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BIG CLIMBS. BIGGER VIEWS

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Welcome to Dixon Lake, where flat ground is just a rumor and every step is either an uphill grind or a gravity-powered thrill ride. Whether you're power-hiking like a mountain goat or flying downhill like a caffeinated gazelle, this trail race is guaranteed to keep your quads questioning your life choices.

NEW IN 2027: Brand New 10 Mile Course

DIXON LAKE RUNNERS

COURSES

10 Mile, 10K, 5K

STANDLEY PEAK

Only 10M Runners Climb the Peak

TERRAIN

Single Track, Dirt Service Road

ELEVATION

694'-1775' gain based on race

EVENT DATE: December 12, 2026

EVENT LOCATION: El Caballo Park, 3450 E.  Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92027 

Join us in beautiful Daley Ranch (Escondido) for the 6th Annual Dixon Lake Trail Races.  The race will start in El Caballo Park, and take runners (10 mile) to the top of Stanley Peak and the surrounding area allowing runners a beautiful 360-degree view from the top.  Elevation gains will be 900 to 1300' based on course distance.

Experiencing the trails out at Daley Ranch, will make you want to come back again and again to these amazing trails and picturesque views.   

This race will see a max of 300 runners.

SMRC RUN GROUP
  • 10 Mile-

    • Christian Medina 1:07:44 (2022)

    • Jade Zaharoff 1:25:40 (2024)​

  • 10K-

    • Carlos Baeza 47:48 (2022)

    • Alison Borman 57:04 (2021)

COURSE RECORDS

2021

2022

2023

2024

*Last 4 years of LIVE racing

PAST RESULTS

10 MILE  (MALE):

Joey Neptune 1:12:07

Brain Sprague 1:16:03

Joesph Lawson 1:19:34

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10 MILE  (FEMALE):

Jade Zaharoff 1:25:40

Rozana Viesca 1:33:23

Janna Wennberg 1:35:30

2025 WINNERS

10K (MALE):

Samual Bitner: 45:08

Joesph Crouch: 47:09

Ryan Star: 49:06

10K (FEMALE):

Cecilia Medina: 57:55

Lauren Wiesnewski 1:00:53

Jessica Ortega 1:02:03

2025 WINNERS

Course Maps and Links

COURSE TYPE 100% DIRT

COURSE TYPE: OUT AND BACK/HILL CLIMBING

TERRAIN: SINGLE TRACK/ DIRT SERVICE ROAD

ELEVATION GAIN: 1634 FT 

AID STATIONS: 0 ON COURSE, NO ACCESS 

COURSE LIMIT: 4 HOURS

10 Mile Course

DIXON LKAE 10 MILE

COURSE TYPE: 100% DIRT

COURSE TYPE: OUT AND BACK/ HILL CLIMBING

TERRAIN: SIGLE TRACK/ DIRT SERVICE ROAD 

ELEVATION GAIN: 985 FT 

AID STATIONS:0 ON COURSE, NO ACCESS 

COURSE LIMIT: 2.5 HOURS

10K Course

10K DIXON LAKE

COURSE TERRAIN: 100% DIRT

COURSE TYPE: OUT AND BACK /HILL CLIMBING

TERRAIN: SERVICE ROAD/ LIL SINGLE TRACK

ELEVATION GAIN: 672 FT 

AID STATIONS: N/A 

COURSE LIMIT: 2 HOURS

5K Course

DL 5K
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