Seattle Special Events

SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR (click for Run Events Calendar)

Categories:
CLIMB: Stair Climb
CYCLE: Bicycle Ride
RELAY: Run Relay
SCAV: Scavenger Hunt
SCRAM: Visit Checkpoints
TRI: Triathlon (Swim, Cycle, Run)
   Olympic (1500km Swim, 40km Cycle, 10km Run)
   Sprint (750km Swim, 20km Cycle, 5km Run)
   Ultra or Ironman (3800km Swim, 180k, Cycle, 26mi Run)
   DU: Duathlon (3mi Run, 17mi Cycle, 3mi Run)
   Indoor: (15min Swim, 30min Cycle, 3mi/5K Run)
WALK - self-explanatory


I'm finding that I just don't have the time to maintain this listing of Special Events. Would anyone of you like to take it over???
Upcoming Events
Sat May 19	Adventure Race	2mi Obstacles	Tacoma	09:00	www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id=1378 information registration
Sat May 19	Ash Kicker	5K Obstacles	Castle Rock	09:00	www.ashkicker.org/ registration registration form
Mon May 28	Memorial Day Mini-Triathlon/Duathlon	mini	Elma	12:00	www.ontherunevents.com/events/Memorial-Day-Triathlon.htm registration
Sat Jun 2	Climb Mt St.Helens	8,365ft	Vancouver		getinvolved.fhcrc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_climb_peaks_st_helens registration registration form
Sat Jul 14	Bicycle Classic	204 miles	Seattle to Portland	05:00	shop.cascade.org/content/events/stp registration registration form
Sun Jul 22	Seafair Triathlon	Olympic / Sprint	Seward Park	06:30	www.seafair.com/AnEvent.aspx?ID=5&SecID=958 registration
Fri Sep 14	Komen 3-Day	60mi	Century Link Field	07:00	www.komenpugetsound.org/komen-race-for-the-cure/race-information/ registration -- fundraising required registration form -- fundraising required
Sat Oct 20	Heart Walk	Walk 3mi	Seattle Center	09:00	www.pugetsoundheartwalk.org registration

Past Events
Sat Sep 3	Labor of Love Tri	Olympic / Sprint	Bonney Lake	08:00	information
Sat Sep 10	Lake Stevens Tri	Olympic / Sprint	Lake Stevens	08:00	www.buduracing.com/events_detail.php?e=591 registration -- limited to 500 participants registration form
Fri-Sun Sep 16-18	3-Day For The Cure	60 mi WALK	Seattle	06:30	www.the3day.org/site/PageServer
Sat Sep 17	Kirkland Tri & Du	Sprint / Novice / Du	Kirkland	08:00	www.racecenter.com/kirklandtri/ registration registration form
Sat Sep 17	Soldier Ride (Bicycle)	25mi / 50mi	Tacoma	09:00	www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=447729&lis=1&kntae447729=2E3C0194CDE64AF3AD1492CFF2579AF5 registration
Sat Sep 17	Scavenger Dash	Scavenger	downtown Seattle	12:00	www.scavengerdash.com/sea.html registration - team of two
Sat Sep 17	Light the Night	3mi WALK	Tacoma	19:00	http://www.lightthenight.org/wa/ registration
Wed Sep 21	Walk-n-Roll Funwalk	2.5mi WALK	Seward Park	10:00	registration form (87kb pdf)
Sat Sep 24	Light the Night	2.8mi WALK	Green Lake	19:00	http://www.lightthenight.org/wa/ registration
Sun Sep 25	Black Diamond Tri & Du	Olympic / Sprint / Du	Enumclaw	09:00	www.racecenter.com/blackdiamond/ registration
Sun Sep 25	FidoFest	2.25mi WALK	University Village	10:00	www.seattlehumane.org/walk registration
Sat Oct 8	Rampage	5K w/obstacles	Lacey	09:00	ci.lacey.wa.us/rampage registration -- limited to 3,000
Sun Oct 9	Walk for PKD	2.8mi WALK	Green Lake	10:00	www.pkdcure.org/SeattleWalk registration
Sun Oct 9	RunningShoes	Du	Bellingham	11:00	www.trithecookie.com (this is for youth up to ages 15) register day-of-event
Sat Oct 15	Heart Walk	5K WALK	Seattle Center�	09:00	www.kintera.org/faf/home/ccp.asp?ievent=446088&ccp=102823 registration
Sun Oct 23	Fight For Air (stair climb)	51 floors	Downtown Seattle	08:00	www.climbseattle.org registration
Sat Oct 29	Halloween Twilight DU	Sprint	Lacey	14:00	www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/79094/SMUCalendar registration
Thu Nov 24	Rubber Chicken	8mi RELAY	Lewiston ID	09:00	http://www.seaportstriders.com/entry/2011RubberChickenRelay.pdf registration form
Sat Mar 10	Bike Expo	Expo	Pier 91	09:00	www.cascade.org/expo admission -- cash at door Living Social $9 deal for 2 tickets
Sat Mar 10	Spree at Alpental	Snow Fun	Snoqualmie Summit	09:00	www.outdoorsforall.org registration registration form
Sat Mar 10	Sand and Misery	5K Obstacle	Castle Rock	07:30	2012 Results -- 3 tabs, 14 pages (XLS 228kb) (XLSX 97kb) (PDF 102kb)
Sun Mar 11	Firefighter (69 flights)	Climb	Columbia Center, Seattle	09:00	www.firefighterstairclimb.org/ registration -- SOLD OUT
Sun Mar 18	Get A Clue	SCAV	Seattle	00:00	www.getaclueseattle.com/ - runs March 18-31 registration
Sun Mar 18	Titlow Mud Run	2mi OBSTACLE	Tacoma	12:00	www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id=1261 registration 2011 Results -- 3 tabs, 10 pages (XLS 120kb) (XLSX 56kb) (PDF 57kb)
Sun Mar 25	Firefighter (69 flights)	Climb	Columbia Center, Seattle	08:30	www.bigclimb.org/ registration -- limited to 6,000 participants
Sun Mar 25	Street Scramble	SCRAM	University District	09:30	www.streetscramble.com/ registration
April
Sun Apr 1	Seattle RainMan Triathlon	Indoor	Green Lake	08:00	www.trifreaks.com/SeattleRainManTri.aspx registration
Sat Apr 7	Apple Capital Spring Duathlon	DU	Wenatchee	10:00	www.setcoaching.com/calendar registration registration form
Sat Apr 7	Easter Twilight	DU	Lacey	14:00	www.signmeup.com/site/online-event-registration/80406/SMUCalendar registration
Sun Apr 15	Walk MS	Walk 4mi	UW Hec Ed	10:00	www.walkMSnorthwest.org registration registration form
Sat Apr 21	Diabetes Expo	Expo	Washington State Convention Center	09:00	www.diabetes.org registration
Sat Apr 21	(Elev8)tion Gain Challenge	8K Obstacle	Tacoma	09:00	www.getthegain.com/thechallenge.php registration
Sat Apr 21	Orienteering on Whidbey Island	Orienteering	Coupeville	10:00	oftw.cascadeoc.org/public registration
Sun Apr 22	WSU 100K	Relay	Pullman	06:00	www.palouseroadrunners.org/RunningRoutes/WSU-100kMap.htm registration form
Sun Apr 22	Mt. Si Relay	59mi	Snoqualmie	06:30	www.mtsirelay.com/relay.html registration registration form

