An ~4 mi cross country race consisting of two loops in beautiful Golden Gate Park. This historic and iconic race is a staple event on the Pacific Association of USATF annual Cross Country Grand Prix, and also serves as a venue preview race for the Pacific Association XC Championship race. Race against some of the best athletes on the west coast, traversing over grass, dirt, and rolling hills.
**NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION**
Bib transfers available race morning with a fee of $10.
Sep 13, 2026
Distance — 6.4K
Type — Running
09:00
$30.00
Sep 13, 2026
Distance — 6.4K
Type — Running
09:45
$30.00
Sep 13, 2026
Distance — 6.4K
Type — Running
10:30
$30.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in San Francisco.
Learn more about the host city, San Francisco.
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Among U.S. cities with a population of 200,000 or more, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income, third by population density, and sixth by aggregate income as of 2024. Some 4.6 million residents live in the city's metropolitan statistical area, which is the 13th-largest in the United States. Around 9.2 million live in the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland combined statistical area, the fifth-largest in the United States.
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