Date
Sat, 23 Jan 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Salmon Falls Parking Lot, El Dorado Hills, California
Cameron Park, El Dorado County
Countdown
January
A 50K out-and-back with only about 1,000 m of climbing, so it's more about steady running than grinding up hills. Small field, plenty of time on the clock.
Key facts
01Checkpoint cut-offs at 12:15, 13:00, 14:00 and 16:00
02Finish cut-off 17:00
03Wave start at 08:00
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The course
The route
Cameron Park
Distance50km
Total climb1,023m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate47.1 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
01Cierra Rullhausen06:27:007.8 km/h
02Kelly Zachreson07:24:086.8 km/h
03Anel E Martinez07:27:206.7 km/h
10
Women finishers
7:53:55
Median time
6.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserTroy's California Trail Runs
Websitetctruns.com
Instagram@troyscaliforniatrailruns
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Folsom Lake Sweetwater Trail Run 50 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
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Typical sessions
50 km with 1,023 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
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
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