SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 16: Runners cross the Golden Gate Bridge throughout the 2013 San Francisco Marathon and Half-Marathon on June 16, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO – The World Cup is over, however San Francisco isn’t finished with main sporting occasions simply but. The San Francisco Marathon is being run on July 26, and residents and commuters must be ready for road closures.
Over 30,000 runners are anticipated on the beginning line at 5:15 a.m. on Sunday, however there will probably be occasions held all through the weekend. The race route will wend its method throughout San Francisco and Golden Gate Bridge to Fort Baker and again.
The weekend will also feature a 5K race and an Ultra marathon on Saturday, at 8 a.m. and 10:15 p.m. respectively. Sunday may even characteristic two half-marathons at 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., a 10K at 7:15 a.m. and a 5K at 9 a.m.
Street closures will go into impact at 9 p.m. Saturday night time, and will probably be in place till 3 p.m. on Sunday, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency introduced.
“We have a strong track record delivering service dedicated for special events in San Francisco, and as we prepare for these events every year, we’re ready to move people to and form where they need to be. The unprecedented volume of traffic that caused gridlock on the Fourth of July was an anomaly constraining Muni service delivery,” the SFMTA stated in an announcement. “Public transit is the most affordable and reliable choice for all special events in San Francisco.”
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Spectacular views
The San Francisco Marathon is among the premier marathons on the West Coast, largely as a result of the race route covers so many landmarks.
“The spectacular view, in the morning. You get to run across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, you can’t beat that,” runner Randy Shirley stated. “If you run it you’ll see people taking selfies, taking viedos and so on.”
In addition to the scenic views alongside the route, the town’s hilly geography can be a part of the draw.
“I heard it’s really challenging,” runner Brisa Garcia, stated. “I think challenging myself is something that motivates me.”
Organizers say about 70% of runners are from the Bay Area. The occasion pumps greater than $50 million into the native economic system.
Local perspective:
The race route
Multiple road closures forward of the race are making runners and residents alike plan for the weekend effectively forward of the occasion.
“I think we’re walking to the start line, and then I think we’re just going to go with it after,” Garcia stated.
Marathon members will begin their run on the Ferry Building. The route stretches north alongside the Embarcadero and by way of North Beach and the Marina earlier than crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Runners will double again throughout the bridge and into the Presidio, then Golden Gate Park, Haight Ashbury, the Lower Haight, the Mission Potrero Hill and Dogpatch, earlier than ending at Rincon Park.
The Golden Gate Bridge will nonetheless be open to site visitors throughout the race, and the sidewalks will probably be open to be used: the east aspect bridge sidewalk will open at 9 a.m. to bikes and pedestrians, the west aspect bridge sidewalk will open at 10 a.m. to bikes solely.
What we all know:
Saturday Road Closures:
- Embarcadero between Folsom and Washington Streets
Sunday Road Closures:
From 12:01 a.m. to three p.m.
- Northbound Embarcadero between King Street and Broadway
- King Street between third Street and northbound Embarcadero
- Steuart Street between Howard Street and southerly Terminus
- Howard Street between the Embarcadero and Spear Street (native entry allowed on Howard and Steuart Streets)
- Southbound Embarcadero between Broadway and third Street
- Eastbound Washington Street between Drumm Street and Embarcadero
- Embarcadero between Broadway and Jefferson Street
- Jefferson Street between The Embarcadero and westerly terminus
- Van Ness between North Point Street and Northerly terminus
- Westbound Beach Street between Marina Boulevard and Baker Street
- Haight Street between Stanyan and Buchanan Streets
- Scott Street between Haight and Waller Streets
- Waller Street between Scott and Buchanan Streets
- Buchanan Street between Haight and Market Streets
- Hermann Street between Buchanan and Laguna Streets
- Duboce Avenue between Market and Guerrero Streets
From 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
- Spear Street between Howard and Folsom Streets
From 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Westbound Beach Street between The Embarcadero and Polk Street
- Polk Street between Beach Street and North Point
- Westbound North Point between Polk Street and Van Ness
- Southbound Van Ness between North Point and Bay Street
- Westbound Bay Street between Van Ness and Laguna Street
- Northbound Laguna Street between Bay and Laguna Streets
- Howard Street between The Embarcadero and Spear Street
- Spear Street between Howard and Harrison Streets
- Jefferson Street between The Embarcadero and Leavenworth Street
- Westbound Beach Street between Leavenworth Street and The Embarcadero
From 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Folsom Street between The Embarcadero and Spear Street
- Spear Street between Folsom and Harrison Streets
- Harrison Street between Spear and Main Streets
- Main Street between Harrison and Bryant Streets
- Bryant Street between Main Street and The Embarcadero
- Northbound Embarcadero between Broadway and Beach Street
- Grant Street between North Point Street and The Embarcadero
- Westbound North Point between Grant Street and The Embarcadero
- Spear Street between Howard and Folsom Streets
Dig deeper:
The following Muni routes will face delays, reroutes or cancellations:
- F Market and Wharves
- N Owl
- N Judah Bus
- T Third Street Bus
- 6 Hays/Parnassus
- 7 Haight/Noriega
- 8 Bayshore
- 12 Folsom/Pacific
- 15 Bayview Hunters Point Express
- 19 Polk
- 22 Fillmore
- 24 Divisadero
- 27 Bryant
- 29 Sunset
- 30 Stockton
- 33 Ashbury/18th Street
- 37 Corbett
- 39 Coit
- 43 Masonic
- 44 O’Shaughnessy
- 55 Dogpatch
The Source: San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority
