Events/No Hands Trail Run

No Hands Trail Run 50 km

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Date
Sat, 9 Jan 2027
Start
07:30
Venue
American River Canyon Overlook Park, 855 Pacific Ave, Auburn, California 95603
Auburn, Placer County
Countdown
January

The big one at No Hands: 50 km of technical dirt trail with a decent amount of climbing, and no cups at the aid stations to lean on.

Key facts
018.5-hour cut-off for the 50 km
02Cupless race: bring your own cup or bottle
03Entries are non-transferable, and only registered runners can run
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The course

The route

Auburn
Distance50km
Total climb1,692m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate48.1 km
Weather

Early-January, Auburn

13°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
31%Days with rain

Highs around 13°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 31% 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
01Lena Wirth06:27:337.8 km/h
02Kirstin Trapp06:37:037.6 km/h
03Jill Davis06:50:067.4 km/h
24
Women finishers
7:39:37
Median time
6.6 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserInside Trail Racing
Instagram@insidetrail
Running since2021
Training

Training for the No Hands 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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What a No Hands Trail Run 50 km plan targets
Typical sessions
50 km with 1,692 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
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
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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