The Los Angeles Mountain Running Series

Presented by REI Co-op & HOKA

On Thursday, February 22, Trials of Miles, REI, and HOKA are kicking off the 2024 LA Mountain Running Series with a celebration at REI Burbank. We'll be meeting around 6:00 pm and heading out for a group run at 6:30pm (3-5 miles) where runners are encouraged to bring their headlamps and get a test run in before Leap Day. There will also be some HOKA demo shoes (Clifton and Arahi styles) that you can test out on the run as well.

After the run we'll enjoy some tacos and beverages back at the store, where we've also got a few raffles and giveaways planned (including a few free entries into the Mt. Baldy 5000). There will also be a special prediction contest for Leap Day Relay runners to predict their teams' times.

There is no charge to join this event, but we do ask that you sign up for the event series here so we have a sense of numbers. This event is open to all runners -- even if you can't join us on Leap Day. Hope you join us!

LEAP DAY RELAY

On Thursday, February 29, Trials of Miles, REI, and HOKA are kicking off the 2024 LA Mountain Running Series with a 4 x Mile relay race in Griffith Park. Each relay team will be made up of two runners, who will each run two loops of the mile long Observatory Loop, alternating laps and handing off a baton at the end of each loop. 

The race will start at 7pm. This means it will be dark during the race and all runners will be required to compete in headlamps. (If you don't have a headlamp, the team at HOKA will provide you with one!)

Runners can sign up with a partner or individually (and we'll assign you a partner), but it's open to runners and walkers of all ability levels and promises to be a can't miss night out on the trails. More information can be found below.

Spend a Saturday Night in the Mountains!

Trials of Miles, REI, and HOKA are excited to be heading back to Mt. Baldy on July 13! While the 5k course promises to be a challenge, this event is designed for runners of all ability levels. This event also includes an epic afterparty at the Top of the Notch, where runners can enjoy a BBQ dinner, music, and drinks just steps away from the finish line. We can’t promise any 5K PRs on our course, but we can promise amazing views, an unforgettable sunset, and a Saturday night adventure in the mountains.

  • Stage One: The Steps

    FEBRUARY

    The first stage of the series took place throughout the month of February on the Culver City Steps. The leaderboard for this first segment can be found above.

  • Stage Two: The Loop

    JUNE

    The second stage of the series took place throughout the month of April. The top results from this segment can be found above.

  • Stage Three: The Summit

    The third stage in 2023 took place in June 2023.

