The longest race, a two-loop course climbing roughly 9,000 feet through Palisades Tahoe. Run as the 52K through 2022.
Distance
45.25km
Elevation Gain
2,743m+
Race History
Winners and podiums of 46K
2026
(June 20)
Men
1st
Eli Hemming🇺🇸
3:58:01
Women
1st
Dani Moreno🇺🇸
4:48:48
Hemming repeated as champion.
2025
(June 21)
Men
1st
Eli Hemming🇺🇸
3:50:48
Women
1st
Jennifer Lichter🇺🇸
4:42:32
Men's course record. Race stopped early for
lightning then snow; only 163 of 553 starters officially
finished.
2024
(June 22)
Men
1st
David Sinclair🇺🇸
4:01:08
Women
1st
4:52:34
2023
(June 17)(46K)
Men
1st
Michelino Sunseri🇺🇸
3:58:02
Women
1st
Helen Mino Faulkner🇺🇸
4:50:19
Distance renamed from 52K to 46K.
2022
(June 18)(52K)
Men
1st
David Sinclair🇺🇸
4:22:06
Women
1st
Jennifer Lichter🇺🇸
4:55:29
Both course records. U.S. selection race for the World
Mountain & Trail Running Championships.
2021
(48K)
Men
1st
Seth Ruhling🇺🇸
4:24:46
Women
1st
Allie McLaughlin🇺🇸
4:59:42
Shortened to roughly 48K. Held in the fall after the
June edition was postponed; McLaughlin won both the VK
and the long race.
2019
(June 22)(52K)
Men
1st
4:25:50
Women
1st
Megan Kimmel🇺🇸
5:09:40
Course record for Hawks.
2018
(June 16)(52K)
Men
1st
Jimmy Elam🇺🇸
4:54:43
Women
1st
Megan Kimmel🇺🇸
5:30:43
First edition; both set course records.