Nail the Rail Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
About this race
Join us for a stroll along the Sacramento Rail Trail. A converted Southern Pacific Railroad track that starts at the base of Shasta Dam and runs for over 11 miles.
Enjoy a the view along the Sacramento River/Keswick Lake in the cool of the morning. Trail is very flat and fast.
Field is limited to 500.
Races include a half marathon, 10K and 5K.
Finisher awards to Half marathoners. Awards 3 deep in age groups, plus overall awards.
Start/Finish will be from the Chappie OHV area at the base of Shasta Dam. Once you cross Shasta Dam you will follow the road down to the OHV area.
Race day registration and packet pickup opens at 7am at OHV area.
Packet pickup and registration on Friday the 23rd from 11am to 3pm at Redding Fleet Feet Store at 1376 Hilltop Dr.
Start times:
Half Marathon - 8am
5K & 10K - 8:15am
Cutoff time of 3hrs 15 minutes for half-marathon.
Pick your distance
Running
Half Marathon
Cutoff time 3:15
10K
5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Shasta Lake, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:17 AM and sets at 7:58 PM local time (PDT) in Shasta Lake on April 24, 2027 — 13h 40m of daylight.
Course
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Results — Nail the Rail Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Shasta Lake events
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