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History of this Running Events Calendar 10/28/2007

For a very long time, maybe even years, I have told myself that I'm going to put together my own website listing of local runs that I personally am interested in. Frequently, I will dig deeply to locate information online for a particular run, because it's not listed on the major event calendars. Sometimes an event is listed on one calendar, but not another.

Sometimes an event is listed but there is no registration information, or no registration application form.

Then a week later, I may need to look up details of the run, and I have to go through the search once again.

How frustrating!

So here it is, finally. This is information on participatory running events (road races) in the Seattle area. The list may or may not include runs greater than 25 miles away, so Tacoma events may be excluded.

Initially, I am just "tossing" this list together, but over time, I will enhance it to be more useful. And I will attempt to keep it up-to-date, as time permits.

11/11/2007: Added form to accept suggested additions to the Calendar.

11/16/2007: Added click button to add site to Favorites.

11/17/2007: Added RSS-XML button.

11/26/2007: Because of interest in marathons, more have been added to the Calendar, even though they are outside of the immediate Seattle area. Visitors planning on coming to this area have been seeking running events that they can include as destination activities during their trips.

12/14/2007: It's frustrating to wait on run results, but some running events are still timed manually, so it takes awhile for them to record and tabulate all the participants' data, especially from the Jingle Bell 2007 Run which had RECORD attendance!

1/1/2008: Added some advertising links to try to generate a little revenue for the New Year. This is getting a little costly.

1/14/2008: Added registration information where available as tooltips (pops up when mouse hovers over registration keyword).

1/16/2008: I've decided to create another page that will include the entire state of Washington. There are many runs in Tacoma and Olympia that are not being represented, and up north also, and east. Those are just too far to go to from Seattle, but based on the searches for running events, there is plenty of interest, so I'm gonna do it.

3/20/2008: I have removed the category "Marathons outside of the Seattle Area." These will continue to be listed on the Washington Events Calendar. For the time being, I am retaining the listing of the major national marathons that we are interested in, viz. New York, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.

5/1/2008: I am starting a section of "Running Tips" -- articles on the art of running, how to improve your speed, how to prevent and treat injuries, etc. Please be patient. It will take awhile to compose the material. Of course, any suggestions you have will be most welcome.

9/24/2008: Privacy Policy Notice -- We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

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SEATTLE CITY VENUES:
Alki Beach
Fremont
Gasworks Park
Green Lake
Husky Stadium
Lake Union
Lincoln Park
Magnuson Park
Meadowbrook
Myrtle Edwards Park
QWest Field
Seattle Center
Seward Park
Shoreline Stadium
Westlake Park

SEATTLE AREA VENUES:
Auburn
Bellevue
Carnation
Edmonds
Kent
Kirkland
Mercer Island
Mill Creek
Mukilteo
Redmond
Renton
Tukwila
Woodinville

DISTANCE VENUES NORTH:
Arlington
Bellingham
Burlington
Everett
Snohomish
Vancouver BC
Victoria BC

DISTANCE VENUES SOUTH:
Castle Rock
Centralia
Chehalis
Eatonville
Ft Lewis
Ocean Shores
Olympia
Tacoma
Vancouver
Portland, Oregon

DISTANCE VENUES EAST:
Chelan
Cle Elum
Concrete
Crystal Mountain
Ellensburg
Leavenworth
Richland
Spokane
Wenatchee
Winthrop

DISTANCE VENUES WEST:
Bainbridge Island
Grayland
Port Angeles
Port Gamble
Sequim

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Don't even need the www. in most browsers. The main thing to remember is that it's an INFO domain address and not a COM domain address.

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Some of the visitors to our Running Events Calendar have us bookmarked; some use the RSS updates. Eventually, I will set up e-mail announcements when there is anything new. In the meantime, I have started sending tweets to http://www.twitter.com/woodypang.

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