2026 edition
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Modelled energy-cost change 12.2% versus flat · net elevation 23 m
Decision summary
Lower than 6% of comparable mapped races
3:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Escape from Prison Hill (Carson City) Half Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Escape from Prison Hill (Carson City) Half Marathon route has 841 m of ascent, 819 m of descent and an estimated 12.2% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Escape from Prison Hill (Carson City) Half Marathon route starts at Silver Saddle Ranch, 2648 Carson River Road, Carson City, Nevada; all distances start and finish here. Underfoot, expect single-track desert trail with sandy descent sections; not a road race. It passes Silver Saddle Ranch, Prison Hill Recreation Area, Dead Truck Canyon, Odyssey Loop and South Climb. Challenging high-desert single-track course through the Prison Hill Recreation Area featuring winding trail, technical climbs and the iconic abandoned vehicle in Dead Truck Canyon, with scenic vistas of the Sierra peaks Slide Mountain, Job's, Job's Sister and Freel Peak.
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Its normalised GAP factor is 12.2% slower than a flat course, with about 841 m of total ascent.