The inaugural Diplo’s Run Club San Francisco event takes place on September 8 and features a 5K run through Oracle Park. Participants of the race will tour the iconic Giants’ stadium by entering the Willie Mays Plaza gates and cruising along the Promenade Level and Splash Hit Zone before returning to Pier 30 & 32 for Diplo’s waterfront performance.
Diplo’s Run Club and Mascot Sports are thrilled to announce a special Runner’s Night event in collaboration with the San Francisco Giants, Bay to Breakers, and Giant Race on Friday, May 17th, 2024, at Oracle Park. The event will feature an exciting lineup of activities culminating in a live performance by Diplo during the 7th inning stretch.
During the 7th inning stretch, fans will be treated to a special live performance of current hit single “Heaven or Not” by world-renowned DJ and producer, Diplo. Known for his high-energy performances and chart-topping hits, Diplo is sure to bring an electrifying atmosphere to Oracle Park.
“We are excited to partner with Bay to Breakers and Giant Race for this special Runners Night event,” said Mascot Sports CEO, Ryan Dawkins. “This event celebrates the intersection of sports, music, and community, and we look forward to a memorable evening for all involved.”
Tickets for Runners Night are available now and can be purchased online at mlb.com/giants/tickets/specials/runners-night or by calling 1-800-GO-GIANTS. Don’t miss this opportunity to combine your love for running with the excitement of a Giants game and a live performance by Diplo!
About Diplo’s Run Club
Celebrated for his wide-ranging entrepreneurial endeavors, Diplo has successfully launched brands and pioneered new landscapes throughout his career—whether that’s turning his era-defining labels Mad Decent and Higher Ground into live incarnations around the globe or organizing a luxury expedition to Antarctica to raise funds for ocean conservation. And as someone who has always prioritized getting a workout in amid his constant travels, Diplo—who recently ran the Los Angeles Marathon and competed in the Malibu Triathlon but was left craving a post-workout celebration—discovered an opportunity to merge the worlds of music and fitness with Diplo’s Run Club, a first of its kind offering from the superstar. Learn more at DiplosRunClub.com.
About Mascot Sports
Mascot Sports is a leader in sports and experiential marketing igniting the rally for innovation through athletes, brands and events. Mascot Sports was founded by 20 year veteran endurance sports executive and competitive athlete Ryan Dawkins, also the recipient of Acquisition International’s Business Excellence Award for “Best CEO in the Events Sector.” Programs include: Diplo’s Run Club, SF Giants’ Giant Race, Game Day Series, Marin Endurance Festival, and the Bay Bridge Half Marathon, named a top global experience by Runner’s World Magazine. For more information, visit the Mascot at mascotsports.com.
About Giant Race
The Giant Race presented by Alaska Airlines represents the perfect combination of running and baseball. Launched in 2010 and with previous annual events held in Scottsdale, Sacramento, San Jose and San Francisco, the Giant Race unites an array of Giants-inspired themes at every level of professional baseball. Historically, after stops in Scottsdale during Spring Training and at Minor League facilities in Sacramento and San Jose, the Series ends on the field at Oracle Park with a 20,000-participant race on the flattest and fastest course in San Francisco. The San Francisco Giants and Giants Enterprises work in concert to provide baseball fans and health & wellness enthusiasts an unforgettable journey of run, walk, fitness and training experiences. For more information, visit www.giantrace.com.
About Bay to Breakers:
Bay to Breakers, like San Francisco, is open to everyone. Participants of all ages and abilities, and oftentimes in costume, line up on Howard Street a few blocks from The Embarcadero on the third Sunday in May (this year, May 19, 2024). The course travels west through the City for 12 kilometers and finishes at the Great Highway, where the breakers crash into Ocean Beach. It truly is a time-honored tradition and the quintessential San Francisco experience.First run in 1912 as a way to show San Francisco’s resilience and recovery from the Great 1906 Earthquake, Bay to Breakers the world’s longest continuously-run foot rage.
About San Francisco Giants:
One of the oldest teams in Major League Baseball, the 141-year old franchise moved to San Francisco from New York in 1958.After playing a total of 42 years in Seals Stadium and Candlestick Park, the team moved to the privately constructed, downtown ballpark on the corner of 3rd and King in 2000. The organization is widely recognized for its innovative business practices and baseball excellence having been named in the past decade the Sports Organization of the Year by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal, Organization of the Year by Baseball America and ESPN’s Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year.Oracle Park is also the only ballpark in the country to have earned Silver, Gold and Platinum LEED certification for an existing building.
Since opening its gates, Oracle Park has become internationally-renowned as a premier venue in the world of both sports and entertainment.On the diamond, more than 69 million spectators have witnessed countless magical moments, including three World Series Championships (2010, 2012 & 2014), the raising of four National League Pennants and eight playoff appearances. The ballpark has also hosted some of music’s biggest acts, including Lady Gaga, Beyoncé & Jay Z, Ed Sheeran, the Rolling Stones, the Eagles, Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, Green Day and Billy Joel.
