Date
Sat, 29 May 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Mill Creek Summit / Pony Park Day Use Area, Angeles National Forest, near Palmdale, California
California
Countdown
May
The short option at Pacifico: a half-marathon trail run up to Pacifico Summit and back, with three aid stops. A good first taste of trail running with real hills.
Key facts
01Out-and-back to Pacifico Summit
02Three aid stops on the course
03Course closes at 17:30
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The course
The route
California
Distance21km
Total climb699m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate21.1 km
Weather
Late-May, California
22°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
6%Days with rain
Highs around 22°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 6% 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
01Alejandra Santiago01:52:4611.2 km/h
02Elizabeth Picardi01:55:5810.9 km/h
03Carly Weaver01:57:0810.8 km/h
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Women finishers
2:38:48
Median time
8.0 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Pacifico Ultra 21 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
21 km with 699 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
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Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
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