Italian Athletic Club Statuto Race — June 7

The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club and its foundation are set to stage the 105th annual Statuto Race on Sunday, June 7, in North Beach, continuing a San Francisco event that organizers say began in 1919. The race offers two options — an 8K run and a 2-mile walk — and starts at 9 a.m. from the club at 1630 Stockton Street. Organizers say the event is open to runners and walkers of different experience levels and is part of the club’s Festa Italiana weekend. ### Where does the race start, and what are the distances? The Statuto Race website says both events start and finish at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club, 1630 Stockton Street in San Francisco. Participants can choose between an 8K run, described by organizers as about 5 miles, and a 2-mile walk. RunSignup, the registration platform listed for the event, also identifies Sunday, June 7, 2026, as race day and lists the same two events. (statutorace.com) The club’s public events page says registration for the 105th annual race is open as part of the June 6-7 Festa Italiana program. ### What route will runners and walkers take through North Beach? The SFIAC Foundation says the 8K course starts at the club, heads north on Stockton Street, turns east on North Point Street, and then continues south along the Embarcadero sidewalk to Bryant Street before returning on the same path. (statutorace.com) Organizers describe the route as a waterfront course with a downhill start and an uphill finish. (sfiac.org) The event materials describe the race as a North Beach tradition, but the course extends beyond the neighborhood to the waterfront and back. The walk is listed separately as a 2-mile option, though the foundation page excerpt available in search results gives the detailed turn-by-turn route for the 8K. ### Why is it called the Statuto Race? (sfiacfoundation.org) The SFIAC Foundation says the race commemorates the Statuto Albertino, which it describes as the first Italian Constitution. The foundation says the event has been held in San Francisco for more than a century and that the first Statuto Race took place in North Beach in 1919. The same foundation page says the race has been run every year except one during World War II and that 2021 marked the 100th edition. (sfiacfoundation.org) That accounting aligns with the club’s description of the 2026 event as the 105th annual running. ### What street closures and transit changes should neighbors expect? SFMTA’s Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation agenda lists the 105th Statuto Race for Sunday, June 7, 2026, with Green Street between Columbus and Grant avenues closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (sfiacfoundation.org) The agenda also says local access will remain on Jasper and Bannam places between Union and Green streets. A local events brief carried by NewsBreak says the race will reroute the 39 Coit Muni line on Sunday morning. The user-provided SFMTA event page is cited by organizers as the place for route and transit details, though the broader SFMTA search results available here show the permitted closure rather than the full advisory page. (sfmta.com) ### How does the race fit into the weekend around it? The San Francisco Italian Athletic Club says Festa Italiana will run on Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7, with the Statuto Race scheduled for Sunday morning. The club describes the festival as a free, family-friendly celebration of Italian food, wine, music and culture in North Beach. (newsbreak.com) The SFIAC Foundation’s Festa Italiana page also lists the running of the 105th Statuto Race on Sunday, June 7, as part of the weekend program. Third-party event listings repeat that schedule and place the race within the club’s broader Italian heritage festival. ### What happens next for participants and spectators? Sunday, June 7, is the next key date: the race begins at 9 a.m. at 1630 Stockton Street, according to the event website and registration page. (sfiac.org) Organizers direct participants to the official race site and registration listing for race-day logistics, while SFMTA posts street-closure and transit information for the surrounding area. (statutorace.com) (sfiacfoundation.org)