Thu, Dec 31, 2026

New Year's One Day

San Jose, CA

Registration openAnnual since at least 2021

100 Miles50 Miles30 Miles3 Miles

Entry is $90 now and rises to $100 after Dec 1, 2026, so registering before then saves $10.

About the New Year's One Day

The course is a loop around Cottonwood Lake in Hellyer Park, run on an asphalt path that stays flat the whole way around. You come back past the same point again and again, so you can run through the night or step off whenever you have had enough. The format is timed rather than distance-based, which draws a different crowd than a typical road race.

Check-in opens race morning at the Buena Vista Pavilion in Hellyer Park. Plan to arrive a bit early to get your bib before your event starts. Parking requires exact change at the gate, so have cash ready before you pull in.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.

30 Miles · 2025 results

46finishers

24:31winner

5:49:45median

5:59:34cutoff

Top 3: Guillaume Tremintin (5:52:36) · Oyungerel Gerelmend (5:54:52) · Chris O'Connor (5:56:49)

50 Miles · 2025 results

37finishers

1:21:07winner

8:30:09median

11:59:23cutoff

Top 3: Gang Qin (11:55:20) · Gary Singh (11:55:59) · Sant-Amar Erdene (11:54:11)

100 Miles · 2025 results

30finishers

8:44:48winner

17:56:22median

23:55:45cutoff

Top 3: Ayako Murai (23:55:45) · Daniel Chang (18:10:00) · Ethan Quan (23:52:46)

The New Year's One Day has been held every year since at least 2021. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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Median

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How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

Distances & Start Times

100 Miles12/31/2026 09:00$195

50 Miles12/31/2026 09:00$110

30 Miles12/31/2026 09:00$90

100 Miles12/31/2026 09:00$205

50 Miles12/31/2026 09:00$120

30 Miles12/31/2026 09:00$100

3 Miles12/31/2026 08:55Free

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Common Questions About the New Year's One Day

Will I finish last at the New Year's One Day?

Almost certainly not. Half the 30 Miles field finished slower than 5:49:45, and the last recorded finisher came in around 5:59:34, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the New Year's One Day a good first 30 Miles?

It is a small race (46 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 30 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the New Year's One Day?

The 30 Miles winner ran 24:31 while the median finisher took 5:49:45. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.