1 mile. Straight up. This will be a chip timed hill climb starting at the San Joaquin River Trailhead in the South Finegold picnic area (Millerton Lk SRA; end of Sky Harbor Rd) and finishing at the top of Pincushion Mountain. There will be a special prize for the Top 3 Male and Female finishers, age groups winners will receive awards as well as Clydesdale/Athena division winners. All runners will receive a custom finisher award and event shirt.
Pincushion Hill Climb: Mountain Goat Edition! The Mountain Goat race is for those who like to go the extra mile or miles. Your first run up will be timed and scored for the regular event then you have until 12pm (4hrs total) to complete as many trips up to Pincushion Peak as possible. Your first trip down you must take the long way (just over 1.5 miles) after that you may descend the same route you take to the top. You must complete at least 2 trips to the top in order to be considered a Mountain Goat. You will receive a special finishers award and the top Male & Female runners will receive an additional award.
Sep 12, 2026
Distance — 1 Miles
Type — Running
08:00
$33.00
Sep 12, 2026
Distance — 1 Miles
Type — Running
08:00
$38.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Friant.
Learn more about the host city, Friant.
Friant is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 446 at the 2020 census, down from 549 at the 2010 census. Friant is located 11.5 miles (19 km) north of Clovis, at an elevation of 344 feet.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Pincushion Hill Climb.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Jameson Henkle | — | |
| 🥈 | Csaba Toth | — | |
| 🥉 | Juan Mendoza | — | |
| 4 | Morgan Holland | — | |
| 5 | David Rivas | — | |
| 6 | Elia Figueroa | — | |
| 7 | Nicole McManus | — | |
| 8 | J.D. Givan | — | |
| 9 | Kevin Parkinson | — | |
| 10 | Kyle Nemeth | — | |
| 11 | Erick Kamamba | — | |
| 12 | Heather Forrest | — | |
| 13 | Lance Reynolds | — | |
| 14 | Peter Fish | — | |
| 15 | Sarah Parkes | — | |
| 16 | Amal Ortega | — | |
| 17 | John Lyle | — | |
| 18 | Joe Amendt | — | |
| 19 | Dan Von Berckefeldt | — | |
| 20 | Ryan Engler | — | |
| 21 | Kryssa Barthold | — | |
| 22 | Dawn Moate | — | |
| 23 | Amanda Murphy | — | |
| 24 | Alisha Thull | — | |
| 25 | Debbie Der Torosian | — | |
| 26 | Michael Diaz | — | |
| 27 | Benjamin White | — | |
| 28 | Brianne Sposato | — | |
| 29 | Kaitlin MacChesney | — | |
| 30 | Demetrius Benavidez | — | |
| 31 | Denise Ramirez | — | |
| 32 | Mark Sickler | — | |
| 33 | James Miller | — | |
| 34 | Rosa Doos | — | |
| 35 | Jose Gonzalez | — | |
| 36 | Nativida Mendoza | — | |
| 37 | Sandy Rodriguez | — | |
| 38 | Debbie Sickler | — | |
| 39 | Nathaniel Moore | — | |
| 40 | Hilda Barrett | — | |
| 41 | Deaglan Givan | — | |
| 42 | Yvonne Borjas | — | |
| 43 | Manny Lopez | — | |
| 44 | Courtney Hasty | — | |
| 45 | Joyce Neale | — | |
| 46 | James Rodgers | — | |
| 47 | Danielle Rodgers | — |
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