Frequently Asked Questions
The Truckee Half Marathon, Truckee 5K, and Truckee Kids Running events feature beautiful courses with a back drop of Historic Downtown Truckee. You will find answers to the most commonly asked questions below.
The Truckee Half Marathon and 5K are scheduled for the first Saturday in August
Many of our events are set up for a maximum number of participants and therefore do sell out. Register early to save your spot and to pay a lower registration fee. Fees are increased on a tiered basis as the event date nears.
Yes: Half Marathon cutoff time is 3 hours 30 minutes . Runners and Walkers must maintain a 14:50 average per mile pace to stay ahead of our course sweep. Individuals may still complete the course after these cutoff times but their results will not be officially recorded and there will be no course support or traffic control. Participants that fall behind the course sweep must obey traffic laws, as we cannot control traffic past sweep times. There is no cutoff for the 5K.
Typically a medal or custom pint glass.
The course will follow on a mix of paved road, paved trail, dirt trail and dirt road. The mix is approximately 80% paved and 20% trail.
The use of personal music devices is discouraged at this race. To enjoy all that our race has to offer and for the safety of all participants, the Truckee Half Marathon, Truckee 5K and Truckee Kids Running encourages a headphone-free environment during the event.
We believe your race experience and those around you will be greatly enhanced by leaving the headphones at home or in the car. Running headphone-free allows opportunities to develop camaraderie with your fellow runners and to enjoy everything the race has to offer. Plus, volunteers and spectators will be on course cheering you on and providing directions to help get you to the finish line. Runner safety is a top priority for our event. Please be mindful of the other participants and respect the race personnel to ensure a safe and enjoyable race for everyone
Comfortable ones! Road shoes will be fine for this race or if you exclusively run in trail shoes those will work as well.
Roads are not closed to traffic.
However, we have designed the course to travel on many of Truckee’s outstanding trails. And we have worked with the Truckee Police Department and California Highway Patrol to provide intermittent traffic control at crossings and intersections.
The course will be marked with arrows, signage, flagging and course marshals. Examples of the course marking will be shown at packet pickup and during the athlete meeting.
Dogs are not allowed on the course. At the main venue, if you are planning to bring or have a dog, a leash is required as many people will move quickly. Check out the Tail Wagger dog-friendly events here.
Parking is available on many of the streets near the venue. This is mostly metered parking so make sure to purchase the correct amount of time. Parking is not available in the lot where the event is staged.
You do not have to qualify, the events are open to all.
For our safety plan, strollers, skates, skateboards, hover boards, and other such modes of transportation are not allowed.
Your results will be available on the Results board near the finish line at the expo. Also on our result page at https://truckeehalfmarathon.com/results.