2023 Leaderboard

  • Overall Rankings are Determined by the Combined Times in Stages 1 & 2

    1. Jon Clarke 12:47

    2. Kent Pecora 13:08

    3. Aaron Nowlin 14:28

    4. Gordon Clarke 14:30

    5. Louie Cao 14:49

    6. Scuba Jones 15:24

    7. Andrew Lee 15:34

    8. Hendrik Melse 15:35

    9. Robert Lawrence 16:53

    10. Nathan Cartier 17:04

    11. Cameron Kruse 17:37

    12. Joe Merriweather-Webb 17:49

    13. Jeff Prosser 18:02

    14. Cooper Knowlton 18:11

    15. Fransisco Lozano 18:14

    16. Justin Nucum 19:42

    17. Santos Tecum 19:42

    18. Seth Bakke 21:10

    19. Adam Wermus 22:30

  • Overall Rankings are Determined by the Combined Times in Stages 1 & 2

    1. Courtney Barnes 14:07

    2. Rosa Kwak 15:25

    3. Alejandra Santiago 15:42

    4. Mattie Webb 16:27

    5. Emma Tehrani 18:57

    6. Nicole Luque 20:13

    7. Hannah Sedgwick 21:16

    8. Ester Morin 22:17

    9. Andrea Aldana 22:25

    10. Marlyn Pacheco 25:33

    11. Wendy Torres 26:04

    12. Desiree Torres 31:30

    1. Georgia Titcomb 25:38

    2. Angelica Smyrnios 26:17

    3. Nicole Luque 28:52

    4. Rosa Blas 34:01

    5. Marrlyn Pacheco 36:47

    6. Grace Weinrieb 36:52

    7. Lori Oliwenstein 39:49

    8. Amanda Lewe 49:45

    9. Hannah Sedgwick 56:23

    1. Louie Cao 19:07

    2. Nathan Cartier 21:00

    3. Andy Valesquez 21:39

    4. Stuart McDonald 22:08

    5. Hendrik Melse 23:31

    6. Jesus Leon 23:39

    7. Joe Merrieweather-Webb 23:57

    8. Mitchell Miller 24:22

    9. Franscisco Lozano 24:33

    10. J Orozco Pelico 25:30

    11. Williams Lopez 25:50

    12. Timothy Khoh 25:54

    13. Kevin Delavega 26:30

    14. James Tandy 26:49

    15. Derek Shannan 29:40

    16. Jesse Costello 30:58

    17. Lance Nichols 32:03

    18. Guillermo Cortez 36:56

    19. John Stockdale 36:59

    20. Orion Pahl 37:47

    21. Justeen Urrutia 44:53

    22. Tyler Naughton 50:51

    23. Armando Vera 56:45

    1. Jon Clark 10:37

    2. Kent Pecora 10:53

    3. Gordon Clark 11:50

    4. Aaron Nowlin 11:54

    5. Louie Cao 11:56

    6. Hendrik Melse 12:46

    7. Andrew Lee 12:55

    8. Scuba Jones 12:58

    9. Ian Mickoll 13:12

    10. Rob Lawrence 13:13

    11. Nathan Cartier 13:42

    12. Jeff Prosser 14:24

    13. Cameron Kruse 14:38

    14. Fransisco Lozano 14:34

    15. Joe Merriweather-Webb 14:35

    16. Cooper Knowlton 14:51

    17. Justin Nucum 15:02

    18. Matthew Johnson 15:10

    19. Santos Tecum 15:36

    20. Juan Vigil 15:54

    21. Josh Montoya 15:56

    22. Giovanni Rojas 16:45

    23. Seth Bakke 17:09

    24. Malik Hall 17:25

    25. Adam Wermus 17:58

    26. Sal Torres 18:28

    27. Nick Schwartz 18:30

    28. Owen Schneider 18:33

    29. Alex Gokan 18:37

    30. Ed Docherty 18:41

    31. Elliot Wright 19:56

    32. Jesse Costello 20:10

    33. Marlon Ordeñana 20:25

    34. Grey Jang 21:01

    35. David Holzbaur 21:58

    36. David Cantu 22:00

    37. Frederick Redden 22:14

    38. Tracy Kendrick 24:21

    39. Dennis Eagleton 24:30

    40. Guillermo Cortez 24:36

    41. Chase Spenst 26:47

    42. Hernandez Torres 28:00

    1. Courtney Barnes 11:33

    2. Rosa Kwak 12:45

    3. Alejandra Santiago 12:51

    4. Mattie Webb 13:18

    5. Emily Fieberling 13:39

    6. Melissa Kovach 15:02

    7. Emma Tehrani 15:19

    8. Nicole Luque 16:13

    9. Hannah Sedgwick 16:41

    10. Andrea Aldana 17:36

    11. Esther Morin 17:45

    12. Wendy Torres 19:41

    13. Marlyn Pacheco 20:27

    14. Courtney Vazquez 23:22

    15. Desiree Torres 24:00

    1. Isaac Goldner 2:08

    2. Jon Clark 2:10

    3. Robert Miranda 2:14

    4. Kent Pecora 2:15

