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Woodside Trail Run
Woodside, CA
City Location
San Mateo County
Nov 4, 2023 - Saturday
50K, 35K, 17K, 10K trail run
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  • Details from event's RunSignUp.com listing:

    Detailed Results also available here: https://my.raceresult.com/268425/results

    Race Photos: https://crowdpic.com/events/1071

    October 30th Update: Thank you Megan’s at Trailblazer Designworks for a few more finisher medals to accommodate a few more runners caps adjusted. Race day registration will be available.

    October 25th Update: We are capping the race at 80 runners. The participant caps will adjust accordingly until registration closes Thursday November 2, 2023.

    Welcome to the 30th running of the Woodside Trail Run in Huddart and Wunderlich Parks. This classic Pacific Coast Trail Runs event is known for the best trails in the bay area. The Start and Finish Line are at Huddart Park off HWY 280 in San Mateo County and follows the trails through Kings Mountain and Bear Gulch. For those of you running the 35K & 50K you will experience Wunderlich Park also.  All entrants will enjoy plenty of single-track trails under the canopy of towering redwoods and other local growth. This is a magical trail run on soft dirt trails, alongside lush ferns and a green landscape leaving you breathless with the desire to return soon after your finish. 

    The Half Marathon will replace the 17K for 2023 and future years. All courses have been revamped for 2023.

    Start & Finish Line Address:
    Huddart Park (Staging at Werder Shelter)
    1100 Kings Mountain Rd.
    Woodside, CA, 94062

    10/5/23 UPDATE --> All four courses have been revamped. Please see below.
     
    Event Distances & Elevation Gains
    50K –  5,194 ft
    35K – 3,586 ft
    Half –  2,389
    10K – 1,203 ft

    Start Times
    50K - 8:00am
    35K - 8:30am
    Half - 9:00am
    10K - 9:30am

    Runner Check-in & Bib Pick-up: One hour before the start of your event.
    Race Director Event Briefing: 15 Minutes before the start of your event.
     
    Course Marking Colors:

    10K - BLUE COUNTER CLOCKWISE LOOP
    Blue Ribbons streaming from Trees and Shrubs.
     
    HALF MARATHON - PINK OUTBOUND --> Grab Bracelet --> PINK INBOUND
    Pink Ribbons to the Kings Mtn Aid Station. Cross Kings Mtn Road and you will follow 21" Pink Irrigation Flags to the turn around. The turnaround will be an small 8.5" x 11" sign with a U-turn Arrow on it. You will see some wrist bands in a bag behind it. Grab a wrist band and return to the finish line after passing through Kings Mtn Aid Station. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SECTION (within the first 2 miles) HAS BEEN SABOTAGED TWICE BEFORE IN THE PAST 10 YEARS. We can't place human beings on course and will not have a pre-runner to check the course. This is trail running in the Bay Area - the most sabotaged trail running scene in the USA.
     
    35K - PINK OUTBOUND -->  BEAR GULCH A/S --> PINK INBOUND
     lines in the first few miles past Kings Mtn Road. We can't place human beings on course and will not have a pre-runner to check the course. This is trail running in the Bay Area - the most sabotaged trail running scene in the USA. At BEAR GULCH AID STATION, you will fuel up and then return to the finish line following pink all the way back.
     
    50K -  PINK -OUTBOUND -> ORANGE LOOP --> PINK INBOUND 
    Pink as you see above in the 35K instructions. However, at BEAR GULCH AID STATION, you will then complete the ORANGE Wunderlich Loop. After completing the Wunderlich Loop, you will then fuel up at BEAR GULCH AID and then return on PINK to the finish line.
     
    DROP BAGS & FINISH LINE BAGS:
    All - If you want a finish line bag, we recommend keeping it in your car. We have never lost a bag under our watch. However, we don't watch them :-) Your cars will be less than 350 feet from the finish line.
    50K DROP BAGS - Only 50K runners will have a DROP BAG option at WUNDERLICH, They will return by 2pm. Please note we will only have hydration at this aid station. Great idea to have your performance snacks in a bag. You will leave you drop bags at registration for us to transport.

