San Jose Trail Challenge 2026

Spartan Race in Saratoga, USA. 3 events on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

Race information

The San Jose Trail Challenge is an obstacle-free trail running event held in Saratoga, USA, in the hills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Distances include a Trail 10K, Trail Half Marathon, and Trail 50K on a single day. All races run as open-category events on forested mountain trails.

Race schedule

Start times as published by the organizer. Waves fill up.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026

Where is it

Race village, nearest airport and how to get there.

Saratoga, USA

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Fly in

Airports within 200 km of the venue. Each one lists the other races you can reach from it.

What the weather did

Actual conditions on these dates over the past 5 years.

Daytime high
21–32°C
Night low
10–19°C
Typical wind
12 km/h
Rain
Usually dry
0/5 years heavy rain
YearHighLowWindRain
202521°C13°C12 km/h
202432°C19°C7 km/h
202324°C11°C15 km/h
202226°C10°C9 km/h
202123°C11°C12 km/h

How to train for Spartan San Jose

Spartan San Jose is a trail, forest and mountain course with Trail 10K and Trail 50K waves. Every training plan is built around your race date, your fitness and the days you can train.