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John Walbolt

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Attempting to run around the San Francisco Bay 4/30/27.

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I’m attempting this next spring and I invite other runners to join me if they want. I’ve thought about it for a year, and I want to go for it. I picked 4/30/27 to give myself time to train and have as much sun as possible without summer temperatures. Also, if any runners wanted to join me I wanted to give them time to prepare too.

The route starts and ends at the ferry building, going counterclockwise. I still need to verify the specifics, but I’m thinking heading down through Silicon Valley, up through the Anthony Chabot Regional Park and Redwood Regional Park, and then crossing the Richmond Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge. Estimated time right now is 40 hours.

Parts of my training will be running the whole thing in sections. Message me if you want to join some or all of this 🤘 by @johnwalbolt

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Training for my run around the San Francisco Bay. Testing miles 17 through 37. by @johnwalbolt

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10 days ago

My next test run is this coming Saturday, going straight through the north part of Silicon Valley and ending at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto. Link to join the Partiful event is in my bio. by @johnwalbolt

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18 days ago

Bay to Lake 2026
The 2nd place Fisherman’s Wharf Chonkers 🥈
@bay_to_lake by @johnwalbolt

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21 days ago

Follow up run from last week. I liked this route a lot better and it felt safe the whole way 👍👍, so I feel like the first 17 miles of my overall route are set now. End of the month will be the second leg, 20 miles from Millbrae to Palo Alto. by @johnwalbolt

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New first leg to test this Saturday that should fix the safety issues from yesterday’s run. This also moves the overall start/end to the Golden Gate Bridge. by @johnwalbolt

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First training run testing of the first leg of my route, and I’m going to change it for safety reasons. Good to run with friends though and get this process moving. Thanks for joining today @belexche @toveaagren @chriscareyjr @andreytsf taken in San Francisco, California by @johnwalbolt

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First training run is this Sunday and I have Partiful events for this run and the next one for anyone who wants to join. A few people will be there this Sunday and we’ll run at party pace. My goal is to get familiar with the parts of the route I’ve never run before, and also make sure I have picked the ideal route. I want the route to be safe, awesome, and have reasonable options for water, food, and bathrooms. by @johnwalbolt

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2026 San Francisco Marathon. No time goal this year. Ran this one to make it three years in a row, and to also kick my ass a little and see where my body’s at after a year of being very inconsistent. Time to lock back in taken in San Francisco, California by @johnwalbolt

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2 months ago

@brokenarrowskyrace 23k 🫠 incredibly hard, but just as amazing taken in Palisades Tahoe by @johnwalbolt

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3 months ago

Highlights from the SF perimeter relay! Thanks again to everyone, especially the extra referees helping run the event 🙏 taken in San Francisco, California by @johnwalbolt

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6 months ago

Ran around San Francisco with a bunch of amazing people. Thank you to everyone who made it out! I feel incredibly lucky to have you all as friends. Instagram won’t even let me tag you all! There’s too many! 🥳 my first ultramarathon of 38 miles in under 10 hours. #roundabouttrail taken in San Francisco, California by @johnwalbolt

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