Palm Springs Tram Road Challenge
Palm Springs, CA
- 6K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Take on the Challenge! At the Palm Springs Tram Road Challenge, you’ll climb almost 2,000 feet from the desert to the mountains in just 3.7 miles! You’ll start at the intersection of Tram Way and Highway 111, with stunning views of the San Jacinto Mountains in front of you and … MORE
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A truly challenging race
This was definitely one of the most challenging races I've participated in. Don't let the distance fool you. I thought a 6k race would be easy - but the 2,000 … MORE
This was definitely one of the most challenging races I’ve participated in. Don’t let the distance fool you. I thought a 6k race would be easy – but the 2,000 ft elevation gain humbled me. I was able to keep a at least a bounce in my step for the first mile with a 14:15 pace. At this point I apologized to my husband for unknowingly signing him up for this race. I walked and “bounced” the next two miles and thanked my husband for being a good sport. The last quarter mile was formidable and I swore I would never do this again. But once we finished and realized we accomplished something extremely ambitious, we’ll definitely consider participating again.
We choose not to wait for the buses to ride back down the road and decided to walk (as did many other participants). The weather was great – 60 degrees when the race started. We were in the shade of the mountains the majority of the time. The sunrise was beautiful!
There was plenty of parking at the Carl’s Jr & Del Taco parking lots a 1/4 mile away. There were also buses to transport runners to the start line.
Water stations were every mile along the route. There were plenty of porta-potties at the start line. A very well organized race.