Date
Sat, 23 Jan 2027
Start
08:15
Venue
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Salmon Falls Parking Lot, El Dorado Hills, California
Cameron Park, El Dorado County
Countdown
January
A short, easy 5K out and back with barely any climbing. Ideal for a first trail race, or for bringing along someone who's new to it.
Key facts
01Wave start at 08:15
Create a free training plan for the Folsom Lake Sweetwater Trail Run 5 km
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The course
The route
Cameron Park
Distance5km
Total climb79m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate5.0 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
01Margot Mackinnon00:33:259.0 km/h
02Alyssa Glover00:35:318.4 km/h
03Monica Windmiller00:35:328.4 km/h
32
Women finishers
0:47:24
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 5 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.
Intervals.icuWhat a Folsom Lake Sweetwater Trail Run 5 km plan targets
Typical sessions
5 km with 79 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
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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