Sports
Trail and road running
From a dog-friendly 5K to a half marathon finishing in downtown Truckee.
Running is the biggest thing we do — eleven events across the season, on everything from shaded state-park singletrack to river path and paved trail. If you have never raced before, this is where you start.
Every running event that can carry a short distance does. A 5K sits alongside the half at Olympic Valley and Truckee; a 6K sits alongside the half at Burton Creek. Walkers are welcome at most of them, and where there are cut-offs we publish them on the event page rather than surprising you on the day.
9 on the calendar
Full season →- 30May
Tail Wagger Dog Friendly 5K
Truckee, CA
The friendliest start line of the season. Bring the dog, bring the kids, get the year going.
- 5K
- 13Jun
Olympic Valley Half Marathon, 8-Miler and 5K
Olympic Valley, CA
Three distances climbing out of the valley that hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics, all finishing back in the village.
- Half marathon
- 8 miles
- 5K
- 28Jun
Burton Creek Half Marathon, 12K and 6K
Tahoe City, CA
Rolling forest singletrack through Burton Creek State Park. Dirt without a mountain.
- Half marathon
- 12K
- 6K
- 4Jul
Run to the Beach 5K and 10K
Kings Beach, CA
Fourth of July morning. Short, fast, finishes on the sand, and then you get in the lake.
- 10K
- 5K
- 1Aug
Truckee Half Marathon and 5K
Truckee, CA
River path and trail around Truckee, finishing in the historic downtown.
- Half marathon
- 5K
- 9Aug
Spooner Lake 5K and 10K
Spooner Lake, NV
Aspen groves and a gentle profile, on the same morning the 50K crowd goes over the top.
- 10K
- 5K
- 12Sep
Emerald Bay Trail Run
Emerald Bay, CA
You run the rim above the most photographed view in the Sierra. September light on the water.
- Half marathon
- 10K
- 5K
- 26Sep
Great Trail Race
Truckee to Tahoe City, CA
Truckee over the mountain to Tahoe City. Run it or ride it, same course, same morning, same finish line. A Tahoe institution.
- Run 8 miles
- Ride 15 miles
- 31Oct
Sand Harbor 5K and 10K
Sand Harbor, NV
Halloween morning, the lake at its clearest, and the summer crowds long gone. The season closer.
- 10K
- 5K