This Hill Has Eyes 5K

This Hill Has Eyes 5K takes place in Palmdale, California, on October 31, 2026. One distance is on offer, a 5K covering 3.1 miles, with the start at 8:00 a.m.

The name sets expectations, and a 5K with climbing in it is run on effort rather than on pace: your mile splits will swing, so do not chase the numbers on your watch. Hill repeats are the specific preparation — one weekly set of six to eight efforts of 60 to 90 seconds uphill, jogging back down — and they pay off in the last mile more than anywhere else. Practice running downhill too, since letting gravity work without braking is a skill of its own. Expect a slower finishing time than you would post on flat roads, and treat that as information rather than a setback.