The closest airports to fly into are Reno, NV (RNO) (50 miles from Olympic Valley); Sacramento, CA (SMF) (100 miles from Olympic Valley); and San Francisco, CA (SFO) (200 miles from Olympic Valley). There are plenty of accommodations near the start of the Run in Olympic Valley, the home of Palisades Tahoe ski resort. There are also places to stay in nearby Truckee and Tahoe City.

Yes. See the Training Runs page. There are three training runs in late May, during Memorial Day Weekend. It is a tremendous advantage on race day if you have taken this opportunity to familiarize yourself and any pacers with the canyons and “nighttime” sections of the course.

While the race doesn’t provide a shuttle service back to the start, there are usually a lot of people headed to Olympic Valley after the awards ceremony who are more than happy to give others a ride. We make an announcement at the awards ceremony to help facilitate matching runners in need of a ride with drivers headed back to Olympic Valley. You can also hire an Uber or Lyft.