Date
Sat, 24 Oct 2026
Start
08:00
Venue
Sly Park Recreation Area – Event Center, 4771 Sly Park Rd, Pollock Pines, California
Pollock Pines, El Dorado County
Countdown
October
The easy way in. A short out-and-back trail run with gentle climbing, open to every age, and over well inside the hour.
Key facts
011-hour limit and a 9:00 cutoff
02Out-and-back course, so you retrace your steps
Create a free training plan for the Trail Run at Sly Park - Fall 5 km
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The course
The route
Pollock Pines
Distance5.2km
Total climb184m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate5.2 km
Weather
Late-October, Pollock Pines
22°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
16%Days with rain
Highs around 22°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 16% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Amanda McGuire00:47:376.6 km/h
02Heather Landrum00:47:386.6 km/h
03Kylie Gretler00:47:436.6 km/h
3
Finishers
0:47:38
Median time
6.6 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2025 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 Trail Run at Sly Park - Fall 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 Trail Run at Sly Park - Fall 5 km plan targets
Typical sessions
5 km with 184 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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