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The San Francisco Marathon is an annual USATF-certified road running event held in San Francisco, California, that includes a full marathon, two half marathons, an ultramarathon, [1] a 10k, [2] and a 5K. [3] With the exceptions of 1988, 1993, and 2020, the marathon has been held annually since 1977. [4]
Bay to Breakers is an annual footrace in San Francisco, California typically on the third Sunday of May. The phrase "Bay to Breakers" reflects the fact that the race starts at the northeast end of the downtown area a few blocks from The Embarcadero (adjacent to San Francisco Bay) and runs west through the city to finish at the Great Highway (adjacent to the Pacific coast, where breakers crash ...
The Dolphin South End Runners (DSE) is the oldest and largest running club in San Francisco, founded in 1966, by the legendary and infamous Walt Stack [1] who was also its first president. [2] DSE holds organized races nearly every weekend in and around San Francisco. These races are low key and open to runners and walkers of all ages and ...
The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club is a men's social and athletic club located at 1630 Stockton Street on Washington Square, North Beach in San Francisco, California. It sponsors the Statuto Race, an annual footrace event that has been running since 1919.
The Rock 'n' Roll Running Series is a collection of road running events owned and operated by the IRONMAN Group's Competitor Group, part of Advance Publications. [1] The series is known for lining race routes with live bands, cheerleaders and themed water stations.
Run Across America — Ran 3,550 miles (5,710 km) in 72 days averaging 50 miles (80 km) a day across the United States (4th Fastest athlete to run from San Francisco to New York (July 2013). The run raised money for the Waves for Water organization's Hurricane Relief Initiative.
San Francisco Track and Field Club is a California non-profit, public-benefit corporation established in January, 2007. Since 2007, San Francisco Track and Field Club (SFT&FC) has maintained its United States Track & Field (USATF) club membership and hosts the USATF-sanctioned Pride Track & Field Meet annually. [1]
Walt Stack (September 28, 1908 [1] – January 19, 1995) was a hod carrier by trade and an icon of the San Francisco, California running community. Stack ran approximately 62,000 miles (100,000 km) in his lifetime. [2] Even in his 70s and 80s, Stack ran many more marathons and 50-mile (80 km) ultramarathons than all