Date
Sat, 23 Jan 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
San Pedro Valley County Park, 600 Oddstad Blvd, Pacifica, CA 94044
Pacifica, San Mateo County
Countdown
January
The long one of the Pacifica trio: 30 km with 1,311 m of climbing, a proper hilly day on the trails for runners who want more than a weekend jog.
Key facts
01Six-hour limit, and everyone must be off the course by 14:30
02Small field of around 58 runners, so expect plenty of space
Create a free training plan for the Pacifica Foothills Trail Run 30 km
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The course
The route
Pacifica
Distance30km
Total climb1,311m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate26.2 km
Weather
Late-January, Pacifica
14°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
30%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 4°C. Rain on 30% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Ama Luthens03:00:0010.1 km/h
02Virginie Eskenazi03:25:458.9 km/h
03Kathleen McCarthy03:38:518.3 km/h
16
Women finishers
4:17:35
Median time
7.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Pacifica Foothills Trail Run 30 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.
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Typical sessions
30 km with 1,311 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
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