SF Marathon 2022 - Mile 21

The San Francisco Marathon Mile 21: Course Landmarks

The San Francisco Marathon Mile 21 STATS Neighborhood: Upper Haight/Lower Haight Elevation Change: Starts at 284’ end 152’ with steep decline from Baker St. to 21 mile marker Stations (water/food/toilet): Water at approx. 20.3 miles Best Spot for Family/Support: Anywhere on Haight or Buena Vista Park Yes - The Haight section of San ... More
SF Marathon 2022 - Mile 22

San Francisco Marathon Mile 22: Course Landmarks

The San Francisco Marathon Mile 22 STATS Neighborhood: Lower Haight to the Mission Elevation Change: Starts at 152” end 55’ Stations (water/food/toilet): Water and aid station approx. 22.5 miles Best Spot for Family/Support: Lower Haight WOW on Mile 22 for race supporters here as we run through Lower Haight - commonly known as ... More
SF Marathon 2022 - Mile 23

The San Francisco Marathon Mile 23: Course Landmarks

The San Francisco Marathon Mile 23 STATS Neighborhood: Mission to Potrero Hill Elevation Change:  Starts at 55’ end 18’ brief decline followed by gradual incline to Potrero Ave Stations (water/food/toilet): Water refill station at approx. 22.6 miles Best Spot for Family/Support: Cafes on 16th street between Guerrero & Mission ... More
SF Marathon 2022 - Mile 24

San Francisco Marathon Mile 24: Course Landmarks

San Francisco Marathon Mile 24 STATS Neighborhood: Potrero Hill/ Dog Patch Elevation Change: Starts at 18’ and ends at 45’ Stations (water/food/toilet): Water and aid station approx. 23.4 miles Best Spot for Family/Support: 16th & DeHaro In the San Francisco Marathon Mile 24 of the 2022 San Francisco Marathon Course, you will ... More
SF Marathon 2022 - Mile 25

The San Francisco Marathon Mile 25: Course Landmarks

The San Francisco Marathon Mile 25 STATS Neighborhood: Dog Patch/Mission Bay Elevation Change: Start at at 54’ ends at 2’ Stations (water/food/toilet): Water aid at 24.5 miles Best Spot for Family/Support: Crane Cove Park Can we say Golden State Warriors? SF Giants? This is an epic professional sports mile! We pass the Giants stadium ... More
SF Marathon 2022 - Mile 26

The San Francisco Marathon Mile 26: Course Landmarks

San Francisco Marathon Mile 26 STATS Neighborhood: Mission Bay/ South Beach Elevation Change: Start 3 end 3’ no peaks or valleys Stations (water/food/toilet): water aid at 25.5 miles Best Spot for Family/Support: Frankie’s Java House/ anywhere along the Embarcadero Highlights & Insights: The last mile of the San Francisco Marathon ... More
SFM Runner Spotlight Blog

Half Marathon San Francisco Story #ThursdayVibes Week Two: Runner Spotlight

Lexxi Conroy This week's #ThursdayVibes is a #runnerspotlight on @cb_runnerchic : She IS the Half Marathon San Francisco Story In an amazing feat, Celeste ran FIFTY half marathons in FIFTY states! We're honored to have been the last leg of her race as Half Marathon San Francisco, pun definitely intended! Here's what Celeste had to ... More

San Francisco Race Challenge #ThursdayVibes Week One: Meet the SoCal Sisters

Lexxi Conroy SoCal Sisters Complete San Francisco Race Challenge! Listen in to their story... “If you’ve never run this race before, you are missing out!” A direct quote from Felicia Canales, a loyal runner to the San Francisco Marathon for the past six years. Felicia and her SoCal sisters, Shelley and Gayle (who are ... More
Training tips for Marathon Week

Training Tips for Marathon Week: How to Navigate the Final Week

By Ben Connelly Training Tips for Marathon Week Read this before the big race!     It’s finally here. The final week before your marathon. How are you feeling? Nervous? Excited? Worried? A mixture of all three? Some of you will show up this week with a pop in your stride. The runs feel easy. Your training went well ... More

Battle Buddy Series – A Prayer for Beginning the End

By Darian McIntosh  At the commencement of September, it is evident that autumn is near. Fall is, unequivocally, my favorite time of year. I surround myself with the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of all things pumpkin-related, much to my husband’s chagrin. Yellow, orange, brown, and red are nowhere near being my typically favorite ... More