Date
Sat, 9 Jan 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
American River Canyon Overlook Park, 855 Pacific Ave, Auburn, California 95603
Auburn, Placer County
Countdown
January
A half marathon with a bite: 22 km of technical dirt and a fair bit of up, and the busiest start of the day.
Key facts
01Cupless race: bring your own cup or bottle
02Be off the course by 16:00
03Entries are non-transferable
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The course
The route
Auburn
Distance22km
Total climb853m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate21.7 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
01Amy Sturgill02:08:2210.1 km/h
02Adrienne Rivera02:22:109.2 km/h
03Vasantha Jotwani02:24:089.0 km/h
71
Women finishers
3:06:30
Median time
7.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
Training
Training for the No Hands Trail Run 22 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 No Hands Trail Run 22 km plan targets
Typical sessions
22 km with 853 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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