King of the Hammers

Twelve years ago, the King of the Hammers (KOH) race was conceived by a group of friends who decided it would be a good idea to race the “Hammer Trials” in Johnson Valley, CA and try to make it back to camp first. Little did they know that they had just stumbled onto an idea

It’s a long trip from Cumberland, MD to Johnson Valley, CA. It seems even longer when you compare lush, mountainous Cumberland with the dirt and rocks of Johnson Valley. So who would have guessed that a young shoe from the East Coast would come out of nowhere to win the 2012 King of the Hammers