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Time to Burn Off That Turkey!

BLACK MTN SQUARE

Did you overeat during the holiday?  As much as you tried to be good... you just couldn't help yourself. No worries, we have a solution. Burn off that turkey (or tofurkey) with a little climb up Black Mountain. Trust us, the views from the top will not disappoint!  

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COURSES

Half Marathon, 10K, 5K

BLK MTN

Only 13.1M Runners Climb BM

TERRAIN

Single Track, Dirt Service Road

ELEV. GAIN

672'-2500' gain based on race

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VOLUNTEER

EVENT DATE: November 30, 2025

EVENT LOCATION: Black Mtn Ranch Park, 14700 Carmel Valley Rd, San Diego, CA

Welcome to the Black Mountain Turkey Burner Trail Race.  The most technical trail race on the ERS' Sunshine Series schedule.  Join us Sunday November 30, 2025, for the 9th Annual event and burn off all that turkey (or tofurkey) you may have consumed over the holiday. All runners will start and finish at the Black Mountain Community Park. The Half will experience some major "hill" climbing on some very technical trails, while the 10K and 5K will feature some less technical climbing on groomed dirt trail.

 

Due to new park guidelines, this event is limited to 300 runners. This event will sell out early, so please sign up early!

*This race is an ERS Championship Qualifier. 

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COURSE RECORDS

  • Half Marathon:

    • Chris Leiferman 1:34:40 (2024)

    • Josie Walters: 1:49:43 (2023)

  • 10K:

    • Adam Kozakr: 39:49 (2021)

    • Melissa Arrelleno: 47:40 (2021)

PAST RESULTS

2019

2021

2022

2023

2024

*Last 5 years of LIVE racing

2025 WINNERS

HALF MARATHON (MALE):

Brian Sprague 1:46:00

Dean Dobberteen 1:52:53

Jeff Owens 1:53:53​​

HALF MARATHON (FEMALE):

Karla Khalifa 2:00:02

Katya Meyers 2:07:56

Kassidy Jones 2:14:39

2025 WINNERS

10K (MALE):

Ryan Star 48:18

Nate Koenig 48:37

Yen Cheng Wu 49:03

 

10K (FEMALE):

Sasha Brown 51:19

Zephyr Fletcher 53:56

Alyssa Valerio 56:51

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