Cerritos, CA, United States · Saturday, June 20, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Orange Curtain 50km Ultra Race

Race completed
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.

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33.8584° N, 118.0648° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 12.5 hours 15:00 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 Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. More forgiving than 77% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~18 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, June

Daytime high 27°C
Night low 14°C
Rainfall Dry — rain unlikely
Daylight 14 h 24 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for June — NASA POWER, grid elevation 395 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2026 50km 18 Ryan Snigges · 03:50:37 Verity Breen · 04:36:40
2025 50km 18 Jimmy Sung · 03:43:47 Jenny Picker · 05:18:51
2024 50km 22 Jimmy Sung · 04:31:01 Veronica Alaniz · 05:00:34
2023 50km 28 Nicholas Spector · 03:07:54 Heather Huggins · 04:08:16
2022 50km 22 Paul Gesl · 04:09:49 Hiroko Kobayashi · 05:12:58
2021 50km 16 Ricardo Figueroa · 03:52:25 Huiyu Cherry Cheng · 04:51:57
2020 50km 40 Joel Rodriguez Mojica · 03:51:49 Cheryl Spano · 04:50:16
2019 50km 36 Joel Rodriguez Mojica · 03:49:16 Karen Wester · 05:06:41
2018 50km 31 Montgomery Lewis · 04:41:35 Karen Wester · 05:38:41
2017 50km 46 Lauri Luik · 04:19:29 Elena Makovskaya · 04:00:01

The field has held steady: 18 in 2025, 18 in 2026. 44% 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.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

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

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 50 km of road.

  • Trail Running Shoes 50 km of road — 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.
  • Headlamps A 12.5 h limit puts you out there after dark.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

Adidas

Adizero Evo SL

RunRepeat found the Adidas Adizero Evo SL to be lightweight and well-cushioned, with a 100% Lightstrike Pro midsole and world-class Continental outsole. irunfar…

★★★★★ 4.7

Salomon

Sense Ride 5

RunRepeat found the Salomon Sense Ride 5 to have immaculate lockdown and a smooth and stable ride, making it confident on moderate trails and steep downhills. I…

★★★★★ 4.5

Maurten

Gel 100

Hydrogel technology for 25g carbs per gel with minimal GI distress.

$3.5 ★★★★★ 4.7

Naked

Running Band

Minimalist waist-mounted running band. Ultra-light alternative to a vest for shorter races.

$60 ★★★★☆ 4.3

Petzl

NAO RL

1500-lumen reactive lighting headlamp with 15-hour runtime. Automatic brightness adjustment.

$150 ★★★★★ 4.7

Suunto

Vertical

Titanium GPS watch with solar charging, offline maps, and 140-hour GPS battery.

$630 ★★★★★ 4.5
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Overview

The Orange Curtain 50km Ultra Race in Cerritos, CA, is a road race with a 50-kilometer course. It has been held 10 times since 2017, with the latest edition in 2026 seeing 18 finishers.

Runners have 12.5 hours to complete the 50-kilometer course, which translates to a cutoff pace of 15 minutes per kilometer. This time limit is more generous than 21% of comparable 50k races. The course consists of a 10-kilometer out-and-back loop, which runners complete multiple times.

With a field size larger than 28% of 2667 peer 50k races, this event offers a relatively intimate racing experience.

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