    5. Mario Castillo-Urbana 2:17

    6. Scuba Jones 2:26

    7. Lessandro Morales 2:26

    8. Andrew Barrington 2:30

    9. Aaron Nowlin 2:34

    10. Joachim Cassel 2:35

    11. Louie Cao 2:37

    12. Gerado Salazar 2:37

    13. Andrew Lee 2:39

    14. Gordon Clarke 2:40

    15. John Dennehy 2:40

    16. Oswaldo Cerda 2:42

    17. Andrew Tey 2:43

    18. Choy Bacor 2:43

    19. Hendrik Melse 2:49

    20. Jonathan Oh 2:51

    21. Bill Rushforth 2:52

    22. Angelo Antonio 2:53

    23. Gunnar Pignotti 2:56

    24. Brian Mondonedo 2:58

    25. Cameron Cruse 2:59

    26. Matt Stewart 3:03

    27. Joe Merriweather-Webb 3:07

    28. Jose Ortiz Pena 3:07

    29. Bill Rushforth 3:07

    30. Adam Feerst 3:08

    31. Kevin Delavega 3:09

    32. Jesus Leon 3:09

    33. Cristofer Bernabe-Sanchez 3:09

    34. James Casino Guerrero 3:11

    35. Dominique Bellamy 3:15

    36. Cooper Knowlton 3:20

    37. Nathan Cartier 3:21

    38. Michael Curry 3:21

    39. Alex Gokan 3:22

    40. Jesse Hoy 3:23

    41. Josh Montoya 3:25

    42. Oscar Tellez 3:28

    43. Marlon Ordeñana 3:36

    44. Jeff Prosser 3:38

    45. Robert Lawrence 3:40

    46. Fransisco Lozano 3:40

    47. Matthew Accornero 3:42

    48. Justin Nucum 3:49

    49. Dustin Berkovitz 3:56

    50. Seth Bakke 4:01

    51. Julian Ornelas 4:02

    52. Santos Tecum 4:06

    53. Karlton Spencer 4:23

    54. Jonathan Dawson 4:25

    55. Tracy Kendrick 4:27

    56. Simon Lecointe 4:28

    57. Adam Wermus 4:32

    58. William Mayen 4:35

    59. Sal Torres 4:40

    60. David Martin 4:57

    61. Oscar Rebolledo 5:11

    62. Guillermo Cortez 5:33

    63. Richard Tom 5:38

    64. Steven Westly 5:55

    65. Mihir Patel 9:57

    1. Courtney Barnes 2:34

    2. Rosa Kwak 2:40

    3. Alejandra Santiago 2:51

    4. Emily Fieberling 3:04

    5. Mattie Webb 3:09

    6. Shelby Farrell 3:19

    7. Brianna Pagan 3:19

    8. Miriam Vallejo 3:29

    9. Emma Tehrani 3:38

    10. Hannah Sedgwick 3:41

    11. Maura O’Neill 3:44

    12. Lillian Feygin 3:46

    13. Deepa Ramakrishan 4:00

    14. Nicole Luque 4:00

    15. Nora Rakuko 4:01

    16. Tiffany Kim 4:09

    17. Akiko Ikegami 4:14

    18. Jenna Fradkin 4:16

    19. Kylie Smith 4:16

    20. Esther Morin 4:32

    21. Chely Rodriguez 4:40

    22. Casey Marie 4:48

    23. Andrea Aldana 4:49

    24. Marlyn Pacheco 5:06

    25. Grace Hwang 5:26

    26. Mireille Siné 6:04

    27. Wendy Torres 6:23

    28. Bailey Francis 6:33

    29. Desiree Torres 7:30

    30. Julie Montero 7:58

Want updates on the LA Mountain Running Series? Drop your name and email below and we’ll send you an email before each of the four stages with updates on the route, prizes, and scheduled group runs.

DSC07863.jpg
DSC07883.jpg
DSC07931.jpg
DSC07749.jpg
DSC07941.jpg
DSC08023.jpg
DSC08028.jpg

The 2022 LA Mountain Running Series

Mt Hollywood

  • Distance: 2.8 Miles

    Elevation Gain: 1,093 Feet

    Strava Segment: https://www.strava.com/segments/30835401

    The route starts at the corner of Los Feliz Blvd. and Fern Dell Drive. Start on the paved path next to the road and begin making your way up the hill. Approximately .4 miles up the hill the path veers to the right and splits. Stay to the left and take the West Observatory Path. Take the West Observatory Path all the way to the Observatory. When you reach the Observatory turn right and head towards the parking lot. Make your way through the parking lot (stay to the left) and onto the Mt. Hollywood trail. Stay on the main path, past the Tiffany Overlook, all the way to the summit. You can stop your watch when you pass through the arches at the top of the hill.

