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Saturday Run

Saturday morning club runs are our most popular runs, normally drawing 50-75 people. We meet at 8:00 AM at various locations in San Francisco. See our Calendar for this week's location.

We run in pace groups ranging from 7:30 to 11:00 minutes per mile, plus a walk group. Each group is led by a Pace Group Leader (PGL). Learn more about our wonderful and dedicated PGLs below!

Run distances range from 3 to 24 miles. Distances and routes are shared with members in advance of the Saturday run, and the PGLs provide directions for each distance during the run.

At the end of your run, enjoy snacks, drinks, and DONUTS!

If you're new or trying out SFRRC for the first time, please arrive 15 minutes early. When you arrive, look for Club Ambassadors holding a "New? Talk to me!" sign. These people will welcome you, have you sign the SFRRC Waiver, and then help you find your pace group.

For your safety and the safety of the group, headphones, strollers, and furry friends are not permitted.

Club Members - Click the button below to join your pace group and receive weekly emails from your PGL. Also, make sure to join the #saturdayruns channel in Slack.

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Pace Group Leaders

We begin with our most sincere gratitude to our PGLs, who lead their group at a specific pace on our Saturday runs. Learn more about our leaders below.

Interested in becoming a pace group leader or would like to create a new pace group? We would love to hear from you! Please email hello@sfrrc.org.

BILL SUMMER | 7:30 min/mile pace group

Bill is a distance runner, focusing on the full marathon. But, he'll dabble in other distances, such as the half, an ultra now and then, and toss in a relay for fun. He joined the SFRRC in 2012. Since 2013 he's been the Pace Group Leader for the 7:30 group. And, in 2014 he became one of our coaches, coaching the trails on Sunday. He is a RRCA Certified coach.

NED LERNER | 8:00 min/mile pace group

Ned took up running when he turned 50, and now he is a competitive "Senior Grand Master." He has run the New York Marathon and CIM twice, the San Francisco and Boston Marathons once, and plenty of half marathons. But to run best he's learned that 80% of his runs need to be easy and fun, and how to recover from a variety of running related problems. He's a big fan of Tuesday night track, long Saturday group runs, and running with everyone.

ZACK (ZEE) JENKINS | 8:00 min/mile pace group

Zack has been a member of SFRRC since 2018, through various life and training cycles. He started running competitively in his youth in East Tennessee, to stay in shape for soccer season, but ultimately ended up running track and cross country at Pepperdine University. To date, Zack has completed 51 full-distance marathons (who knows how many halves), 3 ultramarathons, and 7 Ironmans. While all adventures are welcome Zack favors road running, and mostly frequents Saturday morning group runs. His favorite marathon is the Avenue of the Giants Marathon in Weott, CA, and he encourages all new-to-the-marathon runners to take training easy and steady, recommending races with well-run aid stations and favorable courses with crowd support.

Outside of sport, Zack is a startup junkie and brand marketer. He has two leash-trained cats and co-leads a monthly cats-on-leashes meetup group at parks around town. On a quick run, if you want to chat about tech growth strategy, Dolly Parton, marathon training, dog or cat health, travel or food… Zack’s your dude.

CHINH LEE | 8:30 min/mile pace group (no walk break)

Chinh has been with SFRRC since 2012 and is a veteran of 11 marathons, including three Bostons. Ironically, he credits learning how to run slowly as the reason that he was finally able to obtain the qualifying standard. But for now, he is happier helping other people reach their PR/BQ goals rather than striving for his own.

In 2019, he surpassed his goal of running 2019 miles. In 2022, he completed a one-year running streak - at least one mile each day for the year. In 2023, he plans to run a 5k backwards. You can find Chinh practicing at the track on Tuesday nights.

RACHEL MACBRIDE | 9:00 min/mile pace group (with walk breaks)

Rachel started running in 2011, deciding to run the Broad Street 10 Miler in Philadelphia on a whim. She's been running ever since with over 60 races under her belt, including 14 marathons. Thanks to SFRRC, Rachel was able to achieve a long-time running goal: qualifying for the Boston Marathon.

Rachel joined SFRRC in 2018 and enjoys Tuesday track nights and Saturday long runs. When she is not running, Rachel loves being outside, recently she's taken up paragliding, and watching movies.

WING WONG | 9:30 min/mile pace group (with walk breaks)

Need we say much more... fearless leader and encourager. Wing's been a pace group leader for 8-9 years and has led both the 9:30 and 10:00 minute pace groups. He ran his first half marathon in 2001 and first full marathon in 2006, and has since completed 7 marathons and at least 20 half marathons, with his favorite being the Chicago Marathon. Wing says, "Running has been good to me and I enjoy running with the club." In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and learning new languages and cultures.

ERIC LUM | 10:00 min/mile pace group (with walk breaks)

Eric - the chosen one who brings order to the popular 10 min/mile universe filled with its wonderful runners. He also leads our Thursday Ferry Building evening runs along the Embarcadero. Eric has a goal to complete a full marathon in all 50 states by 2026. He's been a SFRRC member since 2015. Thank you, Eric, for your good lead and your steadfast commitment to serve and be present for us.

NADINE CZUDNOCHOWSKI | 11:00 min/mile pace group (with walk breaks)

Nadine joined SFRRC in the summer of 2017 running with the 10:30 min/mile group. She has been the Pace Group Leader of the 11:00 min/mile group since early 2022. She ran her first marathon in 2022 (the San Francisco Marathon) and hopes to get into the New York City Marathon one day. In spare time, Nadine likes to explore hiking trails in the Bay Area with her dog.

RUSTY COHEN | 12:30 min/mile pace group (with walk breaks)

Rusty - the one to leave no one behind! All are welcome. Please join Rusty's group, if you are just getting back to running or want to go more gently. A native San Franciscan who started running right after Frank Shorter won '72 Olympics, Rusty has run a 2:45:17 marathon and a 56:40 ten miler. After 15 years with SFRRC, we sincerely value his leadership. This group will run/walk from 3 to 6 miles on Saturdays.