Events/Folsom Lake Sweetwater Trail Run

Folsom Lake Sweetwater Trail Run 14 km

RunningPoint to point
Date
Sat, 23 Jan 2027
Start
08:10
Venue
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Salmon Falls Parking Lot, El Dorado Hills, California
Cameron Park, El Dorado County
Countdown
January

Nine miles out and back with about 300 m of climbing. A manageable morning run that's a step up from a 10K but still well within reach.

Key facts
01Wave start at 08:10
029-hour overall limit
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The course

The route

Cameron Park
Distance14.5km
Total climb302m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate14.5 km
Weather

Late-January, Cameron Park

15°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-2°CColdest in 20 years
30%Days with rain

Highs around 15°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -2°C. Rain on 30% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Alina Nikiforova01:41:098.6 km/h
02Kena Rath01:44:408.3 km/h
03Adam Woolf01:58:197.3 km/h
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Finishers
2:25:36
Median time
6.0 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserTroy's California Trail Runs
Running since2016
Training

Training for the Folsom Lake Sweetwater Trail Run 14 km

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What a Folsom Lake Sweetwater Trail Run 14 km plan targets
Typical sessions
14 km with 302 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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Typical sessions
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