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SF Marathon: Planned road closures and Muni changes 3%

7/24/2026, 4:09:34 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 16 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Halo Effect, and Anecdotal, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 53 hits. Analysis detected 474 faulty-reasoning hits from 849 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 15.5% and a BS Rank of 3% (21,267 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 97.20% of the article peer group.

The World Cup is over, but San Francisco isn’t done with major sporting events just yet. 
The San Francisco Marathon is being run on July 26, and residents and commuters should be prepared for road closures. 
Over 30,000 runners are expected at the starting line at 5:15 a.m. on Sunday, but there will be events held throughout the weekend. 
The race route will wend its way across San Francisco and Golden Gate Bridge to Fort Baker and back. 
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 will also feature 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 effect at 9 p.m. 
Saturday night, and will be in place until 3 p.m. on Sunday, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced. 
"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 said in a statement. 
"Public transit is the most affordable and reliable choice for all special events in San Francisco." 
The San Francisco Marathon is one of the premier marathons on the West Coast, largely because 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 said. 
"If you run it you'll see people taking selfies, taking viedos and so on." 
In addition to the scenic views along the route, the city's hilly geography is also part of the draw. 
"I heard it's really challenging," runner Brisa Garcia, said. 
"I think challenging myself is something that motivates me." 
Organizers say about 70% of runners are from the Bay Area. 
The event pumps more than $50 million into the local economy. 
Multiple road closures ahead of the race are making runners and residents alike plan for the weekend well ahead of the event. 
"I think we're walking to the start line, and then I think we're just going to go with it after," Garcia said. 
Marathon participants will start their run at the Ferry Building. 
The route stretches north along the Embarcadero and through North Beach and the Marina before crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. 
Runners will double back across the bridge and into the Presidio, then Golden Gate Park, Haight Ashbury, the Lower Haight, the Mission Potrero Hill and Dogpatch, before finishing at Rincon Park. 
The Golden Gate Bridge will still be open to traffic during the race, and the sidewalks will be open for use: the east side bridge sidewalk will open at 9 a.m. to bikes and pedestrians, the west side bridge sidewalk will open at 10 a.m. to bikes only. 
Saturday Road Closures: 
Embarcadero between Folsom and Washington Streets 
Sunday Road Closures: 
From 12:01 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Northbound Embarcadero between King Street and Broadway 
King Street between 3rd Street and northbound Embarcadero 
Steuart Street between Howard Street and southerly Terminus 
Howard Street between the Embarcadero and Spear Street (local access allowed on Howard and Steuart Streets) 
Southbound Embarcadero between Broadway and 3rd 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 
The following Muni routes will face delays, reroutes or cancellations: 
F Market and Wharves 
15 Bayview Hunters Point Express 
33 Ashbury/18th Street 
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Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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