San Jose, California, United States · Saturday, January 2, 2027

Fixed Distance 50K

Hacienda Hills Run - Winter

87 days away
50 km Distance
not publishedn/a Climbing
2.5 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 50 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.5 as a floor, not a verdict.

38.3004° N, 76.5075° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 9 hours 10:48 min/km average. Firm. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. About average for a 50K. Measured against 1046 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~2 Tiny. You will run alone for most of it.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, January

Daytime high 5°C
Night low -2°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 9 h 33 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for January — NASA POWER, grid elevation 10 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2026 50km 2 — Jen O'Byrne · 06:59:24
2025 50km 4 Joshua Hanley · 05:39:04 —
2024 50km 5 Alessandro Kamikawa · 06:30:21 Ayako Murai · 06:06:34
2022 50km 5 Matt Rodriguez · 05:57:02 Sarah Fowler · 06:27:08

The field shrank 50% between 2025 (4) and 2026 (2). 100% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (50km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Course notes

  • gear With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

Gear for this race

Chosen for 50 km of trail.

  • Trail Running Shoes 50 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition 50 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 50 km, without the bounce.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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