Over the Hill Track Club
UpcomingEvents
Welcome to the Over the Hill Track Club website. We are a recreational club serving Ridgecrest, California and the Indian Wells Valley. Here in the high Mojave desert, we organize a year-round schedule of races, fun-runs and other activities. Most events are open to the public. We are most known for the High Desert Ultra 50K and 30K that we host in early December. Follow us on the Over the Hill Track Club Facebook Page Ridgecrest Running.
We are a 501(c)(3) organization, with the mission of promoting and encouraging running and related activities as a sport and healthy lifestyle within our community. Profits from our activities go towards supporting local youth running groups and community charitable organizations.
June 7 was a nice morning for a 5k run in the Rademachers. Kathy Martin hosted this run for years so most of us still call it Kathy's Breakfast Run. It is the last surviving OTHTC race in the Breakfast Run series. We had 42 runners come out for the hilly course at the Gateway Trailhead. Our eldest runner was 85 and the youngest was 7. So this run is obviously doable for all ages.
This is a race with no timing and no awards but lots of breakfast treats and drinks. In fact the treats were such a hit that runners enjoyed a post race social hour and managed to eat them all or take home the few leftovers.
Congratulations to all who completed the race and enjoyed the trail
RD - T. Miller
Race Director John Auborn reports: On a cool morning, May 4th, 13 OTHTC members ran or hiked the 6 mile Senior Discount Run. About half the group got a mile of shortcuts as a discount for being 55 years of age. That wasn't enough to beat Amanda Strand and Joseph Koca, who finished first and second in a sprint in 59 minutes and 45 seconds!
To explore these courses on your own, you can view a course map on CalTopo, where you can download a .gpx or .klm file.
7/4/2025
Firecracker 4000
8 am
College Trailhead
Start your 4th of July celebrations with the Firecracker 4000! Eric Kajiwara will be organizing this 4 kilometer (about 2.5 miles) fun run again this year. The course starts and finishes at the dirt parking lot at the south end of the paved college Heights Boulevard. Registration starts at 7 am, and the race will start at 0800. The course will be marked with ribbons, chalk and signs.
There will be awards to the first place male and female finishers. Snacks and water will be furnished at the finish. View the course map here.
8 am
College Trailhead
7/7/2025-
8/24/25
Summer Challenge Virtual Trail Run Series
Anytime
Various
The Summer Challenge returns for 2025! This is a series of six virtual trail runs. Run each designated course anytime within the two-week window for that course. A new course will "go active" each Monday starting July 7. Participate in as many as possible to earn series points.
There will be a Facebook event page on Ridgecrest Running for each course, where participants can share their results, photos, and experiences.
For more information, visit our Summer Challenge pages.
Anytime
Various
OTHTC is a member of the Road Runners Club of America.
