diego Metro and North County runs. |
| Greg's Group aka The Running Group |
"Run With Greg" is a very friendly group of around 50 runners. Some have been meeting for mid-week easy runs and Saturday long runs since 1994. Anyone is welcome - no membership, no fees, no secret handshake - just a run at an easy pace from 7:00 - 10:00 minutes/mile. The Saturday morning runs are from 5 – 20 miles. The group's motto is "Running is optional, breakfast is not". Plan to join the group for breakfast/dinner after the run. |
| Movin Shoes | Movin Shoes is a chain of specialty running gear stores that hosts weekly runs around the county. |
| San Diego Hash House Harriers | San Diego has one of the most active running group of Hash House Harriers in the world, with 15 different "hashes" that run anywhere from twice a week, to once a year. |
| San Diego Marathon Clinic | For many years the SD Marathon Clinic has been meeting in northeast Mission Bay for Sunday runs around the bay. |
| San Diego Ultra Running Friends | This is a group that trains together for ultras. |
| Tri Club of San Diego | Tri Club of San Diego is the largest triathlon club in the country with over 1400 members. Daily workouts, clinics, races, special events. Open to the public. Visitors welcomed to participate. Come on out! |
| USATF's List of San Diego Running Clubs | The list of USATF-affiliated running clubs in San Diego county. Includes running clubs for youngsters. |
Neighborhood Routes: If you are going to
be in San Diego for a while, you'll probably want to find "neighborhood
running routes" for your daily runs. There are many mapping web sites
where San Diego county residents have mapped their favorite "neighborhood running
routes" (as well as their favorite scenic routes). Popular: Favorite
Run, MapMyRun, WalkJogRun,
USATF's Create a New Route .