    CREWING: 
    50K/35K/Half --> Kings Mtn Road Aid Station is on Kings Mtn Road. However Parking is Limited. (NO RESTROOMS)

    50K/35K --> Bear Gulch Aid Station is accessible from SKYLINE BLVD. Use STRAVA LINK for accuracy. Park about 200 yards away and walk to aid station. ORANGE STREAMING Ribbon VISIBLE FROM STREEET. (NO RESTROOMS)

    50K --> Wunderlich County Park. Amazing Parking lot next to aid with water and restrooms.

    10K --> You got it easy. Chill at the park at relax while your runner burns the calories.

    AID STATION FUEL:
    Kings Mtn & Bear Gulch A/S: FLUID ELECTROLYTE BEVERAGE (Blueberry Pomegranate Flavor), Water, Coke, Ginger Ale, Bananas, Tangerines, Uncrustables (PB& J), Lays Chips, Fruit Squeezes, Fruit Chews, Assorted Snack Packs and more.

    50K Wunderlich County Park: FLUID ELECTROLYTE BEVERAGE (Blueberry Pomegranate Flavor) & Water only.

     
    Time Limit & Cut-Offs
    - There is an 8:00 HOUR TIME LIMIT for the 50K
    - 50K Cut-off is 2 hrs 50 minutes or 10:50am at Bear Gulch Aid Station
    - There is a 7 HOUR TIME LIMIT for the 35K distance.
    - There is a 6 HOUR TIME LIMIT for the Half Marathon and 10K distances.
     

    STRAVA LINKS: Due to ongoing deforestation projects in both parks, maps and courses are subject to change. Please refer back for any updates. Please also note that Strava course mapping tools always are shorter in distance than all other digital map making apps we have used. The original course was measured using a handheld  "single wheel" which is walked slowly on the dirt for accuracy. The Woodside Trail Run 50K has always been under 30 miles before this year. The new course is more than 30 miles and less than 31.1 miles. Might have you spin a quick look in around the start area to get you to the distance. We hope to have an all-inclusive map with turns, elevation charts, and aid stations on it. Stay Tuned. For now please find the aid stations below and the elevation charts you can find by clicking on the STRAVA links below.

    50K:  https://www.strava.com/routes/3145094826070113288

    35K: https://www.strava.com/routes/3145087061881567450

    Half: https://www.strava.com/routes/3145085519260809224

    10K: https://www.strava.com/routes/3145081273338611074

     
    2003 to 2022 year - THE OLD "ALL-INCLUSIVE" MAP.: 
    https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XepTLGcJb3AcNE84Cts7VwkafVoin4-s
     
    2023 Aid Stations:
     
    10K - There are no Aid Stations in the 10K. Please carry a water bottle or wear a hydration pack for personal safety.
     
    Half Marathon - Two Aid Stations
    Mile 6.4 - Kings Mountain Rd A/S
    Mile 10.4 - Kings Mountain Rd A/S
     
    35K - Four Aid Stations
    Mile 6.4 - Kings Mountain Rd A/S
    Mile 10.4 - Bear Gulch A/S
    Mile 13 - Bear Gulch A/S
    Mile 21 - Kings Mountain A/S
     
    50K - Five Aid Stations
    Mile 6.4 - Kings Mountain Rd A/S
    Mile 11.5 - Bear Gulch A/S
    Mile 16.7 - Wunderlich Fluid Electrolyte & Water Only Aid
    Mile 22.2 - Bear Gulch A/S
    Mile 27.4 - Kings Mountain Rd A/S
     
     

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  • Added to our Directory
    Mar 30, 2005
  • Last Updated in our Directory
    Jun 13, 2023
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