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Run Coach: Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a Bay Area-based running coach who guides athletes to first finish lines, personal bests, the Boston Marathon, national championship wins, Olympic Trials, international podiums, world championship teams, national records, and the Olympic Games. He publishes the morning shakeout email newsletter and podcast. He was also a senior editor at Competitor magazine from 2010-2016. In 2013, he authored The Official Rock ‘n’ Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training.
Mario was a cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003 and raced competitively from the mile to ultramarathon distances. His personal bests include 4:09 for the mile, 2:28 in the marathon, and 7:49 for 50 miles. A native of Massachusetts, Mario lives north of the Golden Gate Bridge with his wife Christine and dog Tahoe, where he explores the trails of Mt. Tamalpais.
Some of our favorite routes! Have one to add?
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Terrain |
Area |
Map |
Comments |
Course Name |
Elevation |
| 5k |
Mix |
Crissy Field |
Strava |
Flat and fast! Watch out for the wind, though! |
Crissy Field Parkrun |
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| 5k |
Road/Trail |
Lands End |
Strava |
|
|
300 |
| 5k |
Mostly trail |
Glen Park |
Strava |
Do twice for 5k |
|
200 |
| 5k |
Mix |
Bernal Heights |
Strava |
|
|
484 |
| 5k |
Road |
Mission Bay |
Strava |
|
|
0 |
| 5k |
Road |
China Basin |
Strava |
4 miles - stop early to get 5k |
|
33 |
| 5k |
Road |
Embarcadero |
Strava |
|
|
15 |
| 5k |
Hard pack trail |
Stow lake (GGP) |
Strava |
|
|
105 |
| 5k |
Road/Trail |
Crissy Field |
Strava |
AP, over the hill, and back |
Across the Bay 415K |
136 |
| 5k |
Road/Trail |
Golden Gate Park |
Strava |
|
Kaiser 5k |
58 |
| 5k |
Road/Trail |
Golden Gate Park |
Strava |
|
SF Marathon 5k |
24 |
| 5k |
Road |
Excelsior |
Strava |
|
Excelsior Reach for a Star 5K |
21 |
| 5k |
Road |
Ocean Beach |
Strava |
Flat out and back |
DSE Great Highway 5k |
7 |
| 5k |
Road/Trail/Track |
GGP/Kezar |
Strava |
Loop |
|
77 |
| 5k |
Trail |
Presidio |
Strava |
Loop |
Lincoln -Park Trail-Bay Area Ridge Trail |
576 |
| 5k |
Trail |
Presidio |
Strava |
Loop |
Park Trail-Bay Area Ridge Trail-Central Magazine |
370 |
| 5k |
Trail |
Mt San Bruno |
Strava |
Loop |
Mt San Bruno 3 miles |
267 |
| 5k |
Trail |
East Bay |
Strava |
Loop |
Tilden 5k |
523 |
| 5k |
Mix hard packed and trail |
Pacifica |
Strava |
Sting ray |
Pacifica 5k |
312 |
| 4.5 miles |
Packed trail/Sidewalk |
Lake Merced |
Strava |
Flat loop with restrooms |
Christmas Relays |
129 |
| 10k |
Mixed |
Marina |
Strava |
Bathrooms at the bridge |
Presidio + Crissy Field 10k |
250 |
| 10k |
Mostly trail |
Presidio/Crissy Field |
Strava |
Includes sand ladder |
DSE 10k |
550 |
| 10k |
Trail |
Presidio |
Strava |
|
Presidio 6 miles |
877 |
| 10k |
Trail |
Muir Woods |
Strava |
Loop |
Muir Woods 6 miles |
1736 |
| 10k |
Trail |
East Bay |
Strava |
Loop |
Tilden 10k |
1261 |
| 7.5 miles |
Trail |
Pacifica |
Strava |
Shorten for a sweet 10k! |
7.4 Mile Route |
1110 |
| 10 miles |
Trail |
Mt San Bruno |
Strava |
Great park with restrooms |
Mt San Bruno 10 miles |
1534 |
| 10 miles |
Trail/Road |
Presidio |
Strava |
Loop |
|
1468 |
| 11 miles |
Gravel/Road |
SF - Embarcadero |
Strava |
Flat and beautiful! |
Ferry Building/GGB (Hoppers Hands) |
229 |
| 13 miles |
Road/Trail |
AP-Crissy Field-Presidio |
Strava |
Measure distance carefully! May hit 13 before the starting point |
AP Sting Ray |
1405 |
| 13 miles |
Trail |
Mt San Bruno |
Strava |
Loop with an out and back section |
Mt San Bruno 13 miles |
2589 |
| 13 miles |
Trail |
Muir Woods |
Strava |
Loop |
Muir Woods 13 Mile Loop |
2785 |
| 13 miles |
Trail |
East Bay |
Strava |
Loop |
Tilden Half Marathon |
1523 |
| 13 miles |
Trail |
Pacifica |
Strava |
Hilly! |
12.9 Mile Route |
1944 |
| 13 miles |
Trail |
Pacifica |
Strava |
Hillier! |
Montara Half Marathon |
3093 |
| 30k |
Trail |
Marin Headlands |
Strava |
Hilly and beautiful! |
Rodeo Beach - Tennessee Valley |
3347 |
| 20 miles |
Pavement |
SF - GGP/Presidio |
Strava |
Classic SF Run |
Golden Gate Park / Presidio / GGB Loop |
2080 |
| 20 miles |
Pavement |
SF - GGP |
Strava |
For your flatish long run day |
Golden Gate Park - Lake Merced Loop |
666 |
Organized Runs
We have club and volunteer-led training runs in scenic locations around the Bay Area. The routes incorporate everything from reviews of the courses of local races to challenging and fun trail adventures, with varying distances and levels of difficulty. Be on the look out for:
- Course Previews
- Shoe Demos
- Store supported runs
- Brick workouts
- Beer miles
- Trail runs
Questions? Email Run Director Angela Yang: run@ggtc.org
