2025 - Race for Open Space
2025 distances
Running
Palo Corona to Southbank Trail - Fun Run (1mi)
A shorter, low-elevation course geared towards kids, families, and people who want an easier or paved option.
Palo Corona Front-ranch Lollipop (5k)
A gorgeous lollipop loop with minimal elevation gain through Palo Corona's front-ranch, featuring coastal oak groves, grassy meadows, and wide, non-technical trails.
Palo Corona to Whisler Wilson Overlook - Out & Back (12k)
A beautiful climb past Inspiration Point and up to an overlook with stunning views of the Palo Corona Backcountry and the Monterey Peninsula.
Trail running
Palo Corona to Williams Canyon - Out & Back (25k)
A lovely out-and-back route in the Palo Corona Backcountry with substantial elevation change, featuring creek crossings, redwood groves and stunning vistas.
The Lunch Bench Lollipop (35k+)
An epic journey through the Palo Corona Backcountry and the Mitteldorf Preserve, spanning multiple ecosystems, vigorous elevation gain, and an unparalleled view of Monterey County. PLEASE NOTE: This is a very challenging course, with over 5300’ of total ascent (4400’ of ascent in the first 14 miles), open to runners only.
Race-day weather
Conditions on May 10, 2025 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:04 AM and sets at 8:03 PM local time (PDT) in Carmel-By-The-Sea on May 10, 2025 — 13h 59m of daylight.
Course
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2025 results — Race for Open Space
288 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the Palo Corona Front-ranch Lollipop (5k)
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sattar Hadi | 21:25 | 7:23 /mi |
| 2 | Kelsey Nakata | 22:11 | 7:39 /mi |
| 3 | Megan Hernandez | 22:53 | 7:54 /mi |
| 4 | Chad Oliver | 23:11 | 8:00 /mi |
| 5 | Diego Garcia | 23:17 | 8:02 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 1 Carmel-By-The-Sea event
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