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Altadena, California · Trail

Angeles Crest 100 2026

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Completed

New loop course for 2026. With Highway 2 closed by winter storm damage and the Eaton Fire closure area still shut, the race starts and finishes at Loma Alta Park in Altadena, turns around at Mt Hillyer and comes back by Chantry Flat and Mt Wilson: 100.8 miles and 20,000 feet of climb on a 33-hour limit, closing at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 4.

2025·2026

Results · 2026

women

  1. 1. Taelor Smith22:56:58
  2. 2. Shelbie Christensen23:33:01
  3. 3. Grace Ennis26:01:19

men

  1. 1. Eduardo Morales20:12:08
  2. 2. Christopher Peterson21:52:19
  3. 3. Francesco Sgarlata22:17:54

nonbinary

  1. 1. Lake Franklin26:47:58

109 finishersFull results ↗

Results updated

How it went

Eduardo Morales won the first Angeles Crest 100 on the new Altadena loop in 20:12:08, reaching Loma Alta Park at 1:12 a.m. on Sunday, an hour and 40 minutes ahead of Christopher Peterson. Francesco Sgarlata was third in 22:17:54.

Taelor Smith won the women's race in 22:56:58, fifth overall and 36 minutes ahead of Shelbie Christensen, with Grace Ennis third in 26:01:19. Lake Franklin was the race's only nonbinary finisher, in 26:47:58.

109 runners finished inside the 33-hour limit, the last of them Noah Wittenberg in 32:55:40.

Distances

Distance
100.8 mi (162 km)
Vert gain
20,000 ft (6,100 m)
Start
5:00 AM GMT-7
Cutoff
33 hr

New course for 2026 · WSER 2027 qualifier (sub-33:00)

Every year

  • 2026October 3, 2026 · completed
    Eduardo Morales 20:12:08 · Taelor Smith 22:56:58 · Lake Franklin 26:47:58
  • 2025August 2, 2025 · completed
    Max Jolliffe 21:23:43 · Jian Springer 25:57:05

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