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Presidio training, Thursday, June 3, 2010|
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What a surprisingly mild evening - even when I was picking up the flags after 9:00, it felt pretty comfortable. And folks had fun romping around the newish "digital arts" campus corner of the Presidio, along with the main post and other areas close to Sports Basement. Thanks to Liz and Patty at Sports Basement for getting us well set up with snacks and drinks and the 20% discount!
I think the sprint courses worked out well given the
constraints of the 1:10000 map and the area. I did make about 25 map
corrections in OCAD after checking and adjusting the course the day of
the event. Course 1 ended up being 2.4 km and quite fast, Mikkel
cleared it in 14 minutes 17 seconds. Course 2 ended up being shorter at
2.0 km, and it took Mikkel 16 something minutes to complete. No other
times were reported.
Original Announcement
Register in person (Registration form, waiver) | return to terraloco home
What's the Deal?
Enjoy two "sprint" courses totaling 5 km using the more urban parkland in the northeast corner of the Presidio. While the checkpoint locations are technically pretty easy to identify, choosing the best route and executing it efficiently will be quite interesting, so it will be a fun challenge for beginners, intermediates, and experienced navigators. Running shoes and shorts are fine - no roughing it in the woods. A fair amount of paved running, some grassy areas, some unpaved trails. Each course will be marked with small pin flags.
Course 1: 9 checkpoints, 2.5 km, 20 m
climb
Course 2: 7 checkpoints, 2.4 km, 40 m climb
We'll meet at the Sports Basement store located near Crissy Field. There will be a short, streamered hike crossing underneath the elevated highway to a remote start/finish point with a clock and a pen if you'd like to time yourself.
Thanks to Sports Basement for giving all participants a 20% shopping discount! And any interested, we'll pick an establishment in the nearby Marina district for socializing afterward.
Courses open 6:00 to 8:00; cost is $5.
Directions:
To get to Sports Basement by car:
101 North through San Francisco is Van Ness Ave. I prefer taking Franklin, a block over to the west. Both connect with Lombard St. towards the north end of the city, where you make a left. After about a mile on Lombard, you continue onto the highway that connects to the Golden Gate Bridge - "Doyle Drive" - for almost half a mile. Make a slight left toward Marshall St. (follow signs for Presidio - Crissy Field.) Turn right at Marshall St., then turn left at Mason St., and go about a quarter mile and Sports Basement will be on your left.
By bike: A nice route from downtown is to take the waterfront all the way around to Crissy Field, then look for Sports Basement on the left.
As there is no SF Muni rail line nearby, nor a major bus line, it's not the easiest place to get to via public transit, but you can try 511.org's trip planner and see how you do.
Event Contact: Rex, 5 1 0 - 6 8 1 - 6 1 8 1, rex@terraloco.com