    1. Chris Mocko 20:03 (7:04/mi pace)

    2. Kevin Horchler 20:17

    3. Juan Paredes 20:43

    4. David Kilgore 20:52

    5. Chris Myers 21:08

    6. Osvaldo Cerda 21:48

    7. Pietro G 21:49

    8. Gordon Clark 22:01

    9. Brian Justie 22:07

    10. Kent Pecora 22:29

    11. Kameron Casey 22:34

    12. Greg Dame 22:36

    13. Mario Castillo-Urbina 22:52

    14. Clutch Pockets Wambli 22:51

    15. Ben Koss 23:00

    16. Ryan Sterner 23:08

    17. Corey Robinson 23:35

    18. Chris Martinez 23:35

    19. Dan McMahon 23:45

    20. Danny Ogden 24:03

    21. Jonathan Metcalfe 24:28

    22. Nathan Cartier 24:54

    23. Luis Rojas 25:41

    24. Mike Balent 25:51

    25. Andrew Valasquez 25:58

    26. Victor Martinez 26:25

    27. Cooper Knowlton 26:29

    28. Joachim Cassel 26:32

    29. Bill Rushforth 26:47

    30. Yu Wu 26:47

    31. Luke Lombardi 27:17

    32. Noel Valesco 27:06

    33. Nathan Cartier 27:20

    34. Thomas Boardman 27:31

    35. Kevin Vandivort 27:38

    36. Sigi Castaneda 27:46

    37. Kevin Delavega 27:47

    38. Johnny Wactor 27:53

    39. Michael Curry 28:00

    40. Cameron Kruse 28:13

    41. Santiago Lopez 28:16

    42. FredEx aka Bronco 28:17

    43. Fransisco Lozano 28:21

    44. Jesus Leon 28:27

    45. Kevin Delavega 28:22

    46. Jeff Oberto 28:29

    47. David Schwartz 28:58

    48. Oscar Rebolledo 29:06

    49. Shaun Vanalphen 29:12

    50. Miguel Peralta 29:31

    51. David Byler 29:39

    52. Zebulon Jones 29:46

    53. Paul Sraders 30:28

    54. Kameron Casey 30:28

    55. Mark Rebennack 31:03

    56. Edgar Valles 31:04

    57. Matthew Accornero 31:42

    58. Aravind Asok 31:58

    59. Adam Wermus 33:21

    60. Alex Vega 33:30

    61. Adam Wermus 34:19

    62. Wilson Ngo 40:46

    63. Haas Sullivan 41:11

    64. Gabriel Ortega 41:43

    65. John Grier 42:01

    66. Jason Gerhart 43:36

    67. Andrew Ortega 45:02

    1. Valerie Sanchez 23:27 (8:08/mi pace)

    2. Grace Zamudio 24:31 (8:30/mi pace)

    3. Andrea Guerra 24:53

    4. Stephanie Diacovo 26:25

    5. Lauren Duffy 27:09 (9:25/mi/pace)

    6. Sara Peterson 27:32

    7. Jenna Crawford 27:53

    8. Lexi Ceballos 28:11

    9. Maria Carlson 28:27

    10. Jennifer Sunahara 28:28

    11. Casey Marie 28:56

    12. Kathleen Elkins 28:59

    13. Shelby 29:22

    14. Brianna Pagan 29:27

    15. Georgia Titcomb 31:15

    16. Julie Mhae 31:26

    17. Janessia N 32:37

    18. Miaomia Yi 33:17

    19. Jingmei H-M 33:29

    20. Cat Baradi 33:48

    21. Lisa Van Castern 34:18

    22. Kylie Smith 34:18

    23. Rachel Goldstein 34:20

    24. Zoe Calcott 37:57

    25. Alma Castaneda 44:44

    26. Elaheh Nozari 46:30

Toughest 1/4 Mile

  • Distance: 0.26 miles

    Elevation Gain: 223 feet

    Strava Segment: https://www.strava.com/segments/30961178

    The route starts at the intersection of Ave 50 and Eldred Street. From there it is a straight shot to the top of Eldred Street. The first 0.1 mile is net downhill and then the uphill begins. Runners must run to the top of the road, and then continue onto the steps. Take the steps all the way to Cross Street. You can stop your watch when you have completed the steps.

