Holcomb Valley 33 Mile

Race completed

53 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

2.7 est Grit · Entry level

Calculated from 53 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 2.7 as a floor, not a verdict.

34.2439° N, 116.9114° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 10 hours 11:19 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. About average for a 50K. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~199 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (33mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, June

Daytime high 32°C

Night low 14°C

Rainfall Dry — rain unlikely

Daylight 14 h 25 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for June — NASA POWER, grid elevation 983 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2026	33mi	199	Jeffrey Schacherl · 05:00:12	Charlotte Saunders · 05:44:06
2025	33mi	197	Chad Hall · 03:50:06	Lauren Kleppin · 05:36:44
2024	33mi	168	Taylor Morris · 04:30:15	Arielle Bertrou-Cantou · 06:19:17
2023	33mi	131	Taylor Morris · 04:45:48	Mireya Vargas · 05:16:28
2022	33mi	55	Cory Mayfield · 04:45:17	Heather Huggins · 06:30:33
2021	33mi	94	Joel Frost-Tift · 04:44:22	Kim Ammons · 06:15:06
2019	33mi	82	Jorge Pacheco · 04:49:58	Ana-Carolina Suchey · 05:51:17
2018	33mi	62	Mario Martinez · 04:34:03	Kaitlin Hildebrand · 05:32:04
2017	33mi	91	Jorge Pacheco · 04:30:42	Jenni Johnson · 05:31:56
2016	33mi	78	Tony Torre · 04:18:00	Jade Belzberg · 05:38:01

The field has held steady: 197 in 2025, 199 in 2026. 24% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (33mi) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

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

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 53 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 53 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 53 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 53 km, without the bounce.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 53 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Adidas

Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra

RunRepeat found the Adidas Terrex Agravic Speed Ultra to be perfect for midfoot and forefoot strikers, while iRunFar noted that the shoe feels incredibly effici…

★★★★★ 4.5

La Sportiva

Prodigio Pro

RunRepeat found the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro to have a secure, locked-in fit due to its premium upper, and also praised the shoe's energetic ride, particularly…

$225 ★★★★★ 4.6

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