| Date: | Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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| Start Location: (All Distances) | Folsom Point State Park Folsom, CA 95630 Here is a Google map showing the Start. |
| Finish Location: (Half Marathon) | Falcon Crest Parking Lot / Monte Vista Trailhead El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 |
| Finish Location: (Marathon) | Folsom Point State Park Folsom, CA 95630 Here is a Google map showing the Start. |
| Race Distances: | Half Marathon & Marathon |
| Start Time: | 8:00 AM for All Distances Half Marathon: 4.5-hour time limit Marathon: 9-hour time limit |
About the Race
Come join us for a 95% single track 5% dirt road trail race alongside the beautiful Folsom Lake. Located just outside of the Sacramento, this race is primarily run on the Southside Trail. All very appealing single track, great running, and some technical sections alongside gentle rolling hills in El Dorado county. The trail parallels Folsom Lake, oak trees, lush green grass, nice scenery, views of Folsom Lake, the surrounding foothills, and the snowcapped Sierra Mountains.
This Half Marathon race starts at Folsom Point parking lot and will finish about 0.6 miles from Falcon Crest parking.
| VOLUNTEER NOW | Volunteers are needed to help with aid stations. Everyone who helps out gets a free future race! |
REGISTRATION
| DISTANCE | BY 10/31/23 | BY 1/31/24 | BY 4/26/24 | 4/27/24 RACE DAY REGISTRATION |
| Half Marathon* | $100 | $105 | $110 | $115 |
| Marathon | $100 | $105 | $110 | $115 |
*Marathon runners will not use the shuttle bus, but will park directly at Folsom Point.
Prices do not include UltraSignup.com processing fees
- Active military & first responders receive a 15% discount. Please e-mail team@tctruns.com to process your registration discount.
- Entry fees are non-refundable, but the full registration amount (minus processing fees) may be transferred to another future TCT Run by contacting team@tctruns.com at least 24 hours before the scheduled event.
- Runners may purchase a Troy’s California Trail Runs sport-tek technical fabric shirt during the registration process, or at the event supply permitting. All shirts are gender-specific and come in sizes ranging from ladies XS all the way to mens XXL and youth S to XL.
| REGISTER ONLINE | Online registration is available through the evening before the race. |
| REGISTER BY MAIL | Please print the form, fill it out, and mail it to us with the enclosed registration fee. |
| REGISTER AT RACE | Race day registration is available beginning at 7:00 AM. |
Schedule
Please arrive early as we expect a full event.
1. Charter bus will be in place at Falcon Crest at 630AM. This is the finish line for the half marathon. Runners can park their car here.
2. Bus will leave Falcon Crest for Folsom Point between 645AM – 7AM. Parking at Falcon Crest is free, additional parking information below.
3. Marathon runners will park directly ar Folsom Point. Half Marathoners who do not want to use the bus and have a ride can be dropped off by friends/family/carpool at the Folsom Point Parking lot directly. There is a $12 day-use fee at the Folsom Point Parking lot, additional parking information below.
4. Registration will be at the Folsom Point Parking lot (START) starting at 7AM.
5. If an additional shuttle bus is needed, it will pickup and depart from Falcon Crest by 730AM at the very latest.
6. Race start will begin at 8AM at Folsom Point
CUTOFF TIMES:
Total 9 hours
Race over at 5PM
Browns Ravine Aid Station @ 10AM
Planeta Way Aid station @ 11AM
Falcon Crest at 12:30 PM
Planeta Way @ 2PM
Browns Ravine Aid Station @ 3PM
Race over at 5PM
Course Information & Maps
Toilets are available at the start/finish line. They are first-come first-served, so please be respectful of other runners waiting for and needing to use the toilets. Toilets also available at some aid stations.
The course is Point to Point.
Courses will be marked with single solid PINK color ribbons tied to clothespins, ORANGE cones, signs & gypsum. Yellow Ribbons highlight turn off up into New York Creek Aid Station.
Half Marathon (12:30pm overall cutoff, 4.5 Hour Time Limit)
- Course Ascent: 1505 ft
- Race Bibs: Runners will have red-numbered bibs on a white background.
- Course Markings:
- Follow pink ribbons.
- Signs on 3ft wooden stakes indicating Distance & Direction Arrows. Gypsum (White powder) on the ground indicating Distance and Direction Arrows.
- Yellow Ribbons highlight turn off up into New York Creek Aid Station
- Aid/Water Available
- Folsom Point Parking Lot Start (Mile 0.0, 8:00am, Toilet Available)
- Aid Station 1: Browns Ravine Aid Station (Approx. Mile 3.5 – Toilet Nearby, Cutoff 9:00am)
- Aid Station 2: Planeta Way Aid Station (Approx. Mile 6.5, Cutoff 10:00am)
- Water Station 1: New York Creek (Approx. Mile 10.5)
- Finish Line is a the Trail Intersection of Browns Ravine & Monta Vista Trail South (Approx. Mile 13.2, 12:30pm noon cut off, Toilet Available).