    1. Mario Castillo-Urbina 2:04

    2. Greg Dame 2:12

    3. Brian Sacripanti 2:16

    4. Kameron Casey 2:20

    5. Tyler Smith 2:22

    6. Paul LaBelle 2:26

    7. Angus Kwan-Yin Leung 2:27

    8. Matt Stewart 2:33

    9. Chuck Schwarzbeck 2:38

    10. Linus Gruszewski 2:42

    11. Dan McMahon 2:47

    12. Choy Bacor 2:48

    13. Andrew Valesquez 2:50

    14. Joachim Cassel 2:53

    15. Victor Martinez 2:53

    16. Cooper Knowlton 3:01

    17. Adam Speakman 3:06

    18. Kevin Delavega 3:09

    19. Chris Le 3:10

    20. Raul Casteneda 3:10

    21. Jesus Leon 3:13

    22. Mickey Najera 3:15

    23. Shadassa O 3:16

    24. Ramon Abrego 3:18

    25. Jeff Prosser 3:19

    26. Jesse Hoy 3:20

    27. David Freeland 3:22

    28. Ian Colwell 3:22

    29. Eric Chao 3:29

    30. Andy Giefer 3:30

    31. Freddie Luiz 3:35

    32. Jesse Buck-Brennan 3:39

    33. Deron Dong 3:53

    34. Wilson Ngo 3:59

    35. Matt Mcconnell 4:06

    36. Zebulon Jones 4:13

    37. Adam Wermus 4:20

    38. Linus Gruszewski 4:40

    39. Jeff Prosser 4:54

    40. Jonathan London 5:46

    41. Max Bruner 5:48

    42. John Grier 6:07

    43. Guillermo Centeno 6:21

    1. Alejandra Santiago 3:05

    2. Brianna Pagan 3:19

    3. Rae Brookshire 3:20

    4. Maura O’Neil 3:27

    5. Lauren Duffy 3:29

    6. Roxanne Miller 3:45

    7. Jenessia N 3:47

    8. Kylie Smith 3:48

    9. Cat Baradi 3:51

    10. Minjue G 3:59

    11. Charlene Cohen 4:24

    12. Alison Wotton 4:32

    13. Nenette P 4:35

    14. Alma Castaneda 4:47

    15. Rachel Goldstein 5:02

    16. Tanya Ortiz 5:22

    17. Tiffany Huang 5:24

    18. Jamie R 5:29

    19. Alanna Russell 5:35

    20. Megan Ellingboe 5:40

The Rabbit Hole

  • Distance: 1.36miles

    Elevation Gain: 1307 feet

    Strava Segment: https://www.strava.com/segments/6486387

    The route starts just past the gate at the Los Liones Canyon Trailhead. To your left you will see a large concrete culvert and a small singe-track trail that leads into a grove. That is the start of the trail. Start your watch on the main trail (before dropping down into the culvert) to ensure the entire segment gets picked up. You can stop your watch when you reach the benches at the Parker Mesa Overlook.

    1. Nathan Cartier 19:27

    2. Andrew Barrington 20:09

    3. Juan Paredes 20:35

    4. Matthew Neylon 21:13

    5. Miguel Forjan 21:52

    6. Victor Pataky 22:00

    7. Joachim Cassel 22:42

    8. Adam Talan 23:25

    9. Mike Balent 24:03

    10. Ethan Lanlua 24:22

    11. Pedro Martinez 24:24

    12. Ian Aguilar 24:43

    13. Matthew Rodriguez 25:35

    14. Fredex Bronco 25:39

    15. Chris Enriquez 25:59

    16. Garret Gooch 26:10

    17. Dan McMahon 26:19

    18. Eric Mugnier 26:47

    19. Greg Kohn 26:53

    20. Jesus Leon 27:02

    21. Michael Curry 27:24

    22. Martin Torres 27:27

    23. David Schwartz 27:29

    24. Paul Sinclair 28:25

    25. Kevin Delavega 28:26

    26. Jeff Bailey 28:35

    27. Edgar Valles 28:54

    28. Jim Callans 30:33

    29. Pepe Boccanegra 33:29

    30. Bayano Kamani 34:32

    31. Ben Millen 34:45

    32. Cooper Knowlton 35:44

    33. Chris Pulice 36:30

    34. Angel Jamie 36:37

    35. Will Armero 36:41

    36. Adam Wermus 41:53

    37. Rene Acuna 47:41

    38. Tyler McMurray 49:02

    39. Steve Lindsey 59:00

    1. Valerie Sanchez 23:29

    2. Shelby Farrell 23:57

    3. Liana Eckert 23:59

    4. Grace Zamudio 24:37

    5. Kylie Trettner 27:28

    6. Alejandra Santiago 27:30

    7. Brianna Pagan 29:41

    8. Maura O’Neill 30:07

    9. Jamie Hardstey 31:42

    10. Minjie G 31:45

    11. Chloe Towns 32:32

    12. Lisa Van Casteren 32:35

    13. Rose McKay 35:23

    14. Mallory Bennett 36:50

    15. Lindsey Miller 37:59

    16. Miaomiao Y 39:43

    17. Jordan Moen 41:34

    18. Eligia Pineda 44:37

    19. Priscilla Aurora 46:47

    20. Christine Wolf 47:50

Previous

Friday Night at Icahn
Next

Opening Night XC - New Jersey